MEDIUM Vinyl Record
WEIGHT 2 x 180gr (black Vinyl) 33rpm
CONDITION sealed
COVER Gatefold
CONDITION COVER M mint
COVER DAMAGES No, we take care about that
SERIALNUMBER No
LIMITED Yes
MISCELLANEOUS Stereo
MUSICIAN HOMEPAGE --
Chuck Domanico - bass
Chuck Flores - drums
Joe Pass - guitar
Carmen McRae - vocals, piano
Jimmy Rowles - piano
introduction - 1:22
satin doll - 4:34
at long last love - 2:26
if the moon turns green - 4:26
day by day - 2:21
what are you doing the rest of your life - 4:14
i only have eyes for you - 4:12
medley (introduction / easy living / the days of wine and roses / it's impossible) - 9:45
sunday - 4:25
introduction - 0:14
a song for you - 4:34
i cried for you now it's your turn to cry over me - 1:50
introduction - 0:48
behind the face - 2:38
introduction - 2:53
the ballad of thelonious monk - 3:29
there's no such thing as love - 4:49
introduction - 1:10
they long to be close to you - 4:38
three little words - 2:54
introduction - 0:55
mr. ugly - 3:35
it's like reaching for the moon - 2:53
i thought about you - 3:25
This is a gem of an album and one of my favorites by McRae
It was recorded live for Atlantic Records at Donte's Club in Los Angeles on November 6, 1971 and released the following year
What I love is not only the choice of songs, but the sound quality and the performance itself
The set not only contains established standards by Ellington, Cole Porter and the other greats, but some new (at the time) material
Including Burt Bacharach's "They Long To Be Close To You" in the set was a wise decision in my opinion
It deserves to be a standard
Of course there is the obligatory Billie Holiday song that McRae would include in all of her performances
On this album it's "I Cried For You", which was one of Billie's first recordings in 1936
The sound quality is superb
The engineer managed to capture not only the energy from the live performance, but the richness of the ensemble backing McRae
Indeed, the musicians backing her are perfect for the material: Jimmy Rowles on piano (who wrote the "Ballad" of Thelonious Monk), Joe Pass on guitar, Chuck Domanico on bass and Chuck Flores on drums
If you love hearing some of the best songs from the Great American Songbook performed by a master this album will delight you
There is a cohesiveness to the album that earns kudos from the production team as well as the performers
Interestingly McRae and her ensemble performed 32 songs the night that this was recorded
One can only speculate as to why a volume 2 wasn't released
Regardless, this is - in my opinion - some of McRae's best live material
- Mike Tarrani -
RECORDING LIVE November 6 1971 at Donte's, Los Angeles CA.
ENGINEERING Ray Thompson
LABEL Atlantic
RE MASTERING Ray Staff
RE RELEASED 2017
AVERAGE RATING 5 Stars out of 5
PRESSING by Pallas
MADE IN England / Germany
STYLE Jazz / Vocal Jazz
AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
