Blue Moon by Carmen McRae

Personnel includes: Carmen McRae (vocals); Tadd Dameron, Jimmy Mundy (conductor); Charlie Shavers (trumpet); Ray Bryant (piano); The Tadd Dameron Orchestra, The Jimmy Mundy Orchestra. Recorded in New York, New York from March 28-30, 1956. Originally released on Decca (8347). Includes liner notes by Billy Vera. Digitally remastered using 24-bit technology by Kevin Reeves. This is part of the Verve Master Edition series. Much of the music on this excellent (but obscure) Carmen McRae LP has not been reissued, and certainly not in complete form. Accompanied by an orchestra arranged and conducted by either Tadd Dameron or Jimmy Mundy, McRae performs both standards and obscurities, ballads and medium-tempo tunes. The big band is pretty anonymous but fine in ensemble work; the main focus is on the singer's voice anyway. Highlights include "Blue Moon," "My Foolish Heart," "I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket" and Mundell Lowe's "All This Could Lead to Love." ~ Scott Yanow

Key Information
Number of Discs		1
Artist		Carmen McRae
Record Label		Verve
Contributing Artist		Charlie Shavers
Genre		Pop Vocal
Subgenre		Classic Pop Vocals
Release Date		November 14, 2000
Song List: Disc 1