Take Five Live
| Take Five Live | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | September 6, 1961, Basin Street East, New York City | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 37:17 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Carmen McRae chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Take Five Live is a 1962 live album by American jazz singer Carmen McRae with pianist Dave Brubeck, focusing on interpretations of his songs. This was McRae's second album with Brubeck; their first, Tonight Only with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, was released in 1961.
Track listing[edit]
All tracks composed by Dave Brubeck and Iola Brubeck; except where indicated
- "When I Was Young"
- "In Your Own Sweet Way"
- "Too Young for Growing Old"
- "Ode to a Cowboy"
- "There'll Be No Tomorrow"
- "Melanctha" (D. Brubeck, Liz Blake)
- "It's a Raggy Waltz" (D. Brubeck)
- "Oh So Blue" (D. Brubeck)
- "Lord, Lord"
- "Travellin' Blues"
- "Take Five" (Paul Desmond, I. Brubeck)
- "Easy as You Go"
Personnel[edit]
- Carmen McRae - vocals
(except Paul Desmond - alto saxophone)
References[edit]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 138. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
