Haven't We Met? is a 1965 studio album by jazz singer Carmen McRae, arranged and conducted by Don Sebesky.[4][5][6] It was recorded on February 2 & 3, 1965, and released on the Mainstream Records label.[7][8]
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| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | February 2 & 3, 1965 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Label | Mainstream | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Billboard | [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Track listing
edit- "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" (Lew Brown, Ray Henderson) – 2:50
- "Who Can I Turn To?" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 3:00
- "He Loves Me" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) – 2:07
- "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) – 3:15
- "Don't Ever Leave Me" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 2:37
- "Gentlemen Friend" (Arnold Horwitt, Richard Lewine) – 2:18
- "Haven't We Met?" (Kenny Rankin, Ruth Batchelor) – 2:24
- "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream" (Don George, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges) – 2:59
- "Limehouse Blues" (Douglas Furber, Phillip Braham) – 2:59
- "I'm Foolin' Myself" (Jack Lawrence, Peter Tinturin) – 3:00
- "Love Is a Night-Time Thing" (Bob Haymes) – 2:37
- "Fools and Lovers" (Cliff Adams, Veronica Barnes) – 2:25
Personnel
editCredits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]
- Carmen McRae – vocals
- Don Sebesky – arrangement
- Jack Lonshein – artwork
- Arthur Davis, Richard Davis – bass
- Paul Faulise, Tony Studd – bass trombone
- Anthony Sophos, Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Harvey Shapiro – cello
- Ed Shaughnessy, Mel Lewis – drums
- Barry Galbraith – electric guitar, classical guitar
- Bob Arnold – engineering
- Earl Chapin, Jimmy Buffington, Ray Alonge, Dick Berg – French horn
- Margaret Ross – harp
- Hal Diepold – mastering
- Doug Allan, Phil Kraus – percussion
- Norman Simmons – piano
- Charles Mariano, Leon Cohen, Phil Bodner, Stan Webb – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, oboe, flute, alto flute, piccolo flute
- William Watrous, Wayne Andre – trombone
- Bernie Glow, Burt Collins, James Maxwell, Jimmy Nottingham, Mel Davis – trumpet
- Don Butterfield – tuba
- Aaron Rosand, Arnold Eidus, Bernard Eichen, Charles Libove, David Nadien, Gene Orloff, George Ockner, Jack Zayde, Leo Kruczek, Michael Spivakowsky, Raoul Poliakin, Tosha Samaroff – violin
References
edit- ↑ "Haven't We Met? - Carmen McRae". AllMusic. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ↑ "Album Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 77, no. 14. April 3, 1965. p. 36. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). "McRae, Carmen". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1561592371.
- ↑ Loudon, Christopher (October 4, 2024). "Carmen McRae: Live & Wailing". JazzTimes. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ↑ ricdefel (September 11, 2016). "McRAE Carmen". Jazz Music (in Italian). Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Carmen McRae-Village Voice". James Gavin's Website. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Carmen McRae - The 1960's". jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved May 23, 2026.
- ↑ Friedwald, Will (2010). "Carmen McRae". A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 322. ISBN 9780307379894.
- ↑ John, Gottlieb (1965). Haven't We Met? (liner notes). Carmen McRae. US: Mainstream Records. 56044.
External links
edit- Haven't We Met? at Discogs (list of releases)