# Carmen McRae discography

The discography of American singer and pianist Carmen McRae includes twenty-nine studio albums, twenty-six live albums and twenty-five compilations.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US Pop | US Jazz | US R&B |
| A Foggy Day with Carmen McRae (with Ivie Anderson) | Released: 1953 Label: Stardust | — | — | — |
| Carmen McRae | Released: 1955 Label: Bethlehem Records | — | — | — |
| By Special Request | Released: 1956 Label: Decca Records | — | — | — |
| Torchy! | Released: 1956 Label: Decca Records | — | — | — |
| Blue Moon | Released: 1956 Label: Decca Records | — | — | — |
| Boy Meets Girl (with Sammy Davis Jr.) | Released: 1957 Label: Decca Records | — | — | — |
| After Glow | Released: 1957 Label: Decca Records | — | — | — |
| Mad About the Man | Released: 1958 Label: Decca Records | — | — | — |
| Carmen for Cool Ones | Released: 1958 Label: Decca Records | — | — | — |
| Birds of a Feather | Released: 1958 Label: Decca Records | — | — | — |
| Porgy and Bess (with Sammy Davis Jr.) | Released: 1959 Label: Decca Records | — | — | — |
| Book of Ballads | Released: 1959 Label: Kapp Records | — | — | — |
| When You're Away | Released: 1959 Label: Kapp Records | — | — | — |
| Something to Swing About | Released: 1960 Label: Kapp Records | — | — | — |
| Tonight Only! (with Dave Brubeck) | Released: 1961 Label: Columbia Records | — | — | — |
| Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics | Released: 1962 Label: Columbia Records | — | — | — |
| Something Wonderful | Released: 1963 Label: Columbia Records | — | — | — |
| Bittersweet | Released: 1964 Label: Focus Records | — | — | — |
| Second to None | Released: November 1964 Label: Mainstream Records | — | — | — |
| Haven't We Met? | Released: March 1965 Label: Mainstream Records | — | — | — |
| Alfie | Released: August 1966 Label: Mainstream Records | 150 | — | — |
| For Once in My Life | Released: July 1967 Label: Atlantic Records | — | — | — |
| Portrait of Carmen | Released: January 1968 Label: Atlantic Records | — | — | — |
| The Sound of Silence | Released: 1968 Label: Atlantic Records | — | 17 | — |
| Just a Little Lovin' | Released: 1970 Label: Atlantic Records | — | — | — |
| Carmen | Released: 1972 Label: Temponic Records | — | — | — |
| It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling | Released: 1973 Label: Groove Merchant | — | — | — |
| Ms. Jazz | Released: 1974 Label: Groove Merchant | — | — | — |
| I Am Music | Released: 1975 Label: Blue Note Records | — | 22 | 56 |
| November Girl | Released: 1975 (UK) Label: Black Lion Records | — | — | — |
| Can't Hide Love | Released: 1976 Label: Blue Note Records | — | — | — |
| I'm Coming Home Again | Released: 1980 Label: Buddah Records | — | 29 | — |
| Two for the Road (with George Shearing) | Released: 1980 Label: Concord Records | — | 45 | — |
| Heat Wave (with Cal Tjader) | Released: 1982 Label: Concord Jazz | — | 25 | — |
| You're Lookin' at Me (A Collection of Nat King Cole Songs) | Released: 1984 Label: Concord Records | — | — | — |
| Any Old Time | Released: 1986 Label: Denon Records | — | — | — |
| Carmen Sings Monk | Released: 1990 Label: Novus Records | — | 5 | — |
| Sarah: Dedicated to You | Released: 1991 Label: Novus Records | — | 3 | — |
| Dream of Life | Released: 29 September 1998 Label: Qwest Records | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes items which did not chart in that country. |||||

