After Glow (Carmen McRae album) explained
After Glow is a 1957 album by jazz singer Carmen McRae released on Decca Records, her fifth on that label.[3] Recorded in two studio sessions with just a rhythm section, McRae herself alternates on piano with Ronnell Bright on the first date; on April 18 Ray Bryant plays piano.
Track listing
- "I Can't Escape from You" (Leo Robin, Richard Whiting) – 3:35
- "Guess Who I Saw Today" (Murray Grand, Elisse Boyd) – 3:35
- "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 3:35
- "It's the Little Things That Mean So Much" (Harold Adamson, Teddy Wilson) – 3:18
- "I'm Thru with Love" (Matty Malneck, Fud Livingston, Gus Kahn) – 4:09
- "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:33
- "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" (Brooks Bowman) – 2:15
- "Exactly Like You" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) – 2:09
- "All My Life" (Sam H. Stept, Sidney Mitchell) – 4:19
- "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 2:30
- "Dream of Life" (Luther Henderson Jr., Carmen McRae) – 4:00
- "Perdido" (Juan Tizol, Hans Lengsfelder, Ervin Drake) – 2:15
Personnel
- Carmen McRae – vocals, piano on tracks 1, 4, 8 and 12 (session of March 6, 1957)
- Ronnell Bright – piano on 2, 3, 7 and 11 (March 6, 1957)
- Ray Bryant – piano on 5, 6, 9 and 10 (April 18, 1957)
- Ike Isaacs – double bass
- Specs Wright – drums
Notes and References
- Cf. with Carmen McRae's 1950s sessionography on Jazzdiscography.com
- Book: Stanley, Bob . 2022 . Let's Do It – The Birth of Pop Music: A History. Squeeze Me: Vocal Jazz. Pegasus Books. New York. 451.
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=after-glow-mw0000757999|pure_url=yes}} After Glow]. Allmusic. October 7, 2015.
