Carmen McRae - Carmen Sings Monk album flac

Carmen McRae, a good friend of Thelonious Monk, sang 13 of his songs (two of which are also heard in different live versions) on this memorable project. Half of the lyrics are by Jon Hendricks, while the remainder were written by Abbey Lincoln ("Blue Monk"), Bernie Hanighen, Sally Swisher, or Mike Ferro. On all but the two concert performances, McRae is assisted by tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan, pianist Eric Gunnison, bassist George Mraz, and drummer Al Foster; Mraz's solos are particularly impressive, although everyone is in sensitive form.

This album has an average beat per minute of 110 BPM (slowest/fastest tempos: 78/181 BPM). See its BPM profile at the bottom of the page. Tracklist Carmen Sings Monk. BPM Profile Carmen Sings Monk. Album starts at BPM, ends at BPM (+0), with tempos within the -BPM range. Try refreshing the page if dots are missing). Recent albums by Carmen McRae. The 1964 Orchestra Recordings.

Carmen Sings Monk is a 1988 studio album by the American jazz singer Carmen McRae, focusing on the songs composed by Thelonious Monk. McRae was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female at the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards for her performance on this album. Get It Straight" ("Straight, No Chaser") (Thelonious Monk, Sally Swisher) – 3:58. Dear Ruby" ("Ruby, My Dear") (Swisher) – 6:01. It's Over Now" ("Well, You Needn't") (Mike Ferro) – 5:28.

Carmen McRae, a good friend of Thelonious Monk, sang 13 of his songs (two of which are also heard in different live versions) on this memorable project.

Other titles in the series’ first offering include Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney (Fancy Meeting You Here), Coleman Hawkins (The Hawk in Hi-Fi), Charles Mingus (Tijuana Moods) and Gil Scott-Heron (Free Will). Each release features enhanced sound quality, detailed liner notes, archival photographs and in most cases, special bonus/unreleased tracks.

Features Song Lyrics for Carmen McRae's Carmen Sings Monk album. Get It Straight Lyrics. Carmen McRae Lyrics provided by SongLyrics. All Music News . Popular Carmen McRae Lyrics.

Carmen Mcrae 01-01-1988. Toplam süre:1 h 19 min. 01. Get It Straight (Remastered 2001). Besteciler: Thelonious Monk. 02. Dear Ruby (Remastered). 03. It's Over Now (Remastered 2001). 04. Monkery's The Blues (Remastered 2001).

I've had this album for a number of years and I must say that Carmen McRae brings Monk into a new light. Her lyrics are as unforgettable as Thelonius Monk's tunes are. It's hard to imagine that could ever be true, but it is. I've always thought that if Monk were alive, he would have felt very honored to have had Carmen McRae lend her interpretations to his music in exactly the way that she has on this album. 10 people found this helpful.