Betty Carter - Four Classic Albums (2014)
Artist: Betty Carter
Title: Four Classic Albums (Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant / Out There / The Modern Sound of Betty Carter / Ray Charles and Betty Carter)
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: AVID Entertainment
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 2:20:14
Total Size: 695 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Four Classic Albums (Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant / Out There / The Modern Sound of Betty Carter / Ray Charles and Betty Carter)
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: AVID Entertainment
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 2:20:14
Total Size: 695 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Sneaking Around (Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant)
02. Moonlight in Vermont (Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant)
03. What Is This Thing Called Love? (Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant)
04. Thou Swell (Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant)
05. Willow Weep for Me (Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant)
06. I Could Write a Book (Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant)
07. Threesome (Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant)
08. Gone with the Wind (Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant)
09. Old Devil Moon (Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant)
10. The Way You Look Tonight (Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant)
11. No Moon at All (Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant)
12. Can't We Be Friends? (Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant)
13. You're Driving Me Crazy (Out There)
14. I Can't Help It (Out There)
15. By the Bend of the River (Out There)
16. Bab's Blues (Out There)
17. Foul Play (Out There)
18. You're Getting to Be a Habit (Out There)
19. Only the Isle of May (Out There)
20. But Beautiful (Out There)
21. All I've Got (Out There)
22. Make It Last (Out There)
23. Blue Bird of Happiness (Out There)
24. Something Wonderful (Out There)
25. What a Little Moonlight Can Do (The Modern Sound of Betty Carter)
26. There's No You (The Modern Sound of Betty Carter)
27. I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire (The Modern Sound of Betty Carter)
28. Remember (The Modern Sound of Betty Carter)
29. My Reverie (The Modern Sound of Betty Carter)
30. Mean to Me (The Modern Sound of Betty Carter)
31. Don't Weep for the Lady (The Modern Sound of Betty Carter)
32. Jazz (Ain't Nothin' but Soul) [The Modern Sound of Betty Carter]
33. For You (The Modern Sound of Betty Carter)
34. Stormy Weather (The Modern Sound of Betty Carter)
35. At Sundown (The Modern Sound of Betty Carter)
36. On the Alamo (The Modern Sound of Betty Carter)
37. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (Ray Charles and Betty Carter)
38. You and I (Ray Charles and Betty Carter)
39. Intro: Goodbye / We'll Be Together Again (Ray Charles and Betty Carter)
40. People Will Say We're in Love (Ray Charles and Betty Carter)
41. Cocktails for Two (Ray Charles and Betty Carter)
42. Side by Side (Ray Charles and Betty Carter)
43. Baby, It's Cold Outside (Ray Charles and Betty Carter)
44. Together (Ray Charles and Betty Carter)
45. For All We Know (Ray Charles and Betty Carter)
46. Takes Two to Tango (Ray Charles and Betty Carter)
47. Alone Together (Ray Charles and Betty Carter)
48. Just You, Just Me (Ray Charles and Betty Carter)
Betty Carter was a bebop, scat, and swing vocal artist of the first order. She had a very cool, controlled singing style which was frequently daring and unconventional. Blessed with a large and unusual vocal range, she was constantly experimenting with phrasing, inflection, range and tempo to make each song her own. Betty began her singing career in Detroit at age 15, winning a local talent contest. Four years later in 1948 she joined Lionel Hampton’s band, where she was able to develop her style working with Charles Mingus and Wes Montgomery, among many other bebop artists.
This 2 CD set has four albums from early in her career. CD1 has the introductory album recorded in 1955 “Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant” with jazz pianist Ray Bryant. The two performers alternate vocal and instrumental numbers on this album. Betty shows her skills on an upbeat version of Jerome Kern’s “The Way You Look Tonight” and some great scat singing on “Thou Swell” by Rodgers and Hart. The second album on CD1 is “Out There”, originally produced in 1958 as her first solo album. A nice collection of classics and forgotten ballads, this album is worth the price of the set alone. Betty again show her scatting technique in “You’re Driving Me Crazy” and “Blue Bird of Happiness”. Most of the scat songs are short, and she sings so quickly that you find yourself listening to them again to hear “Did she really sing that? ”
Disc 2 also has two albums from the early years. “The Modern Sound of Betty Carter” was arranged and conducted by Richard Wess, and originally released in 1960. The album is led off by a hard-charging version of “What A Little Moonlight Can Do” and also includes a beautiful rendition of ‘Stormy Weather”, as well as two songs written for Betty: “Jazz (Ain’t Nothin’ But Soul)” and “Don’t Weep For The Lady”. The other album on this disc is “Ray Charles and Betty Carter” released in 1961. This album is a set of duets featuring Betty and Ray performing a mix of ballads and light jazz standards. The Jack Halloran Singers with a full orchestra perform on several numbers, and Ray plays piano and sings on each song. Highlights on this album include a lush version of
“Cocktails For Two” and a lively “It Takes Two to Tango”, which showcase both Ray’s rich baritone vocals and Betty’s range and artistry.
This 2 CD set has four albums from early in her career. CD1 has the introductory album recorded in 1955 “Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant” with jazz pianist Ray Bryant. The two performers alternate vocal and instrumental numbers on this album. Betty shows her skills on an upbeat version of Jerome Kern’s “The Way You Look Tonight” and some great scat singing on “Thou Swell” by Rodgers and Hart. The second album on CD1 is “Out There”, originally produced in 1958 as her first solo album. A nice collection of classics and forgotten ballads, this album is worth the price of the set alone. Betty again show her scatting technique in “You’re Driving Me Crazy” and “Blue Bird of Happiness”. Most of the scat songs are short, and she sings so quickly that you find yourself listening to them again to hear “Did she really sing that? ”
Disc 2 also has two albums from the early years. “The Modern Sound of Betty Carter” was arranged and conducted by Richard Wess, and originally released in 1960. The album is led off by a hard-charging version of “What A Little Moonlight Can Do” and also includes a beautiful rendition of ‘Stormy Weather”, as well as two songs written for Betty: “Jazz (Ain’t Nothin’ But Soul)” and “Don’t Weep For The Lady”. The other album on this disc is “Ray Charles and Betty Carter” released in 1961. This album is a set of duets featuring Betty and Ray performing a mix of ballads and light jazz standards. The Jack Halloran Singers with a full orchestra perform on several numbers, and Ray plays piano and sings on each song. Highlights on this album include a lush version of
“Cocktails For Two” and a lively “It Takes Two to Tango”, which showcase both Ray’s rich baritone vocals and Betty’s range and artistry.
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