Jazz Gala 79

Jazz Gala 79
Live album by
Released1979 (1979)
RecordedJanuary 22, 1979
VenuePalais des Festivals et des Congrès, Cannes
GenreJazz
Length1:05:15
Label
Carmen McRae chronology
Ronnie Scott's Presents Carmen McRae 'Live'
(1977)
Jazz Gala 79
(1979)
I'm Coming Home Again
(1980)

Jazz Gala 79 is a double live album recorded by American singer and pianist Carmen McRae with the participation of singer Joe Williams, trumpeters Thad Jones and Cat Anderson, as well as French pianist Claude Bolling at the Marché International du Disque et de l'Édition Musicale Festival in Cannes on January 22, 1979.[1] The album was released the same year in France by America Records and Personal Choice Records in the United States.

  1. ^ "Williams Label to Gillette-Madison". Billboard. Vol. 91, no. 45. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. November 10, 1979. p. 53. ISSN 0006-2510.