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{{Infobox album|
{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Book of Ballads
| name = Book of Ballads
|Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Carmen McRae]]
| artist = [[Carmen McRae]]
| Cover = CarmenMcRaeBook.jpg
| cover = CarmenMcRaeBook.jpg
| Released = 1958
| alt =
| released = 1959
| Recorded = December 1-2, 1958, New York City<ref name="Gourse2001">{{cite book|author=Leslie Gourse|title=Carmen McRae: Miss Jazz|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=wFUIAQAAMAAJ|year=2001|publisher=Billboard Books|isbn=978-0-8230-7904-9|page=132}}</ref>
| recorded = December 1–2, 1958, New York City<ref name="Gourse2001">{{cite book|author=Leslie Gourse|title=Carmen McRae: Miss Jazz|url=https://archive.org/details/carmenmcraemissj0000gour|url-access=registration|year=2001|publisher=Billboard Books|isbn=978-0-8230-7904-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/carmenmcraemissj0000gour/page/132 132]}}</ref>
| Genre = [[Vocal jazz]]
| Length = 40:46
| venue =
| studio =
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| Label = [[Kapp Records|Kapp]] KL-1117
| Producer =
| genre = [[Vocal jazz]]
| length = 40:46
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| Chronology = [[Carmen McRae]]
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| label = [[Kapp Records|Kapp]] <small>KL-1117</small>
| Last album = ''[[Carmen for Cool Ones]]''<br>(1957)
| producer = [[Frank Hunter (musician)|Frank Hunter]]
| This album = '''''Book of Ballads'''''<br>(1958)
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| chronology = [[Carmen McRae]]
| Next album = ''[[Mad About the Man]]''<br>(1958)
| prev_title = [[Porgy and Bess (Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae album)|Porgy and Bess]]
| prev_year = 1959
| next_title = [[When You're Away]]
| next_year = 1959
}}
}}


'''''Book of Ballads''''' is a 1958 album by jazz singer [[Carmen McRae]], arranged by Frank Hunter.<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|last=|first=|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=book-of-ballads-mw0000510908|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|title=Book of Ballads|accessdate=March 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>http://www.discogs.com/Carmen-McRae-Book-Of-Ballads/master/319681</ref>
'''''Book of Ballads''''' is a 1959 album by jazz singer [[Carmen McRae]], arranged by [[Frank Hunter (musician)|Frank Hunter]].<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|last=|first=|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=book-of-ballads-mw0000510908|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|title=Book of Ballads|access-date=March 9, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/319681-Carmen-McRae-Book-Of-Ballads|title=Carmen McRae – Book Of Ballads|website=Discogs.com|access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref>


''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' chose the cover of ''Book of Ballads'' as their 'Album Cover of the Week' in their January 19, 1959 issue.<ref name="Inc.1959">{{cite book|author=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|title=Billboard|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=XiAEAAAAMBAJ|date=19 January 1959|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|id={{ISSN|00062510}}}}</ref>
''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' chose the cover of ''Book of Ballads'' as their 'Album Cover of the Week' in their January 19, 1959 issue.<ref name="Inc.1959">{{cite magazine |magazine=Billboard |title=Album Cover of the Week |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_XiAEAAAAMBAJ |date=19 January 1959 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |page=31 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
# "[[By Myself (1937 song)|By Myself]]" ([[Howard Dietz]], [[Arthur Schwartz]]) - 3:12
# "[[By Myself (1937 song)|By Myself]]" ([[Howard Dietz]], [[Arthur Schwartz]]) – 3:12
# "[[The Thrill is Gone]]" ([[Buddy DeSylva]], [[Ray Henderson]]) - 3:52
# "The Thrill Is Gone" ([[Buddy DeSylva]], [[Ray Henderson]]) – 3:52
# "[[How Long Has This Been Going On]]" ([[George Gershwin]], [[Ira Gershwin]]) - 4:0
# "[[How Long Has This Been Going On]]" ([[George Gershwin]], [[Ira Gershwin]]) – 4:0
# "Do You Know Why?" ([[Johnny Burke (lyricist)|Johnny Burke]], [[Jimmy Van Heusen]]) - 2:52
# "Do You Know Why?" ([[Johnny Burke (lyricist)|Johnny Burke]], [[Jimmy Van Heusen]]) – 2:52
# "[[My Romance (song)|My Romance]]" ([[Lorenz Hart]], [[Richard Rodgers]]) - 3:53
# "[[My Romance (song)|My Romance]]" ([[Lorenz Hart]], [[Richard Rodgers]]) – 3:53
# "[[Isn't It Romantic]]" (Hart, Rodgers) - 3:00
# "[[Isn't It Romantic]]" (Hart, Rodgers) – 3:00
# "If Love Is Good to Me" ([[Redd Evans]], Fred Spielman) - 3:29
# "If Love Is Good to Me" ([[Redd Evans]], [[Fritz Spielmann (composer)|Fred Spielman]]) – 3:29
# "[[When I Fall In Love]]" ([[Edward Heyman]], [[Victor Young]]) - 3:47
# "[[When I Fall In Love]]" ([[Edward Heyman]], [[Victor Young]]) – 3:47
# "[[Please Be Kind]]" ([[Sammy Cahn]], [[Saul Chaplin]]) - 3:14
# "[[Please Be Kind]]" ([[Sammy Cahn]], [[Saul Chaplin]]) – 3:14
# "[[He Was Too Good to Me]]" (Hart, Rodgers) - 2:41
# "[[He Was Too Good to Me]]" (Hart, Rodgers) – 2:41
# "[[Angel Eyes (1946 song)|Angel Eyes]]" (Earl Brent, [[Matt Dennis]]) - 2:41
# "[[Angel Eyes (1946 song)|Angel Eyes]]" (Earl Brent, [[Matt Dennis]]) – 2:41
# "Something I Dreamed Last Night" ([[Sammy Fain]], [[Herbert Magidson]]) - 3:59
# "Something I Dreamed Last Night" ([[Sammy Fain]], [[Herbert Magidson]]) – 3:59


