Album · 1999
Torchy / Blue Moon
- Released
- 1999
- Label
- MCA Records
- Tracklist
- 24 tracks
- Length
- 1:12:51
- Country
- GB
“Torchy / Blue Moon” is an album by Carmen McRae, released in 1999 on MCA Records. The original release has 24 tracks with a running time of 1:12:51. Jazz standards on the record include “Blue Moon”, “But Beautiful”, “Good Morning Heartache” and “I Was Doing All Right”. The line-up features Carmen McRae (vocals), Andy Ackers (piano), Danny Perri (guitar), Jimmy Mundy (arranger, conductor) and Jimmy Mundy and His Orchestra (performing orchestra).
Who played on Torchy / Blue Moon
- Carmen McRae vocals all tracks
- Andy Ackers piano on 12 tracks
- Danny Perri guitar on 12 tracks
- Jimmy Mundy arranger, conductor on 8 tracks
- Jimmy Mundy and His Orchestra performing orchestra on 8 tracks
- Charlie Shavers trumpet on 4 tracks
- Ralph Burns arranger, conductor on 4 tracks
- Ray Bryant piano on 4 tracks
- Tadd Dameron arranger, conductor on 4 tracks
- Tadd Dameron and his Orchestra performing orchestra on 4 tracks
Tracklist
- 1 Last Night When We Were Young standard — Harold Arlen 2:38
- 2 Speak Low standard — Kurt Weill 3:10
- 3 But Beautiful standard — Jimmy Van Heusen 2:57
- 4 If You'd Stay the Way I Dream About You 2:47
- 5 Midnight Sun standard — Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer 3:47
- 6 My Future Just Passed — Richard A. Whiting 3:18
- 7 Yesterdays standard — Jerome Kern 2:37
- 8 We'll Be Together Again standard — Carl Fischer 3:06
- 9 I'm a Dreamer — Ray Henderson 2:48
- 10 Good Morning, Heartache standard — Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham 3:21
- 11 Star Eyes standard — Gene de Paul, Don Raye 3:10
- 12 (I Don't Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (With You) — Victor Young 3:13
- 13 Blue Moon standard — Richard Rodgers 2:37
- 14 My Foolish Heart standard — Victor Young 3:12
- 15 I Was Doing All Right standard — George Gershwin 2:51
- 16 Summer Is Gone 3:27
- 17 I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket standard — Irving Berlin 2:24
- 18 Nowhere 2:44
- 19 Until the Real Thing Comes Along — Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner 3:23
- 20 Lush Life standard — Billy Strayhorn 3:37
- 21 Even If It Breaks My Heart 2:35
- 22 Laughing Boy 3:01
- 23 Lilacs in the Rain — Peter de Rose 2:52
- 24 All This Could Lead to Love — Mundell Lowe 3:13
Production
- Milt Gabler producer
More albums by Carmen McRae
Frequently asked questions
Who played on Torchy / Blue Moon?
The line-up of Torchy / Blue Moon includes Carmen McRae (vocals), Andy Ackers (piano), Danny Perri (guitar), Jimmy Mundy (arranger, conductor), Jimmy Mundy and His Orchestra (performing orchestra), Charlie Shavers (trumpet), Ralph Burns (arranger, conductor) and Ray Bryant (piano).
Which label released Torchy / Blue Moon?
Torchy / Blue Moon was released in 1999 on MCA Records.
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