Betty Carter
 
Discography

The Betty Carter Album (1972)



Personnel:

Album Info:
Buster Williams - bass     Verve 853682
Louis Hayes, Chip Lyle - drums     
Danny Mixon, Onaje Allan Gumbs - piano     

Songs:

You're a Sweetheart [Adamson/McHugh]     4:00
I Can't Help It [Carter]     2:47
What Is It? [Carter]     5:37
On Our Way Up (Sister Candy) [Roach]     1:37
We Tried [Carter]     5:54
Happy [Carter]     2:10
Sunday, Monday, or Always [Burke/Van Heusen]     4:21
Tight [Carter]     1:38
Children Learn What They Live [Nolt]     4:18
Sounds (Movin' On) [Carter]     7:17





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Production Notes:


Originally released in 1976 (four years after being recorded) by the Bet-Car label as The Betty Carter Album.  Verve reissued the album in 1990.



 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews:

   

* Betty Carter really digs into the material... using unusual tempos (and sometimes quick changes) and coming up with rather spontaneous and sometimes abstract interpretations... - All-Music Guide to Jazz
   

* 4 stars - Overcomes its mediocre recording quality with spunk, with and imagination. - MusicHound Jazz - The Essential Album Guide
   

* Carter's smoky, chocolaty timbre makes a compelling complement to both her edgy solos and molasses ballads. - Playboy Guide to Jazz