Blue Moon

by Carmen McRae

Blue Moon cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1956
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 35:30
  • Community rating: 3.45/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Applying her signature rhythmic agility to well-worn material, 'Blue Moon' showcases an interpretive mastery of lyric delivery. The vocalist consistently shifts accents and plays behind the beat, transforming standard tin-pan alley structures into highly personal statements.

Genres

Descriptors: vocal, female-vocals, piano, ballad, traditional

Tracklist

  1. Blue Moon (2:33)
  2. My Foolish Heart (3:09)
  3. I Was Doing All Right (2:47)
  4. Summer Is Gone (3:25)
  5. I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket (2:21)
  6. Nowhere (2:42)
  7. (It Will Have To Do) Until The Real Thing Comes Along (3:20)
  8. Lush Life (3:35)
  9. Even If It Breaks My Heart (2:32)
  10. Laughing Boy (2:59)
  11. Lilacs In The Rain (2:50)
  12. All This Could Lead To Love (3:12)

Credits

  • Carmen McRae - primary artist
  • Rodgers & Hart - written-by
  • Ned Washington - written-by
  • Victor Young - written-by
  • George & Ira Gershwin - written-by
  • Don Costa - written-by
  • Jerry Raker - written-by
  • Irving Berlin - written-by
  • Jimmy Mundy - orchestra [direction]
  • Tadd Dameron - orchestra [direction]

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