Velvet Soul

Velvet Soul

Artist 

Carmen McRae

Album Title 

Velvet Soul

Date of Release 

1972 - 1973 (recording)

  Time

Recent reissue of early '70s material on the Groove Merchant label. McRae was doing mix of standards, ballads, a little blues, and some originals, and was also experimenting with some soul jazz. These are not as well done as her material on some other labels, but are interesting for showing the mood of a label in the transitional '70s.

Nice Work If You Can Get It (Gershwin/Gershwin) - 2:51

It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling (Grant) - 3:49

I Fall in Love Too Easily (Cahn/Styne) - 3:50

Hey John (Council/Dearie) - 3:25

Where Are the Words (Severino) - 3:19

Straighten up & Fly Right (Cole/Mills) - 3:01

Inside a Silent Tear (Dearie/King) - 6:10

Imagination (Burke/VanHeusen) - 4:23

The Right to Love (Lees/Schifrin) - 4:18

All the Things You Are (Hammerstein/Kern) - 4:02

You're Mine, You (Green/Heyman) - 3:12

You and I (Wonder) - 4:50

How Could I Settle for Less (Allen/Distel) - 2:44

The Good Life (Distel) - 2:53

Sunshine of My Life (Wonder) - 3:12

Exactly Like You (Fields/McHugh) - 3:45

There Will Come a Time (Brooks) - 4:20

Masquerade (Russell) - 4:08

Livin (Garvin) - 4:28

Joe Pass

Guitar

Bucky Pizzarelli

Guitar

Tom Garvin

Piano

Ray Brown

Bass

Larry Bunker

Percussion, Vibraphone, Vibe Master

Sonny Lester

Producer

Carmen McRae

Piano, Vocals

Frank Severino

Drums

Dick Shreve

Piano

Zoot Sims

Sax (Tenor)

Paul West

Bass

Jimmy Madison

Drums

Michelle Justice

Design

Barry Levenson

Liner Notes