Album: Sound of Silence / Portrait of Carmen by Carmen McRae (2001)
Genre: Jazz
Format: Album

Artist Background: Carmen McRae always had a nice voice (if not on the impossible level of an Ella Fitzgerald or Sarah Vaughan) but it was her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpretations of lyrics that made her most memorable. She studied piano early on and had her first important job singing with Benny Carter's big band (1944), but it would be another decade before her career had really gained much momentum. McRae married and divorced Kenny Clarke in the '40s, worked with Count Basie (briefly) and Merc... Part of the American music scene. Associated with Jazz movement.

Related Artists: Sarah Vaughan, Chris Connor, Dinah Washington, Anita O'Day

Music Scene: Part of the American music scene. Associated with Jazz movement.

Tags: Jazz, 2000s, Album


Sound of Silence / Portrait of Carmen

Carmen McRae

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