Alive! (Carmen McRae album)
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| Alive! | |
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| Live album / compilation by | |
| Released | 1973 (Double LP); 1994 (CD) |
| Recorded | December 1965[1] |
| Studio | The Village Gate, New York City |
| Genre | Vocal jazz |
| Length | 1:15:21 |
| Label | Mainstream Records MRL 800, Columbia/Legacy JK 57887 (US), COL 477738 2 (Europe) |
| Producer | Bob Shad (original), Lawrence Cohn (CD reissue) |
Alive! is a 1973 live album by the American jazz singer Carmen McRae recorded at The Village Gate in New York City in 1965. This is a compilation album of two albums already released on Mainstream Records, Woman Talk (1966), and "Live" and Wailing (1968), with Woman Talk covering the first twelve songs, the latter the last nine.[2] The double LP was digitally mastered and released on CD by Sony Music in 1994 on their Columbia/Legacy labels in the "Columbia Jazz Masterpieces" series.[3][4]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Writing for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated that "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."[3]