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Carmen McRae – The Sound Of Silence (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1968
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The Sound Of Silence is an LP by Carmen McRae from 1968 released on the Atlantic label.
About this album
The Sound Of Silence shows Carmen McRae at her most subtly commanding, pairing cool vocal control with the phrasing and emotional nuance that made her one of jazz’s great interpreters. Released in 1968, the album balances standards such as Stardust and Poor Butterfly with more contemporary material, including the title song and MacArthur Park, giving McRae room to reframe familiar repertoire on her own terms. Her conversational delivery, immaculate timing and emotional restraint turn each performance into a lesson in interpretive jazz singing. It is a fine example of how McRae could make song interpretation feel intimate, modern and unmistakably personal.
Genre: Jazz
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A1 The Sound Of Silence
A2 I Got It Bad And That Ain'T Good
A3 Macarthur Park
A4 Watch What Happens
A5 Stardust
A6 Don'T Go Away
B1 Gloomy Sunday
B2 I Sold My Heart To The Junkman
B3 Poor Butterfly
B4 My Heart Reminds Me
B5 The Folks Who Live On The Hill
B6 Can You Tell