Carmen McRae

vocals, piano · 1920–1994 · New York (Harlem)

Singer nicknamed "the singer's singer" for her attention to lyrics, she was a pianist and intermission singer at Minton's Playhouse, where she mixed with bebop musicians. Signed with Decca, she received Down Beat's best new singer award in 1954.

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