Woman Talk

Woman Talk
Live album by Carmen McRae
Released	1966
Recorded	November 3-21, 1965 at The Village Gate, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:20
Label	Mainstream 56065/S6065
Producer	Harry Ringler
Carmen McRae chronology
Haven't We Met? (1965) Woman Talk (1965) Live & Doin' It (1965)

Woman Talk (subtitled Live at the Village Gate) is a live album released by jazz vocalist Carmen McRae featuring tracks recorded in New York in 1965 and originally released on the Mainstream label.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars and states "All in all, a very satisfying set from a singer who may not be quite up to the level of Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughan, but who is certainly close enough to be numbered among the vocal jazz elite".^[3]

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

Personnel

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

References

1. Edwards, D., Callahan, Eyries, P., Watts, R. & Neely, T. Discography of the Mainstream Label (Preview), accessed April 29, 2015
2. Carmen McRae Discography accessed April 29, 2015
3. Nathan, Dave. Woman Talk: Live at the Village Gate – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2015.