Tonight Only!

Tonight Only!
Studio album by Dave Brubeck and Carmen McRae
Released 1960
Recorded 9 September, 14–15 December 1960
Genre Vocal jazz
Length 43:29
Label Columbia CS8409 [1]
Producer Teo Macero
Dave Brubeck chronology
Southern Scene
(1960)		 Tonight Only!
(1960)		 Countdown—Time in Outer Space
(1960)
Carmen McRae chronology
Something to Swing About
(1959)		 Tonight Only!
(1960)		 Take Five Live
(1961)

Tonight Only! is a 1960 album by the Dave Brubeck Quartet and the singer Carmen McRae.[2]

This was the first of three albums that Brubeck and McRae would make together, they would later work on Take Five Live (1961) and The Real Ambassadors (1962). Brubeck praised McRae's lyrical interpretations of his songs, later stating that "Carmen has added even to my own understanding of the music".[3]

Brubeck's wife, Iola, contributed lyrics to three songs on the album; "Weep No More", "Briar Bush" and "Strange Meadow Lark".[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The initial Billboard magazine review from 5 June 1961 chose Tonight Only! as one of its 'Spotlight Winners of the Week' and commented that "Brubeck teams up with canary Carmen McRae on this package and the results are eminently tasteful and listenable".[4]

The album was reviewed by Scott Yanow at Allmusic who wrote that "One of the more obscure Dave Brubeck albums is really a showcase for the young singer Carmen McRae who performs nine numbers ...McRae is in fine voice but strangely enough all of the songs (except for "Strange Meadowlark") have been long forgotten. Stronger material would have resulted in a more memorable session".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Weep No More" (Dave Brubeck, Iola Brubeck) - 2:49 2
  2. "Briar Bush" (D. Brubeck, I. Brubeck) - 2:58
  3. "Paradiddle Joe" (Johnny Morris, Fred Parries, Jerry Pugsley) - 2:00
  4. "Strange Meadow Lark" (D. Brubeck, I. Brubeck) - 2:38
  5. "Tristesse" (D. Brubeck) - 4:58
  6. "Melanctha" - 9:58
  7. "Late Lament" (Paul Desmond) - 6:17
  8. "Tonight Only" - 7:27
  9. "Talkin' and Walkin'" (Eugene Wright) - 4:24

Personnel

The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Production

References

  1. ↑ "Tonight Only! at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Tonight Only! at AllMusic
  3. 1 2 It's about Time: Dave Brubeck. University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 978-1-61075-210-7.
  4. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (5 June 1961). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. ISSN 0006-2510.
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