Alive! (Carmen McRae album)

Alive!
Studio album by Carmen McRae
Released	1994
Recorded	December 1965, The Village Gate, New York City
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	1:15:21
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bob Shad (original), Lawrence Cohn (reissue)

Alive! is a 1994 live album by the American jazz singer Carmen McRae recorded at The Village Gate in New York City in 1965.^[1] The album consists of two albums originally released on Mainstream Records, Woman Talk (1965), and "Live" and Wailing (1973).^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Writing for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated that "The flute and bongos make the music seem a bit dated, as does the inclusion of some forgettable show tunes from the era...McRae is in prime voice and sounds best on some Billie Holiday-associated tunes, but the set is mostly for her fans rather than general collectors."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Irving Caesar, Clifford Grey, Vincent Youmans) - 3:27
2. "Don't Explain" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 4:15
3. "Woman Talk" (Johannes Brahms, Tony Scott) - 4:51
4. "Kick Off Your Shoes" (Cy Coleman, Murray Grand) - 2:16
5. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:53
6. "The Sweetest Sounds" (Richard Rodgers) - 2:03
7. "Where Would You Be Without Me?" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) - 2:34
8. "Feeling Good" (Bricusse, Newley) - 4:33
9. "Run Run Run" (L.E. Freeman) - 2:30
10. "No More" (Tutti Camarata, Bob Russell) - 3:19
11. "Look at That Face" (Bricusse, Newley) - 5:02
12. "I Wish I Were in Love Again" (Lorenz Hart, Rodgers) - 1:33
13. "You Better Go Now" (Irvin Graham, Robert Graham, Bickley S. Reichmer) - 2:51
14. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) - 7:17
15. "If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)" (Henry Creamer, James P. Johnson) - 4:31
16. "Miss Brown to You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting) - 2:58
17. "Perdido" (Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder, Juan Tizol) - 2:59
18. "Too Close for Comfort" (Martyn Barker, Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss) - 3:57
19. "Midnight Sun" (Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer) - 4:23
20. "Trav'lin' Light" (Mercer, Jimmy Mundy, Trummy Young) - 2:49
21. "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:20

Personnel

Performance

• Carmen McRae - vocal
• Ray Beckenstein - flute
• Jo Puma - guitar
• Norman Simmons - piano
• Paul Breslin - double bass
• Jose Mangual - bongos
• Frank Severino - drums

References

1. Alive! at AllMusic
2. "Carmen McRae - Alive!". Carmen McRae - Alive!. Discogs. Retrieved 10 February 2015.