Bold, boozy work from
Carmen McRae – a wonderfully mature album from that great time when her style was equal parts jazz and soul – put together here by arranger/
producer Arif Mardin, a perfect choice for the record! There's a care to the overall presentation not heard in some of
McRae's albums from a few years before – not just jazz vocals with a backing group, but a really rich presentation of some hip, modern, all-adult material that somehow sounds even better in
Carmen's hands than anyone else. Titles include the sublime title tune "Just A Little Lovin" – plus"Goodbye Joe", "I Love The Life I Live", "Carry That Weight", "Something", "I Want You", "More Today Than Yesterday", and "Didn't We".
(Vocalists, Soul)