Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West

Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West
Live album by
Carmen McRae
Released1988
RecordedDecember 1987
VenueBirdland West, Long Beach, California
GenreVocal jazz
Length56:27
LabelConcord
ProducerCarl Jefferson
Carmen McRae chronology
The Carmen McRae – Betty Carter Duets
(1987) 		Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West
(1988) 		Carmen Sings Monk
(1988)

Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West is a 1988 live album by Carmen McRae.[1]

McRae was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards for her performance on this album.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow says that "Although Carmen McRae is the obvious star of her live record...she gives plenty of solo space to her notable all-star band". Yanow wrote of the songs that "McRae updates them a bit and makes them sound relevant and swinging. Recommended".[1]

Track listing

  1. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 6:46
  2. "What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?" (Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman) – 5:07
  3. "Fine and Mellow" (Billie Holiday) – 9:31
  4. "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" (Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Holt Marvell) – 5:20
  5. "Black and Blue" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 7:37
  6. "One More Chance" (Carolyn A. Gillman) – 4:06
  7. "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" (Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols, Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman) – 5:00
  8. "My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More" (Eubie Blake, Razaf) – 6:44

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b c "Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West". Allmusic. Retrieved July 20, 2011.
  2. ^ Grammy Award Database
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 987. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.