Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1962 | |||
Recorded | June 29, 1961 and July 26, 1961 | |||
Studio | Columbia Studios, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 42:37 | |||
Label | Columbia CL 1730 (mono), CS 8530 (stereo) | |||
Producer | Teo Macero, Carmen McRae | |||
Carmen McRae chronology | ||||
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Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics is a 1962 studio album by Carmen McRae, recorded in tribute to McRae's idol, Billie Holiday, who had died two years previously.[1]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Scott Yanow of Allmusic said that the album was one of McRae's "best recordings of the 1960s. McRae always considered Billie Holiday to be her primary influence, so a tribute album was a natural project for her...Recommended".[1]