Carmen for Cool Ones
Studio album by Carmen McRae
Released	1958
Recorded	December 5, 16, 1957, Los Angeles, California [1]
Genre	Vocal jazz, cool jazz
Length	36:15
Label	Decca DL-8738
Carmen McRae chronology
Mad About the Man (1958) Carmen for Cool Ones (1958) Birds of a Feather (1958)

Carmen for Cool Ones is a 1958 album by jazz singer Carmen McRae, arranged and directed by cellist Fred Katz. ^{[2] [3]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album four stars and reviewer Ken Dryden wrote that McRae was on "great form" on the album and particularly praised " All the Things You Are", " What's New?" and a "particularly dark version" of " The Night We Called It a Day". ^[2]

Track listing

1. " All the Things You Are" ( Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 2:26
2. "A Shoulder to Cry On" ( Chuck Darwin, Paulette Girard) – 3:53
3. "Any Old Time" ( Artie Shaw) – 3:10
4. "Weak for the Man" (Jeanne Burns) – 4:08
5. " What's New?" ( Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) – 2:29
6. " I Get a Kick Out of You" ( Cole Porter) – 2:15
7. " What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?" ( Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman) – 1:47
8. "Without a Word of Warning" ( Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) – 3:20
9. "You Are Mine" ( Ted Snyder, Sam Lewis, Joe Young) – 1:55
10. " If I Were a Bell" ( Frank Loesser) – 3:27
11. " The Night We Called It a Day" ( Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 4:27
12. " I Remember Clifford" ( Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks) – 2:58

Personnel

• Carmen McRae – vocals
• Fred Katz – arranger, conductor, cello
• Ike Isaacs – double bass (except track 6)
• Specs Wright – drums (exc. track 6)

on tracks 1, 7, 10

• Harry Klee – flute solo
• George W. Smith – clarinet
• Justin Gordon, Mahlon Clark – bass clarinet

on tracks 2, 4, 9 and 12

• Buddy Collette – flute, alto saxophone
• George W. Smith – clarinet
• Justin Gordon – bass clarinet
• Warren Webb – oboe
• Joe Marino – piano
• Joseph R. Gibbons – guitar
• Thirteen unknown string players

on tracks 3, 5, 8 and 11

• Joe Marino, John T. Williams – piano, celeste
• Larry Bunker, Frank Flynn – vibraphone, marimba

on track 6

• Pete Candoli, Ray Linn – trumpet
• Vincent DeRosa – French horn
• Bob Enevoldsen, Milt Bernhart – trombone
• Tommy Johnson – tuba
• Calvin Jackson – piano
• Billy Bean – guitar
• Red Mitchell – double bass
• Larry Bunker – drums

References