Carmen McRae's Finest Hour

~ Release by Carmen McRae (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Was Doing All Right
Carmen McRae feat. Tadd Dameron and his Orchestra2:50
2How Long Has This Been Going On?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1958-12-01 until 1958-12-02)
double bass:
Joe Benjamin (US jazz bassist) (from 1958-12-01 until 1958-12-02)
membranophone:
Charlie Smith (US jazz drummer) (from 1958-12-01 until 1958-12-02)
piano:
Don Abney (US jazz pianist) (from 1958-12-01 until 1958-12-02)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (from 1958-12-01 until 1958-12-02)
conductor:
Frank Hunter (Arranger/composer during the 50s/60s) (from 1958-12-01 until 1958-12-02)
arranger:
Frank Hunter (Arranger/composer during the 50s/60s)
recording of:
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Funny Face, 1957 film) (from 1958-12-01 until 1958-12-02)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Rosalie
Carmen McRae4:06
3Namely You
recording of:
Namely You
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1956)
composer:
Gene de Paul (in 1956)
Carmen McRae feat Jack Pleiss and His Orchestra2:46
4Dream of Life
recording of:
Dream of Life (Carmen McRae song)
writer:
Luther Henderson and Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae4:03
5The Eagle and Me
recording of:
The Eagle and Me
lyricist:
EY. Harburg
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
Carmen McRae feat. Ralph Burns2:48
6Do You Know Why?
Carmen McRae2:54
7Whatever Lola Wants
recording of:
Whatever Lola Wants (Damn Yankees)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Adler (musical composer/lyricist) and Jerry Ross (musical composer/lyricist)
part of:
Damn Yankees (1955 musical)
Carmen McRae feat Jack Pleiss and His Orchestra3:00
8When Your Lover Has Gone
recording of:
When Your Lover Has Gone
lyricist and composer:
Einar Aaron Swan
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
Carmen McRae feat. Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra3:35
9Weak for the Man
recording of:
Weak for the Man
writer:
Jeanne Burns
Carmen McRae feat Jack Pleiss and His Orchestra4:09
10Mad About the Boy
recording of:
Mad About the Boy
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Words and Music
Carmen McRae feat Jack Pleiss and His Orchestra4:14
11Love Is a Simple Thing
piano:
Dick Katz (US jazz pianist, 1924-2009)
trumpet:
Lennie Johnson (trumpet), Ernie Royal, Al Stewart (Trumpet) and Richard Williams (Richard Gene Williams, jazz trumpeter)
conductor:
Ernie Wilkins
arranger:
Ernie Wilkins
recording of:
Love Is a Simple Thing (on 1959-11-12)
writer:
June Carroll (lyricist, singer & actress) and Arthur Siegel (American songwriter)
Carmen McRae feat. The Ernie Wilkins Orchestra2:05
12I Wants to Stay Here
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III
Carmen McRae & Sammy Davis Jr.3:50
13Baltimore Oriole
recording of:
Baltimore Oriole
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1942)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1942)
Carmen McRae3:55
14Invitation
recording of:
Invitation
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Bronisław Kaper
Carmen McRae feat Jack Pleiss and His Orchestra2:55
15Something to Live For
recording of:
Something to Live For (1938 Billy Strayhorn jazz composition)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Strayhorn
Carmen McRae3:15
16Midnight Sun
recording of:
Midnight Sun
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1954)
composer:
Johnny Mercer, Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1947) and Lionel Hampton (in 1947)
Carmen McRae feat. Ralph Burns Orchestra3:49
17Georgia Rose
Carmen McRae3:22
18Love Is Here to Stay (Recorded live at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival)
recording of:
Love Is Here to Stay
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
Carmen McRae3:04
19Perdido (Recorded live at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival)
recording of:
Perdido (with lyrics)
lyricist:
Ervin Drake (songwriter) (in 1944) and Hans J. Lengsfelder (in 1944)
composer:
Juan Tizol (in 1941)
arranger:
Les Harris (Sr., arranger)
publisher:
Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)
version of:
Perdido (original instrumental version)
Carmen McRae2:50