Carmen McRae – Sings Love Songs (2025) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

Carmen McRae - Sings Love Songs (2025) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz] Download

Newly remastered 2-disc set of studio and unreleased live recordings by Carmen McRae. Disc 1 features tracks from studio sessions in ’78 and ’80 with backing from Hubert Laws, Grover Washington JR, Feddie Hubbard and more. Disc 2 features previously unreleased live performances from Europe ’80, ’82 and ’89. In a prolific recording career that spanned five decades, Carmen McRae received a national endowment for the arts jazz fellowship award for lifetime achievement and is considered a peer of Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald.

Tracklist:

1-01. Carmen McRae – I’m Coming Home Again (2024 Remaster) (04:20)
1-02. Carmen McRae – Burst In With The Dawn (2024 Remaster) (04:39)
1-03. Carmen McRae – I Need You In My Life (2024 Remaster) (04:04)
1-04. Carmen McRae – Come In From The Rain (2024 Remaster) (04:16)
1-05. Carmen McRae – I Won’t Last A Day Without You (2024 Remaster) (07:08)
1-06. Carmen McRae – Won’tcha Stay With Me (2024 Remaster) (06:11)
1-07. Carmen McRae – Everything Must Change (2024 Remaster) (08:57)
1-08. Carmen McRae – Sweet Alibis (2024 Remaster) (04:52)
1-09. Carmen McRae – The Masquerade Is Over (2024 Remaster) (04:46)
1-10. Carmen McRae – I’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love (2024 Remaster) (04:36)
1-11. Carmen McRae – New York State Of Mind (2024 Remaster) (07:46)
1-12. Carmen McRae – Mr. Magic (Single Version (2024 Remaster)) (04:58)
2-01. Carmen McRae – Mr. Magic (Original Long Version (2024 Remaster)) (14:10)
2-02. Carmen McRae – No More Blues (Live (2024 Remaster)) (04:20)
2-03. Carmen McRae – Them There Eyes (Live (2024 Remaster)) (01:57)
2-04. Carmen McRae – Take Five (Live (2024 Remaster)) (03:16)
2-05. Carmen McRae – Body And Soul (Live (2024 Remaster)) (03:23)
2-06. Carmen McRae – My Funny Valentine (Live (2024 Remaster)) (03:04)
2-07. Carmen McRae – Do Nothing Until You Hear From Me (Live (2024 Remaster)) (02:56)
2-08. Carmen McRae – Nice Work If You Can Get It (Live (2024 Remaster)) (01:55)
2-09. Carmen McRae – Don’t Misunderstand (Live (2024 Remaster)) (03:03)
2-10. Carmen McRae – Everything A Good Man Needs (Live (2024 Remaster)) (04:47)
2-11. Carmen McRae – I Never Felt This Way Before (Live (2024 Remaster)) (02:53)
2-12. Carmen McRae – The Masquerade Is Over (Live (2024 Remaster)) (05:41)
2-13. Carmen McRae – ‘Round Midnight (Live (2024 Remaster)) (06:47)
2-14. Carmen McRae – A Beautiful Friendship (Live (2024 Remaster)) (02:52)