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Title: Ms. Cool, as always!
Review: This re-issue of Carmen's Groove Merchant album is a winner, much like most of McRae's vast work in many decades. Here is Carmen in the 1970s, taking on some of the decade's hits and infusing them with her intoxicating jazz vocal stylings. Stevie Wonder's "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and "You and I" are top-notch Carmen. Her wry reading of "The Good Life" puts all other versions to shame. The instrumental backings may not be to everyone's taste. The drum machines (noticeable on at least one track), obnoxious as they always are, do not take away from McRae's brilliancy. This will be a treasured CD for your jazz collection.
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