About This Song
About "Satin Doll (Live)" by Carmen McRae
Recorded live, McRae turns Ellington's 'Satin Doll' into a smoky, knowing conversation. Her phrasing is a raised eyebrow, the band's swing a velvet cushion. The calm of the melody belies a sly unease—a doll made of satin, but with a knife in her smile.