Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae (8 April 1920 – 10 November 1994) was 'n Amerikaanse jazz-sangeres en aktrise.[1] Sy word beskou as een van die invloedrykste jazz-stemme van die 20ste eeu en word veral onthou vir haar ironiese vertolking van lirieke.[2] Wat rolprente betref, is sy bekend vir haar rolle in The Square Jungle (1955), Hotel (1967), Real Genius (1985), en Excess Baggage (1997).
| Carmen McRae | |
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McRae, omstreeks 1960
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| Geboortenaam | Carmen Mercedes McRae |
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| Geboorte | 8 April 1920 |
| Sterfte | 10 November 1994 (op 74) |
| Nasionaliteit | Amerikaans |
| Beroep(e) | Sangeres, aktrise |
| Aktiewe jare | 1939–1991 |
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Diskografie
wysig- Studio albums
- A Foggy Day with Carmen McRae (1953)
- Carmen McRae (1955)
- By Special Request (1956)
- Torchy! (1956)
- Blue Moon (1956)
- Boy Meets Girl (met Sammy Davis Jnr.; 1957)
- After Glow (1957)
- Mad About the Man (1958)
- Carmen for Cool Ones (1958)
- Birds of a Feather (1958)
- Porgy and Bess (met Sammy Davis Jnr.; 1959)
- Book of Ballads (1959)
- When You're Away (1959)
- Something to Swing About (1960)
- Tonight Only! (met Dave Brubeck; 1961)
- Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics (1962)
- Something Wonderful (1963)
- Bittersweet (1964)
- Second to None (1964)
- Haven't We Met? (1965)
- Alfie (1966)
- For Once in My Life (1967)
- Portrait of Carmen (1968)
- The Sound of Silence (1968)
- Just a Little Lovin' (1970)
- Carmen (1972)
- It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling (1973)
- Ms. Jazz (1974)
- I Am Music (1975)
- November Girl (1975)
- Can't Hide Love (1976)
- I'm Coming Home Again (1980)
- Two for the Road (met George Shearing; 1980)
- Heat Wave (met Cal Tjader; 1982)
- You're Lookin' at Me ('n Versameling Nat King Cole liedere) (1984)
- Any Old Time (1986)
- Carmen Sings Monk (1990)
- Sarah: Dedicated to You (1991)
- Dream of Life (1998)
Filmografie
wysigRolprente
wysig- 1955: The Square Jungle
- 1967: Hotel
- 1985: Real Genius
- 1997: Excess Baggage
Televisiereekse
wysig- 1975: Sammy and Company
Video's
wysig- 1986: Carmen McRae: Live in Tokyo
Verwysings
wysig- ↑ Colin Larkin, red. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Bondige uitg.). Virgin Books. pp. 826/7. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
- ↑ Carmen McRae by AllMusic