### Live albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US Jazz |
| Carmen McRae in London | Released: October 1961 Label: Ember Records | — |
| Take Five Live (with Dave Brubeck) | Released: 1962 Label: Columbia Records | — |
| Live at Sugar Hill | Released: 1963 Label: Time Records | — |
| Woman Talk | Released: 1966 Label: Mainstream Records | — |
| "Live" & Wailing | Released: 1968 Label: Mainstream Records | — |
| Carmen McRae | Released: 1971 Label: Mainstream Records | — |
| The Great American Songbook | Released: 1972 Label: Atlantic Records | — |
| Alive! | Released: 1973 Label: Mainstream Records | — |
| As Time Goes By: Live at the Dug | Released: May 10, 1974 (Japan) Label: Victor | — |
| Live and Doin' It | Released: 1974 Label: Mainstream Records | — |
| Live at Century Plaza | Released: 1975 (Japan) Label: Atlantic Records | — |
| At the Great American Music Hall | Released: 1977 Label: Blue Note Records | — |
| Ronnie Scott's Presents Carmen McRae 'Live' | Released: 1977 (UK) Label: Pye Records | — |
| Jazz Gala 79 | Released: 1979 (France) Label: America Records | — |
| Recorded Live at Bubba's | Released: 1981 Label: Who's Who in Jazz | — |
| The Carmen McRae – Betty Carter Duets (with Betty Carter) | Released: 1987 Label: American Music Hall Records | 15 |
| Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West | Released: 1988 Label: Concord Records | — |
| New York State of Mind | Released: May 21, 1992 (Japan) Label: Victor | — |
| Everything Happens to Me | Released: 1994 Label: Jazz Hour | — |
| Carmen McRae & Her Trio Live | Released: 1995 Label: Jazz Door | — |
| For Lady Day | Released: 1995 Label: Novus Records | 17 |
| Jazz Masters | Released: 1997 Label: e.f.s.a. collection | — |
| Live in Tokyo | Released: 1999 Label: Absord Music Japan | — |
| Live at Umbria Jazz | Released: 2001 Label: EGEA | — |
| At Ratso's | Released: 2002 Label: Hitchcock Media Records | — |
| Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Guest Carmen McRae | Released: 2002 Label: The Jazz Alliance | — |
| "—" denotes items which did not chart in that country. |||

### Compilation albums

| Title | Details |
| Bethlehem's Girl Friends (with Chris Connor and Julie London) | Released: 1956 Label: Bethlehem Records |
| My Foolish Heart | Released: 1958 Label: Vocalion |
| Nina Simone and Her Friends an Intimate Variety of Vocal Charm (with Nina Simone and Chris Connor) | Released: 1959 Label: Bethlehem Records |
| This Is Carmen McRae | Released: 1967 Label: Kapp Records |
| Carmen's Gold | Released: 1971 Label: Mainstream Records |
| The Best of Carmen McRae | Released: 1971 (Japan) Label: Mainstream Records |
| I Want You | Released: 1972 Label: Mainstream Records |
| Here to Stay | Released: 1973 Label: MCA Coral |
| Velvet Soul | Released: 1975 Label: Groove Merchant |
| The Greatest of Carmen McRae | Released: 1977 Label: MCA Records |
| The Ultimate Carmen McRae | Released: 1991 Label: Mainstream Records |
| Black Magic 'Live' | Released: 1992 Label: Jazz Hour |
| Here to Stay | Released: 1992 Label: Decca Jazz |
| Song Time | Released: 1993 Label: Hindsight Jazz |
| Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters | Released: 1993 Label: GRP, MCA Records |
| The Best of Carmen McRae | Released: 1995 Label: Blue Note Records |
| I'll Be Seeing You | Released: June 20, 1995 Label: GRP, MCA Records |
| Priceless Jazz Collection | Released: 1998 Label: GRP |
| Ballad Essentials | Released: October 26, 1999 Label: Concord Jazz |
| Carmen McRae's Finest Hour | Released: September 12, 2000 Label: Verve Records |
| Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual: Mel Tormé & Carmen McRae (with Mel Tormé) | Released: 2001 Label: Koch Jazz |
| Diva | Released: 20 мая 2003 Label: Verve Records |
| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Carmen McRae | Released: 2004 Label: Verve Records |
| Carmen McRae for Lovers | Released: 2006 Label: Verve Records |
| Standards | Released: 2010 Label: Verve Records |