A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (Carmen McRae)

Carmen McRae · 1958 · Ballade londonienne en version cuivres

Context

Song by Eric Maschwitz and Manning Sherwin, arranged by Ralph Burns with horns. It is on the programme of Birds of a Feather (1958).

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese, Swing, big bands. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

By the same artist

• Skylark (Carmen McRae) (1958)
• Mister Meadowlark (1958)
• Flamingo (Carmen McRae) (1958)
• Something to Live For (1955)
• Get It Straight (1988)
• Dear Ruby (1988)

Sources

• EN: Birds of a Feather (Carmen McRae album)

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