Alive! (Carmen McRae album)

Alive!
Studio album by Carmen McRae
Released 1994
Recorded December 1965, The Village Gate, New York City
Genre Vocal jazz
Length 1:15:21
Label Columbia
Producer Bob Shad (original), Lawrence Cohn (reissue)

Alive! is a 1994 live album by the American jazz singer Carmen McRae recorded at The Village Gate in New York City in 1965.[1] The album consists of two albums originally released on Mainstream Records, Woman Talk (1965), and "Live" and Wailing (1973).[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
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Allmusic[1]

Writing for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated that "The flute and bongos make the music seem a bit dated, as does the inclusion of some forgettable show tunes from the era...McRae is in prime voice and sounds best on some Billie Holiday-associated tunes, but the set is mostly for her fans rather than general collectors."[1]

Track listing

  1. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Irving Caesar, Clifford Grey, Vincent Youmans) - 3:27
  2. "Don't Explain" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 4:15
  3. "Woman Talk" (Johannes Brahms, Tony Scott) - 4:51
  4. "Kick Off Your Shoes" (Cy Coleman, Murray Grand) - 2:16
  5. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:53
  6. "The Sweetest Sounds" (Richard Rodgers) - 2:03
  7. "Where Would You Be Without Me?" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) - 2:34
  8. "Feeling Good" (Bricusse, Newley) - 4:33
  9. "Run Run Run" (L.E. Freeman) - 2:30
  10. "No More" (Tutti Camarata, Bob Russell) - 3:19
  11. "Look at That Face" (Bricusse, Newley) - 5:02
  12. "I Wish I Were in Love Again" (Lorenz Hart, Rodgers) - 1:33
  13. "You Better Go Now" (Irvin Graham, Robert Graham, Bickley S. Reichmer) - 2:51
  14. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) - 7:17
  15. "If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)" (Henry Creamer, James P. Johnson) - 4:31
  16. "Miss Brown to You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting) - 2:58
  17. "Perdido" (Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder, Juan Tizol) - 2:59
  18. "Too Close for Comfort" (Martyn Barker, Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss) - 3:57
  19. "Midnight Sun" (Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer) - 4:23
  20. "Trav'lin' Light" (Mercer, Jimmy Mundy, Trummy Young) - 2:49
  21. "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:20

Personnel

Performance

References

  1. 1 2 3 Alive! at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Carmen McRae - Alive!". Carmen McRae - Alive!. Discogs. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
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