Take Five (album)
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| Take Five | ||
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| Studio album by Carmen McRae | ||
| Released | 1961 | |
| Recorded | September 6, 1961 | |
| Genre | Jazz | |
| Length | 36:77 | |
| Label | Columbia Records | |
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| Carmen McRae chronology | ||
| Book of Ballads (1961) |
Take Five (1961) |
Sings Lover Man and other Billie Holiday Classics (1962) |
Take Five is a 1961 (see 1961 in music) live album by the American jazz singer Carmen McRae, focusing on the songs composed by Dave Brubeck. In this album McRae give us the finest version of jazz classic, "Take Five".
[edit] Track listing
- 1. "When I Was Young"
- 2. "In Your Own Sweet Way"
- 3. "Too Young for Growing Old"
- 4. "Ode to a Cowboy"
- 5. "There'll Be No Tomorrow"
- 6. "Melanctha"
- 7. "It's a Raggy Waltz"
- 8. "Oh So Blue"
- 9. "Lord, Lord"
- 10. "Travellin' Blues"
- 11. "Take Five"
- 12. "Easy as You Go"
All songs composed by Dave Brubeck, except the jazz standard "Take Five", who was created by alto saxophonist of the Dave Brubeck Quartet, Paul Desmond.
[edit] Personnel
- Carmen McRae - vocals
- Dave Brubeck - piano
- Paul Desmond - alto Saxophone
- Gene Wright - bass
- Joe Morello - drums
