About This Song
About "It's a Raggy Waltz" by Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae turns Brubeck's odd-meter waltz into a sly, swinging conversation. Her voice is a raconteur's raised eyebrow, gliding over the 'raggy' rhythm with poised wit. The tension is between elegance and mischief—a jazz singer refusing to let the time signature have the last laugh.