By Special Request, Decca, 1955. (Reissued on CD, Here To Stay)
This, her first for Decca, brought Carmen national attention.

Book of Ballads, Kapp, recorded in 1958. Reissued on CD.
Another example of Carmen singing straight and pure.  Twelve classic standards such as "When I Fall In Love" and "My Romance."

Live at Sugar Hill, TIME, 1963. issued by Mainstream under the title n Person (Reissued on CD
under the title Live at Sugar Hill.) 
Said to be the first recording to replicate Carmen's "live"  singing personality and style.

Woman Talk, Live at the Village Gate, 1966. Another live recording with Carmen giving a relaxed but sassy performance.

The Sound of Silence, Atlantic, 1968. (Reissued on Rhino, 2001 with Portrait of Carmen)
A collection of standards and contemporary songs, chosen with impeccable taste.

The Great American Songbook, Live at Donte’s, Atlantic, 1972, double album
A collection of 18 wonderful songs from "Satin Doll" to "The Ballad of Thelonious Monk."

For Once in My Life, Atlantic, 1967, with orchestra
Jazz police - put your handcuffs away! Carmen takes contemporary songs, such as the Beatles’ "Got To Get You Into My Life" and Buffy St. Marie’s "Until It’s Time for You To Go," and makes them sound like standards.

Live at the Great American Music Hall, Blue Note, 1976. (Reissued on two CDs by Toshiba EMI of Japan, 1994.)
Recorded live at the San Francisco club in a double bill with Dizzy Gillespie (who appears
on some tracks,) these two albums presents the compleat Carmen. Not available for some
reason. Ask a friend for a copy.  This is a MUST for Carmen fans. If you had to have only ONE
Carmen album, this would be it.

I’m Coming Home Again, double album. Buddah, 1981. (Reissued on CD by Unidisc in 1994, reissued under the title Ms. Magic by DCC.) 
With an all star cast of musicians including Hank Crawford, Freddie Hubbard, and Grover Washington Jr, Carmen transforms 13 contemporary songs into mini works of art.

Heat Wave, with Cal Tjader, Concord, 1982.
"touches of cha-cha, mamba and other rhythmic subdivisions that come under the heading of Latin
Americana...a wide-ranging choice of songs, - from unfamiliar melodies to old standards and new
material gleaned from Latin, pop, jazz and rock sources." liner notes, Leonard Feather
From "Besame Mucho" to Stevie Wonder's "All in Love Is Fair."