Album · 1956

By Special Request

by Carmen McRae with Mat Mathews Quintet

Released: 1956
Label: Decca
Catalogue no.: DL 8173
Tracklist: 12 tracks
Length: 33:59
Country: US

“By Special Request” is an album by Carmen McRae with Mat Mathews Quintet, released in 1956 on Decca. The original release has 12 tracks with a running time of 33:59. Jazz standards on the record include “Give Me The Simple Life”, “I Can't Get Started”, “I'll Remember April” and “Just One Of Those Things”. The line-up features Carmen McRae (vocals, piano), Mundell Lowe (guitar), Wendell Marshall (bass, double bass), Herbie Mann (flute) and Kenny Clarke (drums (drum set)).

Who played on By Special Request

Carmen McRae vocals, piano all tracks
Mundell Lowe guitar all tracks
Wendell Marshall bass, double bass all tracks
Herbie Mann flute on 5 tracks
Kenny Clarke drums (drum set) on 5 tracks
Mat Mathews accordion on 5 tracks
Dick Katz piano on 4 tracks
Billy Strayhorn piano on 1 track

Tracklist

A1 Give Me the Simple Life standard — Rube Bloom 2:22
A2 Sometimes I’m Happy standard — Irving Caesar 2:36
A3 Love Is Here to Stay — George Gershwin 2:42
A4 Something to Live For — Billy Strayhorn 3:16
A5 I Can’t Get Started standard — Vernon Duke 3:20
A6 Yardbird Suite standard 2:00
B1 Just One of Those Things standard — Cole Porter 2:42
B2 This Will Make You Laugh — Irene Higginbotham 3:26
B3 My One and Only Love standard — Robert Mellin, Guy Wood 3:12
B4 I’ll Remember April standard — Gene de Paul 2:41
B5 Supper Time — Irving Berlin 3:03
B6 You Took Advantage of Me standard — Richard Rodgers 2:39

Production

Leonard Feather liner notes

More albums by Carmen McRae with Mat Mathews Quintet

Torchy 1955 · Decca Records A Foggy Day With Carmen McRae 1955 · Stardust Carmen McRae 1955 · Bethlehem Records Blue Moon 1956 · Decca Records After Glow 1957 · Decca Records Carmen for Cool Ones 1958 · Decca Records Birds of a Feather 1958 · Decca Records When You're Away 1959 · Kapp Records Book of Ballads 1959 · Kapp Records Something to Swing About 1960 · Kapp Records Take Five at Basin Street East 1961 · Live · Columbia Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics 1962 · Columbia

Frequently asked questions

Who played on By Special Request?

The line-up of By Special Request includes Carmen McRae (vocals, piano), Mundell Lowe (guitar), Wendell Marshall (bass, double bass), Herbie Mann (flute), Kenny Clarke (drums (drum set)), Mat Mathews (accordion), Dick Katz (piano) and Billy Strayhorn (piano).

Which label released By Special Request?

By Special Request was released in 1956 on Decca (DL 8173).

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