Hip
early work from Carmen McCrae - with jazzy arrangements by Fred Katz,
featuring mostly west coast players running through some off-kilter
backings that give Carmen a different sound than usual. The album's
definitely got the "cool" in the title, but Carmen's
sophisticated phrasing of the songs brings a lot of warmth to the
tracks - in a kind of counterpoint that works really well with the
music. Titles include "I Remember Clifford", "What's
New", "Weak For The Man", "A Shoulder To Cry On",
"Any Old Time", "Without A Word Of Warning", and
"The Night We Called It A Day". ©
Dusty Groove, Inc.
Decca
Records, DL 8738, 1958
Recorded
1957
Personnel:
Carmen
McRae - Vocals
Pete
Candoli - Trumpet (#A6)
Ray
Lion - Trumpet (#A6)
Milt
Bernhart - Trombone (#A6)
Bob
Enevoldsen - Trombone (#A6)
Tommy
Johnson - Tuba (#A6)
Buddy
Collette - Flute, Alto Saxophone (#A2,A4,B4,B6)
George
W. Smith - Clarinet (#A1,A2,A4,B1,B3,B4,B6)
Justin
Gordon - Bass Clarinet (#A1,A2,A4,B1,B3,B4,B6)
Mahlon
Clark - Bass Clarinet (#A1,B1,B3)
Bill
Green - Flute (#A1,B1,B3)
Harry
Klee - Flute [Solo] (#A1,B1,B3)
Warren
Webb - Oboe (#A2,A4,B4,B6)
Larry
Bunker - Vibraphone (#A3,A5,B2,B5), Drums (#A6)
Frank
Emilio Flynn - Vibraphone, Marimba (#A3,A5,B2,B5)
John
T. Williams - Piano (#A3,A5,B2,B5)
Joe
Marino - Piano (#A2,A4,B4,B6), Celeste (#A3,A5,B2,B5)
Calvin
Jackson - Piano (#A6)
Joseph
R. Gibbons - Guitar (#A2,A4,B4,B6)
Billy
Bean - Guitar (#A6)
Fred
Katz - Cello (#B5)
Ike
Isaacs - Bass (#A1-A5,B1-B6)
Red
Mitchell - Bass (#A6)
Specs
Wright - Drums (#A1-A5,B1-B6)
Tracks:
A1.
All The Things You Are {Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II} (2:25)
A2.
A Shoulder To Cry On {Chuck Darwin, Paulette Girard} (3:52)
A3.
Any Old Time {Artie Shaw} (3:09)
A4.
Weak For The Man {Jeanne Burns} (4:08)
A5.
What's New {Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke} (2:29)
A6.
I Get A Kick Out Of You {Cole Porter} (2:14)
B1.
[What Can I Say] After I Say {Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman} (1:46)
B2.
Without A Word Of Warning (Mack Gordon, Harry Revel} (3:19)
B3.
You Are Mine {Frank Loesser} (3:26)
B4.
If I Were A Bell {Ted Snyder, Sam Lewis, Joe Young} (1:54)
B5.
The Night We Called It A Day {Matt Dennis, Tom Adair} (4:28)
B6.
I Remember Clifford {Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks} (3:00)
Orchestra
Director, Arranger - Fred Katz
Liner
Notes - Burt Korall
