Carmen McRae

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Carmen McRae was an influential American jazz singer and pianist renowned for her sophisticated phrasing, emotional depth, and nuanced interpretations of the Great American Songbook.

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Carmen McRae canonical 45

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instanceOf human ⓘ
jazz singer ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1990s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940s ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award nomination ⓘ
birthName Carmen Mercedes McRae ⓘ
burialPlace Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath stroke ⓘ
collaboratedWith Betty Carter ⓘ
Count Basie ⓘ
Dave Brubeck ⓘ
Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ
George Shearing ⓘ
Herbie Hancock ⓘ
Louis Armstrong ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1920-04-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1994-11-10 ⓘ
describedAs one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century ⓘ
ethnicity African-American ⓘ
genre bebop ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
vocal jazz ⓘ
influencedBy Billie Holiday ⓘ
Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ
Sarah Vaughan ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
voice ⓘ
movement Great American Songbook tradition ⓘ
name Carmen McRae ⓘ
notableFor emotional depth in performance ⓘ
nuanced interpretations of the Great American Songbook ⓘ
sophisticated phrasing ⓘ
notableWork album "Bittersweet" ⓘ
album "Book of Ballads" ⓘ
album "By Special Request" ⓘ
album "Carmen McRae" (1954 Decca debut) ⓘ
album "Carmen Sings Monk" ⓘ
album "The Great American Songbook" (live, 1972) ⓘ
numberOfGrammyNominations multiple ⓘ
occupation pianist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Harlem, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: Harlem
placeOfDeath Beverly Hills, California, United States ⓘ
recordLabel Blue Note Records ⓘ
Columbia Records ⓘ
Concord Records ⓘ
Decca Records ⓘ
residence Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ
linked to: Los Angeles

New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York City
vocalStyle behind-the-beat phrasing ⓘ
strong sense of swing ⓘ
wry, conversational delivery ⓘ

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My Romance → notableRecordingBy → Carmen McRae ⓘ
Sarah Vaughan → influenced → Carmen McRae ⓘ
The Man I Love → hasNotablePerformer → Carmen McRae ⓘ
Skylark → hasNotableCoverVersionBy → Carmen McRae ⓘ
Shirley Horn → collaboratedWith → Carmen McRae ⓘ
Carmen McRae → name → Carmen McRae ⓘ
"What Am I Here For?" → hasNotablePerformer → Carmen McRae ⓘ
subject linked to: What Am I Here For?
Blues Alley → notableRecordingVenueFor → Carmen McRae ⓘ
subject linked to: Blues Alley, Washington, D.C.
Duke Pearson → associatedAct → Carmen McRae ⓘ
"You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" → hasNotablePerformer → Carmen McRae ⓘ
A Time for Love → hasNotablePerformer → Carmen McRae ⓘ
Sometimes I'm Happy → hasRecordingBy → Carmen McRae ⓘ
subject linked to: Sometimes I’m Happy
Ruby, My Dear → notableRecordingBy → Carmen McRae ⓘ
I'm a Fool to Want You → notablePerformer → Carmen McRae ⓘ
subject linked to: I’m a Fool to Want You
Lush Life → notablePerformer → Carmen McRae ⓘ
Take Five → hasCoverVersionBy → Carmen McRae ⓘ
Stolen Moments → hasNotableCover → Carmen McRae ⓘ
Mainstream Records → releasedMusicBy → Carmen McRae ⓘ
Larry Nash → collaboration → Carmen McRae ⓘ
Bethlehem Records → notableArtist → Carmen McRae ⓘ
Jimmy Rowles → collaboratedWith → Carmen McRae ⓘ
Don't Go to Strangers → notableRecordingBy → Carmen McRae ⓘ
subject linked to: Don’t Go to Strangers
Carmen McRae recording of You Better Go Now → performer → Carmen McRae ⓘ
subject linked to: You Better Go Now