mikeweil Posted March 28, 2011 Report Posted March 28, 2011 (edited) 1 Melanctha (10:02) 2 Weep no more (2:53) 3 Talkin' and walkin' (4:26) 4 Briar bush (aka Southern scene) (2:58) 5 Paradiddle Joe (2:07) 6 Late lament (6:21) 7 Strange meadowlark (2:42) 8 Tristesse (5:02) 9 Tonight only (7:32) 10 There'll be no tomorrow (4:33) 11 Easy as you go (1:38) 12 Summer song (2:23) 13 In the lurch (2:29) 14 My one bad habit (2:37) Some of the bonus tracks are from The Real Ambassadors; but There'll Be No Tomorrow is a very rare track ... a reissue done right, at last. The few of these tracks that were included on a Brubeck vocals tracks compilation Columbia issued some years ago are excellent! Edited March 31, 2011 by mikeweil Quote
jazzbo Posted March 28, 2011 Report Posted March 28, 2011 And . . . legal in Europe! Great material, if you're a Carmen McRae fan. Quote
mikeweil Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Posted March 30, 2011 The label calls itself American Jazz Classics - I couldn't find a website. Maybe I can tell you more after the CD arrived. List Quote
Jazzsphere2005 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 (edited) It appears they are under the Fresh Sounds Umbrella http://www.freshsoundrecords.com/all_labels.html Along with Lone Hill, Disconforme, Definitive, Gambit, etc Edited March 30, 2011 by Jazzsphere2005 Quote
vodka Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 Yep, it's a Fresh Sound division. I have George Russel's "Jazz in the Space Age" from the same AJC series. Quote
DMP Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 I used to have a 45 of Brubeck and McRae doing "Take 5." Wonder what happened to that track? Quote
jazzbo Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 Was that a single from the live at Basin Street lp? That lp was released on cd in Japan in 1990 I think. Quote
mikeweil Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Posted March 30, 2011 The live LP "Take Five" included two studio tracks, Take Five and Easy As you Go, also released as a 45rpm single - the one DMP mentioned. Looks like Carmen McRae' Columbia output amounts to five albums: - Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man & Other Billie Holiday Classics - Something Wonderful (w Buddy Bregman) - Tonight Only (w. Dave Brubeck) - The Real Ambassadors (w. Dave Brubeck, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross & Louis Armstrong) - Take Five Live (w. Dave Brubeck Trio) Quote
DMP Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 Right, the flip side was "Easy As You Go," both studio tracks. I wasn't aware they turned up on that "live" album, presumably the one jazzbo mentions. Ahh, the days of jazz singles! Quote
mikeweil Posted April 2, 2011 Author Report Posted April 2, 2011 (edited) Got that reissue of Tonight Only yesterday - the paperwork doesn't give away where the label American Jazz Classics is located and who's running it. Sound is slighly inferior to the Columbia CDs, at least on the tracks from the original LP - but it does not seem to be a needle drop - if so, it is made from a meticulously clean LP. The bonus material sounds exactly as on the Columbia CD issues. The music is great - I was impressed by Brubecks creative approach to piano playing. Wish there were trio LPs he made, as I find Desmond is nice, but I can enjoy Brubeck without him. Carmen, well, is absolutely flawless. Even if the arrangements might not be top notch, I will get me the Collectables reissue of the album with Buddy Bregman. Edited April 2, 2011 by mikeweil Quote
mikeweil Posted April 2, 2011 Author Report Posted April 2, 2011 I suppose most of you own this classics: One of the greatest tributes to Lady Day, but as much McRae as it can be, with nice Lockjaw contributions. Quote
king ubu Posted April 2, 2011 Report Posted April 2, 2011 - The Real Ambassadors (w. Dave Brubeck, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross & Louis Armstrong) Gave that one a first spin yesterday - very, very nice! And yes, the Billie Holiday tribute is great! Quote
mikeweil Posted April 3, 2011 Author Report Posted April 3, 2011 - The Real Ambassadors (w. Dave Brubeck, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross & Louis Armstrong) Gave that one a first spin yesterday - very, very nice! Quite a thing, with that personnel! Too bad the live show at Monterey wasn't recorded .... Quote
jazzbo Posted April 8, 2011 Report Posted April 8, 2011 (edited) Well, I splurged on a copy of the early cd of "Take 5, Live At Basin Street." Very good release. Hopefully one of these days they'll reissue it on cd. (Yeah, right!) Edited April 8, 2011 by jazzbo Quote
fomafomic65 Posted April 23, 2011 Report Posted April 23, 2011 (edited) Well, I splurged on a copy of the early cd of "Take 5, Live At Basin Street." Very good release. Hopefully one of these days they'll reissue it on cd. (Yeah, right!) They did already..... in Japan, where I had this very in 2007 attracted by Carmen singing Take Five. This is why I will look for 'Tonight Only'; thank you for the clue. Edited April 23, 2011 by ArmandoPeraza Quote
jazzbo Posted April 23, 2011 Report Posted April 23, 2011 Right, if you follow the thread down you'll see that I have purchased this cd (though mine was a European pressing). Wish they'd put it out on US, expanded, cd. Quote
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