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1965:The Complete Carmen McRae Discography
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1401:For Lady Day Volume 2
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1893:on August 11, 2013
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1483:A Cottage for Sale
1463:Last Live in Tokyo
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1111:Portrait of Carmen
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2566:Jerry Butler
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2490:Gordon Parks
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1989:Carmen McRae
1975:Carmen McRae
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1895:. Retrieved
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625:Carmen McRae
624:
594:Grammy Award
574:
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525:Performances
519:Concord Jazz
513:(1982) with
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503:(1980) with
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495:Dave Brubeck
493:(1961) with
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465:For Lady Day
464:
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396:(1957) with
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310:Kenny Clarke
286:
283:Early career
273:Teddy Wilson
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222:Dave Brubeck
147:Years active
100:(1994-11-10)
36:Carmen McRae
29:
18:Carmen Mcrae
2696:1994 deaths
2691:1920 births
2628:Ray Charles
2528:Ossie Davis
2514:Marvin Gaye
2476:Ray Charles
2163:Bittersweet
1871:January 14,
1539:Real Genius
1494:Filmography
1487:Herbie Mann
1258:(Pye, 1977)
1191:Velvet Soul
1066:Bittersweet
822:Discography
390:Noël Coward
334:Milt Gabler
318:Count Basie
194:Formerly of
53: 1960
2680:Categories
2646:Bill Cosby
2548:The O'Jays
2538:Etta James
2472:Lena Horne
2358:Woman Talk
2100:After Glow
1734:Jazz Forum
1611:References
1605:L. A. Jazz
1554:Television
1314:Love Songs
1216:I Am Music
1172:Woman Talk
1089:Woman Talk
1076:Mainstream
885:After Glow
650:Blue Note
515:Cal Tjader
379:Ike Isaacs
357:Jazz Forum
214:Cal Tjader
198:Jack Pleis
172:Mainstream
120:vocal jazz
81:1920-04-08
66:Birth name
2622:Spike Lee
2556:The Dells
2544:Four Tops
2238:Heat Wave
2093:Blue Moon
1519:- Herself
1510:- Herself
1324:Heat Wave
1318:Ms. Magic
1304:Ms. Magic
1060:In Person
1008:In London
865:Blue Moon
840:Bethlehem
776:Category
629:Atlantic
604:Category
551:Blue Note
510:Heat Wave
477:Lover Man
293:trumpeter
180:Blue Note
151:1939–1991
2532:Ruby Dee
2219:Ms. Jazz
1897:July 29,
1669:AllMusic
1197:Ms. Jazz
1187:Ms. Jazz
986:Columbia
928:Vocalion
758:Nominee
737:Nominee
716:Nominee
695:Nominee
674:Nominee
653:Nominee
632:Nominee
460:(1991).
370:DownBeat
326:Brooklyn
176:Atlantic
168:Columbia
2009:at the
2000:at the
1979:Discogs
1485:" with
1361:, 1988)
1284:, 1980)
1270:a.k.a.
1078:, 1964)
1058:a.k.a.
1046:, 1962)
1006:a.k.a.
988:, 1961)
970:, 1960)
942:, 1959)
857:Torchy!
852:, 1956)
842:, 1955)
815:Winner
797:Winner
779:Result
613:Result
507:, and
483:" and "
346:Chicago
307:drummer
300:bassist
257:Jamaica
184:Concord
2666:(2021)
2660:(2009)
2654:(2008)
2648:(2007)
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2636:(2005)
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2590:(1997)
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2574:(1994)
2568:(1993)
2558:(1992)
2540:(1990)
2534:(1989)
2516:(1988)
2510:(1987)
2500:(1984)
2478:(1983)
2322:albums
2278:albums
2086:Torchy
2057:albums
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