Resumen
Alive! es un álbum en vivo de 1973 de la cantante de jazz estadounidense Carmen McRae grabado en The Village Gate en Nueva York en 1965. Este es un álbum recopilatorio de dos álbumes ya lanzados en Mainstream Records, Woman Talk (1966), y "Live" and Wailing (1968), con Woman Talk cubriendo las primeras doce canciones, y el último las nueve finales. El doble LP fue masterizado digitalmente y lanzado en CD por Sony Music en 1994 en sus sellos Columbia/Legacy en la serie "Columbia Jazz Masterpieces".
Recepción
Escribiendo para AllMusic, Scott Yanow afirmó que "The flute and bongos make the music seem a bit dated, as does the inclusion of some forgettable show tunes from the era...McRae is in prime voice and sounds best on some Billie Holiday-associated tunes, but the set is mostly for her fans rather than general collectors."
Lista de canciones
"Sometimes I'm Happy" (Irving Caesar, Clifford Grey, Vincent Youmans) - 3:27
"Don't Explain" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 4:15
"Woman Talk" (Johannes Brahms, Tony Scott) - 4:51
"Kick Off Your Shoes" (Cy Coleman, Murray Grand) - 2:16
"The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) - 3:53
"The Sweetest Sounds" (Richard Rodgers) - 2:03
"Where Would You Be Without Me?" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) - 2:34
"Feeling Good" (Bricusse, Newley) - 4:33
"Run Run Run" (L.E. Freeman) - 2:30
"No More" (Tutti Camarata, Bob Russell) - 3:19
"Look at That Face" (Bricusse, Newley) - 5:02
"I Wish I Were in Love Again" (Lorenz Hart, Rodgers) - 1:33
"You Better Go Now" (Irvin Graham, Robert Graham, Bickley S. Reichmer) - 2:51
"Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) - 7:17
"If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)" (Henry Creamer, James P. Johnson) - 4:31
"Miss Brown to You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting) - 2:58
"Perdido" (Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder, Juan Tizol) - 2:59
"Too Close for Comfort" (Martyn Barker, Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George David Weiss) - 3:57
"Midnight Sun" (Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer) - 4:23
"Trav'lin' Light" (Mercer, Jimmy Mundy, Trummy Young) - 2:49
"Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:20
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