Great Women Of Song: Carmen McRae Homeshake and Pedro The Lion

and Pedro The Lion

It was named in tribute to the band’s rehearsal space in Maynard’s family’s south London (Sidcup) home

CD2: Demos and Outtakes

moving even further towards a folk-pop sound

objects capable of reconnecting us to a time or place

Great Women Of Song: Carmen McRae Homeshake and Pedro The LionVerve Records releases the latest editions in its breakout Great Women of Song series, which pays homage to the ground breaking work and lasting impact of some of the greatest female vocalists of all time. Like her idol Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae could own a ballad and make it all her own. She could also swing every bit as hard as her other main influence, Ella Fitzgerald. Coming up during the bebop era and under the musical sway of Thelonious Monk,