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On her blog, Carol Sloane (pictured above) observes the birthday of Carmen McRae (1920-1994), the woman she calls her, “girl friend, confidant and Sister Singer Superior.†The two singers had a long, rare, honest, sometimes tempestuous
friendship that lasted until Carmen’s death. For Ms. Sloane, the friendship continues. Her remembrance incorporates video of McRae in concert in 1988. Tenor saxophonist Clifford Jordan is the guest artist with Carmen and her trio. To read Sloaney’s tribute and see the video of McRae at the height of her powers singing lots of Thelonious Monk, among other songs, go to SloaneView.
For an account of the night Carmen came to my rescue, see this Rifftides post from 2008.