The Betty Carter Album (1972)

 
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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

 

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

 

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