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Betty Carter's Finest Hour (CD)

By: Betty Carter (Artist)

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Betty Carter Artist Snapshot:

Originally known as Betty Bebop from her work with Parker and Gillespie in the 1940s, the singer worked with Miles Davis and Max Roach in the 1950s, but often had trouble finding work due to her complex, demanding style. In the 1970s she started her own group, which would become a rigorous training ground for young musicians, and finally gained a full measure of success in the 1980s. Her swooping, melismatic scatting make her voice one of the most distinctive in jazz.

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DISC 1 for Betty Carter's Finest Hour (CD) Album By Betty Carter (Artist)
1   You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?)
2   I Can't Help It
3   Babe's Blues
4   I Didn't Know What Time It Was / All The Things You Are / I Could Write A Book
5   Tight
6   Open The Door - (theme song)
7   Trolley Song, The
8   I Could Write A Book
9   Social Call
10   What A Little Moonlight Can Do
11   It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
12   Good Life, The
13   Droppin' Things
14   In The Still Of The Night
 

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Title Note

Personnel includes: Betty Carter (vocals); Carmen McRae (vocals); Gigi Gryce, Jimmy Powell (alto saxophone); Jermone Richardson (tenor saxophone, flute, bassoon); Benny Golson, Craig Handy (tenor saxophone); Sahib Shihab (baritone saxophone); Kenny Dorham, Ray Copeland, Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Melba Liston (trombone); Norman Simmons, Wynton Kelly, Cyrus Chestnut (piano); Pec Morrison, Sam Jones, Lisle Atkinson (bass); Lewis Nash, Chip Lyles, Al Harewood, Specs Wright (drums).

Producers: Tom Bradshaw, Betty Carter, Carmen McRae, Liljay Productions.

Compilation producer: William R. Bauer.

Recorded between 1958 & 1992. Includes liner notes by William R. Bauer.

The Betty Carter installment of Verve's excellent FINEST HOUR series presents 12 songs by the revered jazz vocalist that span the late 1950s to the early '90s. While the opening track, "You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?)," shines the spotlight on Carter's amazingly deft scatting skills, her slow, sauntering rendition of "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" calls attention to the expressive, nuanced side of her dynamic voice. A concise overview of Carter's career, FINEST HOUR serves as a fine introduction to this wonderful artist.

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