Sue Matthews When You're Around (1993)

Carmen McRae always had a nice voice (if not on the impossible level of an Ella Fitzgerald or Sarah Vaughan) but it was her behind-the-beat phrasing and ironic interpretations of lyrics that made her most memorable. She studied piano early on and had her first important job singing with Benny Carter's big band (1944), but it would be another decade before her career had really gained much momentum.

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GRP release "When Summer Comes" is one of the most successful albums of George,confirming his place among the most popular contemporary jazz performers of the '90s.