The Carmen McRae-Betty Carter Duets

~ Release by Carmen McRae & Betty Carter (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1What's New?
executive producer:
Tom Bradshaw
vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1987) and Carmen McRae (in 1987)
recorded at:
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987)
live recording of:
What’s New? (in 1987)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Bob Haggart
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Carmen McRae & Betty Carter4:22
2Stolen Moments
executive producer:
Tom Bradshaw
vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1987) and Carmen McRae (in 1987)
recorded at:
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987)
Carmen McRae & Betty Carter3:39
3But Beautiful
executive producer:
Tom Bradshaw
vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1987) and Carmen McRae (in 1987)
recorded at:
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987)
live recording of:
But Beautiful (in 1987)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Dorsey Brothers Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1947) and Onyx Music Corporation (in 1947)
Carmen McRae & Betty Carter5:55
4Am I Blue?
executive producer:
Tom Bradshaw
vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1987) and Carmen McRae (in 1987)
recorded at:
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987)
live recording of:
Am I Blue? (in 1987)
lyricist:
Grant Clarke
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Carmen McRae & Betty Carter6:46
5Glad to Be Unhappy / Where or When
executive producer:
Tom Bradshaw
vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1987) and Carmen McRae (in 1987)
recorded at:
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987)
live medley including a recording of:
Glad to Be Unhappy (in 1987)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
On Your Toes
live medley including a recording of:
Where or When (from “Babes in Arms”) (in 1987)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Williamson Music Company and Chappell & Co. (in 1937)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
Carmen McRae & Betty Carter5:34
6Sometimes I'm Happy
executive producer:
Tom Bradshaw
vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1987) and Carmen McRae (in 1987)
recorded at:
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987)
live recording of:
Sometimes I’m Happy (in 1987)
lyricist:
Vincent Youmans
composer:
Irving Caesar
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
part of:
Hit the Deck (1927 musical)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Carmen McRae & Betty Carter7:56
7Isn't It Romantic?
executive producer:
Tom Bradshaw
vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1987) and Carmen McRae (in 1987)
recorded at:
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987)
live recording of:
Isn’t It Romantic? (from 1932 film “Love Me Tonight”) (in 1987)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1932)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Sony/ATV Harmony
Carmen McRae & Betty Carter2:58
8Sophisticated Lady
executive producer:
Tom Bradshaw
vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1987) and Carmen McRae (in 1987)
recorded at:
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987)
live recording of:
Sophisticated Lady (in 1987)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Carmen McRae & Betty Carter3:36
9It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
executive producer:
Tom Bradshaw
vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1987) and Carmen McRae (in 1987)
recorded at:
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987)
live recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (in 1987)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Carmen McRae & Betty Carter6:13
10I Hear Music
executive producer:
Tom Bradshaw
vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1987) and Carmen McRae (in 1987)
recorded at:
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987)
recording of:
I Hear Music (Dancing on a Dime) (in 1987)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing France
Carmen McRae2:52
11Love Dance
executive producer:
Tom Bradshaw
vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1987) and Carmen McRae (in 1987)
recorded at:
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987)
Carmen McRae8:08
12That Old Devil Moon
executive producer:
Tom Bradshaw
vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1987) and Carmen McRae (in 1987)
recorded at:
Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1987)
recording of:
Old Devil Moon (from “Finian’s Rainbow”) (in 1987)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Victoria Music Ltd.
adaptations:
Old Devil Moon / Stari vražji mesec
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
Carmen McRae3:49