Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West | ||||
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Live album by Carmen McRae | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Recorded | December 1987, Birdland West, Long Beach, California | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
Length | 56:27 | |||
Label | Concord | |||
Producer | Carl Jefferson | |||
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Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West is a 1988 live album by Carmen McRae.
McRae was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards for her performance on this album.
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow says that "Although Carmen McRae is the obvious star of her live record...she gives plenty of solo space to her notable all-star band". Yanow wrote of the songs that "McRae updates them a bit and makes them sound relevant and swinging. Recommended".