Book of Ballads

Book of Ballads
Studio album by
Released1959
RecordedDecember 1–2, 1958, New York City[1]
GenreVocal jazz
Length40:46
LabelKapp KL-1117
ProducerFrank Hunter
Carmen McRae chronology
Porgy and Bess
(1959)
Book of Ballads
(1959)
When You're Away
(1959)

Book of Ballads is a 1959 album by jazz singer Carmen McRae, arranged by Frank Hunter.[2][3]

Billboard chose the cover of Book of Ballads as their 'Album Cover of the Week' in their January 19, 1959 issue.[4]

  1. ^ Leslie Gourse (2001). Carmen McRae: Miss Jazz. Billboard Books. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-8230-7904-9.
  2. ^ "Book of Ballads". AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  3. ^ "Carmen McRae – Book Of Ballads". Discogs.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Album Cover of the Week". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 19 January 1959. p. 31. ISSN 0006-2510.