Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics (+ Carmen McRae)

~ Release by Carmen McRae (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

This edition presents the complete original LP Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and other Billie Holiday Classics (Columbia CS8530), which as its title indicates, was McRae's tribute to the great Lady Day. All other existing songs from the sessions, as well as the complete original LP Carmen McRae (Bethlehem BCP1023) and two additional tunes, have been added here as a bonus.

PERSONNEL:

CARMEN McRAE, vocals
NAT ADDERLEY, cornet
EDDIE “LOCKJAW” DAVIS, tenor sax
MUNDELL LOWE, guitar
NORMAN SIMMONS, piano (celeste on 14)
BOB CRANSHAW, bas
WALTER PERKINS, drums

New York, June 29 & July 26, 1961.

15-22 BONUS ALBUM: CARMEN McRAE (Bethlehem BCP1023)
(15-18) Carmen McRae (vcl), Herbie Mann (fl, ts), Mat Mathews (accord), Mundell Lowe (g), Wendell Marshall (b), Kenny Clarke (d).New York, October 6, 1954.
(19-22) Carmen McRae (vcl), Tony Scott (cl), unknown (vib on 22), Dick Katz (p), Percy Heath (b) Osie Johnson (d). McRae (vcl) & Tony Scott (p) only on 21. New York, December 1954.

23-24 BONUS TRACKS:
Carmen McRae (vcl; also piano on 24), Billy Strayhorn (p on 23), Mundell Lowe (g),
Wendell Marshall (b), Kenny Clarke (d). New York, June 14, 1955.

