Album · 1962
Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics
- Released
- 1962
- Label
- Columbia
- Catalogue no.
- CS 8530
- Tracklist
- 12 tracks
- Length
- 39:23
- Country
- US
“Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics” is an album by Carmen McRae, released in 1962 on Columbia. The original release has 12 tracks with a running time of 39:23. Jazz standards on the record include “God Bless The Child”, “I Cried For You”, “Lover Man” and “Some Other Spring”. The line-up features Bob Cranshaw (double bass), Carmen McRae (vocals), Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (tenor saxophone), Mundell Lowe (guitar) and Nat Adderley (cornet).
Who played on Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics
- Bob Cranshaw double bass all tracks
- Carmen McRae vocals all tracks
- Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis tenor saxophone all tracks
- Mundell Lowe guitar all tracks
- Nat Adderley cornet all tracks
- Norman Simmons piano all tracks
- Walter Perkins drums (drum set) all tracks
Tracklist
- 1 Them There Eyes standard — Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber 2:48
- 2 Yesterdays standard — Jerome Kern 4:54
- 3 I'm Gonna Lock My Heart (And Throw Away the Key) — Jimmy Eaton, Terry Shand 2:34
- 4 Strange Fruit — Lewis Allan 2:49
- 5 Miss Brown to You — Ralph Rainger, Richard A. Whiting 2:30
- 6 My Man — Maurice Yvain 4:07
- 7 I Cried for You (Now Its Your Turn to Cry Over Me) standard — Gus Arnheim, Abe Lyman 2:54
- 8 Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be) standard 4:21
- 9 Trav’Lin’ Light — Jimmy Mundy, Trummy Young 2:22
- 10 Some Other Spring standard — Arthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Kitchings 3:04
- 11 What a Little Moonlight Can Do standard — Harry M. Woods 3:33
- 12 God Bless the Child standard — Arthur Herzog, Jr. 3:26
Production
- Fred Plaut recording
- Teo Macero producer
More albums by Carmen McRae
Frequently asked questions
Who played on Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics?
The line-up of Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics includes Bob Cranshaw (double bass), Carmen McRae (vocals), Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (tenor saxophone), Mundell Lowe (guitar), Nat Adderley (cornet), Norman Simmons (piano) and Walter Perkins (drums (drum set)).
Which label released Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics?
Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics was released in 1962 on Columbia (CS 8530).
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