Album: Take Five at Basin Street East by Carmen McRae (1961)
Genre: Jazz
Format: Album

Description: Take Five Live is a 1961 live album by American jazz singer Carmen McRae with pianist Dave Brubeck, focusing on interpretations of his songs. This was McRae's second album with Brubeck; their first, Tonight Only with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, was released in 1961

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, 1960s, Album

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Take Five Live is a 1961 live album by American jazz singer Carmen McRae with pianist Dave Brubeck, focusing on interpretations of his songs. This was McRae's second album with Brubeck; their first, Tonight Only with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, was released in 1961

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