Carmen McRae - Blue Moon (Stereo Edition - High Definition Remaster 2023) (1956/2023) (Hi-Res) FLAC/MP3

Much of the music on this excellent (but obscure) Carmen McRae LP has not been reissued, and certainly not in complete form. Accompanied by an orchestra arranged and conducted by either Tadd Dameron or Jimmy Mundy, McRae performs both standards and obscurities, ballads and medium-tempo tunes. The big band is pretty anonymous but fine in ensemble work; the main focus is on the singer's voice anyway. Highlights include "Blue Moon", "My Foolish Heart", "I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket" and Mundell Lowe's "All This Could Lead to Love".

-Scott Yanow

Tracklist
01 - Blue Moon 02:33
02 - My Foolish Heart 03:10
03 - I Was Doing All Right 02:47
04 - Summer Is Gone 03:25
05 - I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket 02:21
06 - Nowhere 02:41
07 - Until The Real Thing Comes Along 03:21
08 - Lush Life 03:34
09 - Even If It Breaks My Heart 02:33
10 - Laughing Boy 02:59
11 - Lilacs In The Rain 02:50
12 - All This Could Lead To Love 03:12