A very special meeting tonight as our Jazz Feature. One of the greatest of Jazz singers was Carmen McRae and the iconic Dave Brubeck Quartet in a live recording done in New York at the prestigious club "Basin Street East" in September of 1961. Carman was intrigued and wanted to sing something different and Brubeck wrote a bunch of melodies that she loved and Brubeck's wife Iola put lyrics to the tunes and Carmen was hooked. It was a very different venture from singing Gershwin and porter standard tunes. Carmen performs twelve wonderful pieces with Dave and the Quartet with Paul Desmond on alto saxophone, Eugene Wright on bass, Joe Morello on drums before a very appreciative audience. The result was issued on Columbia Records and called "Take Five" and yes that tune by Paul Desmond comes complete with lyrics! Tonight's special Jazz Feature...check it out!
Track Listing:
When I Was Young
Carmen McRae/ Dave Brubeck · Take Five
In Your Own Sweet Way
Carmen McRae/Dave Brubeck · Take Five
Too Young For Growing Old
Carmen McRae/Dave Brubeck · Take Five
Ode To A Cowboy
Carmen McRae/Dave Brubeck · Take Five
There'll Be No Tomorrow
Carmen McRae/Dave Brubeck · Take Five
Melanctha
Carmen McRae/Dave Brubeck · Take Five
It's A Raggy Waltz
Carmen McRae/Dave Brubeck · Take fFve
Oh, So Blue.
Carmen McRae/Dave Brubeck · Take Five
Lord, Lord.
Carmen McRae/Dave Brubeck · Take Five
Travellin' Blues
Carmen McRae/Dave Brubeck · Take five
Take Five
Carmen McRae/Dave Brubeck · Take Five
Easy As You Go
Carmen McRae/Dave Brubeck · Take Five
Odessa
Arthur Blythe · Lenox Avenue Breakdown
Polka Dot Pin Up
Brian Charette · Jackpot
Tight Connection
Brian Charette · Jackpot
Jolly Jumper
Quatuor · Apres L'Hiver
Carrousel 1
Quatuor · Apres L'Hiver
Carrousel 2
Quatuor · Apres L'Hiver
The Village
Toshiko Akiyoshi · Toshiko at Maybeck
Con Alma
Toshiko Akiyoshi · Toshiko at Maybeck
Blue 'n' Boogie
Lucky Thompson · Soul's Nite Out
I Got It Bad
Lucky Thompson · Soul's Nite Out
Soul's Nite Out
Lucky Thompson · Soul's Nite Out
All the things You Are
Dave Brubeck · Live at Storyville
Singin' In The Rain
Dave Brubeck · Live at Storyville
Perdido
Dave Brubeck · Live at Storyville
Stardust
Dave Brubeck · Live at Storyville
Lyon's Busy
Dave Brubeck · Live at Storyville
Scrapple From The Apple
Jimmy Smith · Damn!
Hi-Fly
Jimmy Smith · Damn!
A La Mode
Jimmy Smith · Damn!
Bolivia
Cedar Walton · Eastern Rebellion
5/4 Thing
Cedar Walton · Eastern Rebellion