Unique interpretations & off-beat phrasing enabled singer Carmen McRae to carve her own niche in the jazz world from the 1940s through the 1980s. Carmen McRae's dynamic artistry is revealed on these 33 original recordings from Atlantic Records. Acclaimed music critic Leonard Feather writes of Carmen McRae's talent 'A torch song was never torchier, love songs never lovelier, than when Carmen caresses the lyrics.' Collectables combines the compilation The Art Of Carmen Mcrae with 1967's For Once In My Life.