Contributed by azule serape, who comments:-
Borderline for BritJazz with only half the musicians being British (Phil Seamen and Kenny Napper) but a fine set recorded live in 1961 at the old Flamingo Club in London with Carmen at the top of her form and making her first UK appearance before a very appreciative audience.
The compere is Tony Hall and it was originally recorded for Jeffrey Kruger's Ember label. Kruger also owned the Flamingo Club.
Don Abney - piano
Kenny Napper - bass
Phil Seamen - drums
Carmen McRae - vocals
01 I Could Write a Book (Rodgers, Hart) (3:11)
02 Body and Soul (Green, Eyton, Heyman, Sour) (4:25)
03 Thou Swell (Rodgers, Hart) (1:33)
04 'Round Midnight (Monk, Williams, Hanighen) (4:52)
05 A Foggy Day (In London Town) (Gershwin, Gershwin) (1:44)
06 Don't Ever Leave Me (Kern, Hammerstein) (4:01)
07 Moonlight in Vermont (Suessdorf, Blackburn) (3:52)
08 Day In Day Out (Bloom, Mercer) (2:01)
09 Lover Man (Davis, Ramirez, Sherman) (4:35)
10 Stardust (Carmichael, Parrish) (4:10)
11 They Can't Take That Away from Me (Gershwin, Gershwin) (3:33)
Label: Acrobat ACRCD 335
Recorded: May 1961
Lineage: CD>FLAC
