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Title information

Take Five

Carmen McRae & Dave Brubeck Quartet

Vocal Encounters

Date of recording

15.12.1961

Audio sample

Performers

Carmen McRae (Soloist) (vocals)

* 8.4.1920, New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 10.11.1994, Beverly Hills, California (CA), United States

Dave Brubeck Quartet (Orchestra / Ensemble)
Dave Brubeck (piano)

* 6.12.1920, Concord, California (CA), United States

† 5.12.2012, Norwalk, Connecticut (CT), United States

Paul Desmond (alto sax)

* 25.11.1924, San Francisco, California (CA), United States

† 30.5.1977, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Eugene Wright (Double Bass)

* 29.5.1923, Chicago, Illinois (IL), United States

† 30.12.2020

Joe Morello (drums)

* 17.7.1928, Springfield, Massachusetts (MA), United States

† 12.3.2011, Irvington, New Jersey (NJ), United States

Authors

Paul Desmond (Composer)

* 25.11.1924, San Francisco, California (CA), United States

† 30.5.1977, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Dave Brubeck (Text author)

* 6.12.1920, Concord, California (CA), United States

† 5.12.2012, Norwalk, Connecticut (CT), United States

Iola Brubeck (Text author)

* 1923, Corning, California, United States

† 12.3.2014

Album information

Vocal Encounters

Carmen McRae & Dave Brubeck Quartet

Vocal Encounters

Year of production

2001

Record Label

Columbia

Tracks

  • 1. That Old Black Magic
  • 2. Summer Song
  • 3. My Melancholy Baby
  • 4. It's a Raggy Waltz [#]
  • 5. The Real Ambassadors
  • 6. My One Bad Habit
  • 7. Because All Men Are Brothers
  • 8. There'll Be Some Changes Made
  • 9. Weep No More
  • 10. Cultural Exchange
  • 11. Travelin' Blues
  • 12. Ain't Misbehavin'
  • 13. They Say I Look Like God
  • 14. In the Lurch
  • 15. Autumn in Our Town [#]
  • 16. Since Love Had Its Way
  • 17. Blues in the Dark
  • 18. Take Five