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These are the first recordings of one of the greatest jazz singers of all time: Carmen McRae. On these distinctive Stardust, Bethlehem and Decca sessions, Carmen found the right space, freedom and apt accompaniment for her beautiful singing. Relaxed and unpretentious, she impresses with the freshness and clarity of her sound, the lucidity of her diction, the instrumentalized flow and logic of her phrasing, and her fine beat. On a first rate set worth hearing over and over again, all the musicians involved perform with taste and skill in a textbook example of the art of jazz singing. Easy To Love / If I'm Lucky / Old Devil Moon / Tip Toe Gently / You Made Me Care / Last Time For Love / Too Much In Love To Care / Misery / Just One Of Those Things / Sometimes I'm Happy / Something To Live For / Love Is Here To Stay / I Can't Get Started / This Will Make You Laugh / Supper Time / My One And Only Love / Yardbird Suite / Give Me The Simple Life / I'll Remember April / You Took Advantage Of Me