Carmen McRae discography
| Carmen McRae discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 39 |
| Live albums | 26 |
| Compilation albums | 25 |
The discography of American singer and pianist Carmen McRae includes twenty-nine studio albums, twenty-six live albums and twenty-five compilations.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US Pop [1] |
US Jazz [1] |
US R&B [1] | ||
| A Foggy Day with Carmen McRae (with Ivie Anderson) |
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| Carmen McRae |
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| By Special Request |
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| Torchy! |
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| Blue Moon |
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| Boy Meets Girl (with Sammy Davis Jr.) |
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| After Glow |
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| Mad About the Man |
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| Carmen for Cool Ones |
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| Birds of a Feather |
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| Porgy and Bess (with Sammy Davis Jr.) |
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| Book of Ballads |
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| When You're Away |
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| Something to Swing About |
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| Tonight Only! (with Dave Brubeck) |
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| Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics |
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| Something Wonderful |
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| Bittersweet |
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| Second to None |
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| Haven't We Met? |
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| Alfie |
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| For Once in My Life |
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| Portrait of Carmen |
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| The Sound of Silence |
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| Just a Little Lovin' |
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| Carmen |
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| It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling |
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| Ms. Jazz |
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| I Am Music |
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| November Girl |
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| Can't Hide Love |
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| I'm Coming Home Again |
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| Two for the Road (with George Shearing) |
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| Heat Wave (with Cal Tjader) |
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| You're Lookin' at Me (A Collection of Nat King Cole Songs) |
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| Any Old Time |
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| Carmen Sings Monk |
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| Sarah: Dedicated to You |
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| Dream of Life |
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| "—" denotes items which did not chart in that country. | ||||
Live albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| US Jazz [1] | ||
| Carmen McRae in London |
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| Take Five Live (with Dave Brubeck) |
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| Live at Sugar Hill |
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| Woman Talk |
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| "Live" & Wailing |
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| Carmen McRae |
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| The Great American Songbook |
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| Alive! |
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| As Time Goes By: Live at the Dug | — | |
| Live and Doin' It |
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| Live at Century Plaza |
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| At the Great American Music Hall |
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| Ronnie Scott's Presents Carmen McRae 'Live' |
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| Jazz Gala 79 |
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| Recorded Live at Bubba's |
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| The Carmen McRae – Betty Carter Duets (with Betty Carter) |
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| Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West |
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| New York State of Mind |
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| Everything Happens to Me |
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| Carmen McRae & Her Trio Live |
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| For Lady Day |
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| Jazz Masters |
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| Live in Tokyo |
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| Live at Umbria Jazz |
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| At Ratso's |
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| Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Guest Carmen McRae |
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| "—" denotes items which did not chart in that country. | ||
Compilation albums
| Title | Details |
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| Bethlehem's Girl Friends (with Chris Connor and Julie London) |
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| My Foolish Heart |
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| Nina Simone and Her Friends an Intimate Variety of Vocal Charm (with Nina Simone and Chris Connor) |
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| This Is Carmen McRae |
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| Carmen's Gold |
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| The Best of Carmen McRae |
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| I Want You |
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| Here to Stay |
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| Velvet Soul |
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| The Greatest of Carmen McRae |
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| The Ultimate Carmen McRae |
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| Black Magic 'Live' |
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| Here to Stay |
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| Song Time |
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| Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters |
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| The Best of Carmen McRae |
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| I'll Be Seeing You |
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| Priceless Jazz Collection |
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| Ballad Essentials |
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| Carmen McRae's Finest Hour |
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| Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual: Mel Tormé & Carmen McRae (with Mel Tormé) |
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| Diva |
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| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Carmen McRae |
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| Carmen McRae for Lovers |
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| Standards |
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Omnibus live recording
- Bobby Hutcherson, Carmen McRae & Earl Klugh, Blue Note Meets the L.A. Philharmonic (Blue Note, 1978) – live at the Hollywood Bowl in 1977 with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
Bibliography
- Friedwald, Will (2010). "Carmen McRae". A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. pp. 320–324. ISBN 9780307379894.
- Gourse, Leslie (2001). Carmen McRae: Miss Jazz. New York: Billboard Books. ISBN 978-0-8230-7904-9.
References
- ^ a b c d "Carmen McRae: Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
- ^ "New Album Releases". Billboard. Vol. 76, no. 45. November 7, 1964. p. 39. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "New Album Releases". Billboard. Vol. 77, no. 13. March 27, 1965. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "New Album Releases". Billboard. Vol. 78, no. 35. Billboard Publications Inc. August 27, 1966. p. 63. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "New Album Releases". Billboard. Vol. 79, no. 29. July 22, 1967. p. 41. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "The Exciting Sound of Atlantic-ATCO". Billboard. Vol. 80, no. 4. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. January 27, 1968. pp. 26–27. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Disk Dates in Clubs and Halls". Billboard Music Week. Vol. 73, no. 42. October 30, 1961. p. 45. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "From the Musical Capitals of the World". Billboard. Vol. 86, no. 22. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. June 6, 1974. p. 42. ISSN 0006-2510.
External links
- Carmen McRae at AllMusic
- Carmen McRae discography at Discogs
- Carmen McRae discography at MusicBrainz