Annotation last modified on 2016-06-12 22:18 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1Them There Eyes
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1961-06-29)
producer:
Teo Macero
cornet:
Nat Adderley (on 1961-06-29)
double bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1961-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-29)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1961-06-29)
piano:
Norman Simmons (on 1961-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-06-29)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (on 1961-06-29)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-06-29)
recording of:
Them There Eyes (on 1961-06-29)
lyricist:
William Tracey (in 1930)
composer:
Maceo Pinkard (in 1930) and Doris Tauber (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
2:48
2Yesterdays
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1961-06-29)
producer:
Teo Macero
cornet:
Nat Adderley (on 1961-06-29)
double bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1961-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-29)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1961-06-29)
piano:
Norman Simmons (on 1961-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-06-29)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (on 1961-06-29)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-06-29)
recording of:
Yesterdays (on 1961-06-29)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
4:54
3I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away the Key)
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1961-07-26)
producer:
Teo Macero
cornet:
Nat Adderley (on 1961-07-26)
double bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1961-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1961-07-26)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1961-07-26)
piano:
Norman Simmons (on 1961-07-26)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-07-26)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (on 1961-07-26)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-07-26)
recording of:
I’m Gonna Lock My Heart (and Throw Away the Key) (on 1961-07-26)
composer:
Jimmy Eaton (songwriter) and Terry Shand (jazz pianist/composer)
2:34
4Strange Fruit
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1961-06-29)
producer:
Teo Macero
cornet:
Nat Adderley (on 1961-06-29)
double bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1961-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-29)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1961-06-29)
piano:
Norman Simmons (on 1961-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-06-29)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (on 1961-06-29)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-06-29)
cover recording of:
Strange Fruit (on 1961-06-29)
lyricist and composer:
Lewis Allan
publisher:
Basart Editions, Carlin Music Corporation, Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Bitter Fruit
32:49
5Miss Brown to You
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1961-06-29)
producer:
Teo Macero
cornet:
Nat Adderley (on 1961-06-29)
double bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1961-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-29)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1961-06-29)
piano:
Norman Simmons (on 1961-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-06-29)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (on 1961-06-29)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-06-29)
recording of:
Miss Brown to You (on 1961-06-29)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger and Richard A. Whiting
2:30
6My Man
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1961-06-29)
producer:
Teo Macero
cornet:
Nat Adderley (on 1961-06-29)
double bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1961-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-29)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1961-06-29)
piano:
Norman Simmons (on 1961-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-06-29)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (on 1961-06-29)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-06-29)
recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics) (on 1961-06-29)
lyricist:
Jacques Charles (French librettist and theatre producer) and Albert Willemetz
composer:
Maurice Yvain
translator:
Channing Pollock
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc. (ended) and Éditions Salabert France
translated version of:
Mon homme
4:07
7I Cried for You (Now It's Your Turn to Cry Over Me)
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1961-06-29)
producer:
Teo Macero
cornet:
Nat Adderley (on 1961-06-29)
double bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1961-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-29)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1961-06-29)
piano:
Norman Simmons (on 1961-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-06-29)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (on 1961-06-29)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-06-29)
recording of:
I Cried for You (on 1961-06-29)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Gus Arnheim and Abe Lyman
publisher:
Arthur Freed Music, CBS Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
2:54
8Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be)
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1961-07-26)
producer:
Teo Macero
cornet:
Nat Adderley (on 1961-07-26)
double bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1961-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1961-07-26)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1961-07-26)
piano:
Norman Simmons (on 1961-07-26)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-07-26)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (on 1961-07-26)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-07-26)
recording of:
Lover Man (on 1961-07-26)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
34:21
9Trav’lin’ Light
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1961-06-29)
producer:
Teo Macero
cornet:
Nat Adderley (on 1961-06-29)
double bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1961-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-29)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1961-06-29)
piano:
Norman Simmons (on 1961-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-06-29)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (on 1961-06-29)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-06-29)
recording of:
Trav’lin’ Light (on 1961-06-29)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Jimmy Mundy (in 1942) and Trummy Young (in 1942)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
22:22
10Some Other Spring
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1961-06-29)
producer:
Teo Macero
cornet:
Nat Adderley (on 1961-06-29)
double bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1961-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-29)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1961-06-29)
piano:
Norman Simmons (on 1961-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-06-29)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (on 1961-06-29)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-06-29)
recording of:
Some Other Spring (on 1961-06-29)
composer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Irene Kitchings
23:04
11What a Little Moonlight Can Do
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1961-06-29)
producer:
Teo Macero
cornet:
Nat Adderley (on 1961-06-29)
double bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1961-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-29)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1961-06-29)
piano:
Norman Simmons (on 1961-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-06-29)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (on 1961-06-29)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-06-29)
recording of:
What a Little Moonlight Can Do (on 1961-06-29)
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
Connelly Basart, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Brothers Music Inc.
3:33
12God Bless the Child
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1961-06-29)
producer:
Teo Macero
cornet:
Nat Adderley (on 1961-06-29)
double bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1961-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-29)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1961-06-29)
piano:
Norman Simmons (on 1961-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-06-29)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (on 1961-06-29)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-06-29)
recording of:
God Bless the Child (on 1961-06-29)
writer:
Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday
publisher:
Basart Editions (ended) and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
3:26
13If the Moon Turns Green
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1961-07-26)
cornet:
Nat Adderley (on 1961-07-26)
double bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1961-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1961-07-26)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1961-07-26)
piano:
Norman Simmons (on 1961-07-26)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-07-26)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (on 1961-07-26)
recording of:
If the Moon Turns Green (on 1961-07-26)
lyricist:
Paul Coates (songwriter; “If the Moon Turns Green”) (on 1934-11-27)
composer:
Bernie Hanighen (on 1934-11-27)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (on 1934-11-27)
23:30
14The Christmas Song
recording engineer:
Fred Plaut (on 1961-06-29)
cornet:
Nat Adderley (on 1961-06-29)
double bass:
Bob Cranshaw (on 1961-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Walter Perkins (Chicago jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-29)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1961-06-29)
piano:
Norman Simmons (on 1961-06-29)
tenor saxophone:
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (jazz saxophonist) (on 1961-06-29)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (on 1961-06-29)
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) (on 1961-06-29)
writer:
Mel Tormé ("The Velvet Fog") (from 1944 until 1945) and Robert Wells (songwriter) (from 1944 until 1945)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Warner Chappell Ltd. and E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
3:57
15(You'd Be So) Easy To Love
2:27
16If I’m Lucky
3:18
17Old Devil Moon
2:40
18Tip Toe Gently
2:41
19You Made Me Care
recording of:
You Made Me Care
writer:
Chuck Darwin and Paulette Girard
2:10
20Last Time for Love
3:06
21Misery
3:54
22Too Much in Love to Care
2:23
23Something to Live For
3:14
24Supper Time
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1955-06-14)
guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1955-06-14)
piano:
Carmen McRae (on 1955-06-14)
vocals:
Carmen McRae (on 1955-06-14)
recording of:
Suppertime (on 1955-06-14)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1933)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp.
3:01