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Carmen McRae]] - [[Singing|vocals]]
*Carmen McRae – vocals
*[[Don Abney]] - [[piano]]
*[[Don Abney]] – piano
*[[Joe Benjamin]] - [[double bass]]
*[[Joe Benjamin]] – double bass
*Charlie Smith - [[Drum kit|drums]]
*Charlie Smith – drums
*Frank Hunter - [[Arrangement|arranger]]
*[[Frank Hunter (musician)|Frank Hunter]] – arranger, conductor, director
*George Melluso - photographer
*George Melluso – photographer


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 23:11, 24 December 2023

Book of Ballads
Studio album by
Carmen McRae
Released1959
RecordedDecember 1–2, 1958, New York City[1]
GenreVocal jazz
Length40:46
LabelKapp KL-1117
ProducerFrank Hunter
Carmen McRae chronology
Porgy and Bess
(1959) 		Book of Ballads
(1959) 		When You're Away
(1959)

Book of Ballads is a 1959 album by jazz singer Carmen McRae, arranged by Frank Hunter.[2][3]

Billboard chose the cover of Book of Ballads as their 'Album Cover of the Week' in their January 19, 1959 issue.[4]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Allmusic awarded the album four stars and reviewer Jason Ankeny wrote that "The Book of Ballads in question is the Great American Songbook, and Carmen McRae breathes new life into some of its most dog-eared pages on this wonderful session..." Ankney also wrote that McRae's readings of "When I Fall in Love", "Isn't It Romantic?" and "How Long Has This Been Going On?" were sung with "...uncommon care and intelligence, summoning rich new meaning from the familiar lyrics. In her hands, the songs pulse with energy and life." Ankeny praised the album's arranger, Frank Hunter, and pianist Don Abney and his trio for their "...nuanced, evocative backings that afford McRae the necessary space to do her thing."[2]

Track listing

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  1. "By Myself" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 3:12
  2. "The Thrill Is Gone" (Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) – 3:52
  3. "How Long Has This Been Going On" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:0
  4. "Do You Know Why?" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:52
  5. "My Romance" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:53
  6. "Isn't It Romantic" (Hart, Rodgers) – 3:00
  7. "If Love Is Good to Me" (Redd Evans, Fred Spielman) – 3:29
  8. "When I Fall In Love" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) – 3:47
  9. "Please Be Kind" (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) – 3:14
  10. "He Was Too Good to Me" (Hart, Rodgers) – 2:41
  11. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) – 2:41
  12. "Something I Dreamed Last Night" (Sammy Fain, Herbert Magidson) – 3:59

Personnel

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  • Carmen McRae – vocals
  • Don Abney – piano
  • Joe Benjamin – double bass
  • Charlie Smith – drums
  • Frank Hunter – arranger, conductor, director
  • George Melluso – photographer

References

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  1. ^ Leslie Gourse (2001). Carmen McRae: Miss Jazz. Billboard Books. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-8230-7904-9.
  2. ^ a b c "Book of Ballads". AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  3. ^ "Carmen McRae – Book Of Ballads". Discogs.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Album Cover of the Week". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 19 January 1959. p. 31. ISSN 0006-2510.
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