Carmen McRae Professions : Singer Born : April 8, 1920 Died : November 10, 1994 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Carmen McRae Blues is to jazz what yeast is to bread--without it, it's flat. Carmen McRae yeast music inspirational ... everything I do, I choose very, very carefully, because if I don't like it, I can't make you like it. Carmen McRae you-like-it i-can ifs Oscar Peterson is my favorite all-around pianist. There are pianists I like because of one thing and pianists I like because of another. But overall, I like Oscar Peterson best. Carmen McRae pianist oscars my-favorite Similar Authors Bert McCracken singer Betty Carter singer Bing Crosby singer Brian Fallon singer Brooke Allison singer Brook Benton singer All Authors