Betty Carter

Betty Carter

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Renowned jazz singer Betty Carter was known for her improvisational style and was equally as unpredictable as she was imaginative. Her reputation and influence has lasted long since her passing in 1998; vocalist Carmen McRae is one of many whom have sung her praises, stating "there's really only one jazz singer - only one: Betty Carter".

Born in Flint, Michigan in 1930, she studied piano at the Detroit Conservatory of Music before singing in jazz clubs, theatres and bars from the age of 16. She was initially asked by Lionel Hampton to join his band in 1948, but was repeatedly kicked out due to her constant improvising. In 1951, she left for good and toured the country performing around the USA with jazz legends like Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker.

She toured and recorded with Ray Charles between 1960 and 1963 before effectively retiring from the music industry to get married and start a family. After her marriage didn't work out, she returned with ''Round Midnight' (her second album of this name) in 1969, showcasing a new, fully-developed style. Carter was unable to attract record labels due to what was seen as an uncommercial sound, so she set up her own label, Bet-Car. She toured extensively throughout the `70s, with a trio which helped many aspiring jazz musicians along the way, including the likes of Buster Williams and Cyrus Chestnut.

After delivering standout performances at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1977 and 1978, she recorded what many regard as her finest ever performance - The Audience With Betty Carter - in 1979. With commercial success having well and truly returned, Carter signed a major record deal with Polygram and re-released her Bet-Car releases, as well as new album 'Look What I Got' which won her her very first Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance.

Continuing to perform and record into the 1990s, Carter developed a Jazz Ahead programme which helped to develop new talent in jazz and offered young musicians to work alongside her at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Having performed for then-President Bill Clinton in 1993, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1996 before her passing of pancreatic cancer in September 1998.

Top tracks

06
Open The Door
Betty Carter
Inside Betty Carter
03:13
Composers: Betty Carter
01
This Is Always
Betty Carter
Inside Betty Carter
03:11
Composers: Harry Warren - Mack Gordon
03
I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
Betty Carter
The Modern Sound Of Betty Carter
02:22
Writer: Eddie Durham - Edward Seiler / Composers: Edward Seiler - Sol Marcus - Bennie Benjamin
02
I Can't Help It
Betty Carter
Betty Carter's Finest Hour
02:45
Writer: Betty Carter / Composers: Betty Carter
08
Takes Two to Tango (Remastered)
Betty Carter
Avant-Garde Jazz (Remastered)
03:24
Writer: Al Hoffman / Composers: Dick Manning
03
Babe's Blues (Album Version)
Betty Carter
Betty Carter's Finest Hour
02:49
Composers: Randolph Edward Weston
07
I Could Write a Book
Betty Carter
Meet Betty Carter And Ray Bryant
02:37
Writer: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart
01
You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do) (Album Version)
Betty Carter
Betty Carter's Finest Hour
01:45
Writer: Walter Donaldson / Composers: Walter Donaldson
09
The Good Life
Betty Carter
Look What I Got
06:58
Writer: Jean Broussolle / Composers: Sacha Distel
06
Social Call
Betty Carter
The Music Never Stops
02:29
Composers: Jon Hendricks - Qusim Basheer
07
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
Betty Carter
Inside Betty Carter
05:17
Composers: Fran Landesman - Tommy Wolf
08
Something Big
Betty Carter
Inside Betty Carter
01:59
Composers: Richard Adler
04
My Favourite Things
Betty Carter
Inside Betty Carter
01:38
Composers: Oscar Hammerstein II - Richard Rodgers
06
'Round Midnight
Betty Carter
'Round Midnight
03:20
Composers: Bernard Hanighen - Cootie Williams - Thelonious Monk
10
The Moon Is Low
Betty Carter
Inside Betty Carter
02:02
Composers: Alan Freed - N.H. Brown
03
By The Bend Of The River
Betty Carter
Out There With Betty Carter
02:07
Composers: Bernard Haig - Clara Edwards
06
Imagination
Betty Carter
Look What I Got
04:53
Composers: Jimmy van Heusen - Johnny Burke
13
Something Wonderful (Album Version)
Betty Carter
Priceless Jazz 39 : Betty Carter
03:35
Writer: Oscar Hammerstein II / Composers: Richard Rodgers
10
Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time)
Betty Carter
The Modern Sound Of Betty Carter
03:21
Writer: Ted Koehler / Composers: Harold Arlen
06
Thou Swell
Betty Carter
Meet Betty Carter And Ray Bryant
01:40
Writer: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart
08
But Beautiful
Betty Carter
Out There With Betty Carter
03:57
Composers: Jimmy van Heusen - Johnny Burke
05
Foul Play
Betty Carter
Out There With Betty Carter
02:21
Composers: Norman Mapp
14
You're A Sweetheart (Live 1991 Remastered Version)
Betty Carter
Inside Betty Carter
04:04
Composers: Harold Adamson - Jimmy McHugh
11
Blue Bird Of Happiness
Betty Carter
Out There With Betty Carter
01:30
Composers: Sandor Harmati - Edward Heyman
08
Willow Weep For Me
Ray Bryant
Her Jazz Greats (1955-1960)
03:34
01
Let's Fall In Love
Betty Carter
Meet Betty Carter And Ray Bryant
01:57
Writer: Ted Koehler / Composers: Ted Koehler - Harold Arlen
09
New England
Betty Carter
Inside Betty Carter
02:57
Composers: Unknown
12
It's A Big Wide Wonderful World
Betty Carter
Inside Betty Carter
01:50
Composers: John Rox
08
My Favorite Things (Live At Bradshaw's Great American Music Hall, San Francisco/1979)
Betty Carter
The Audience With Betty Carter (Live)
04:39
Composers: Oscar Hammerstein II - Richard Rodgers
09
All I've Got
Betty Carter
Out There With Betty Carter
02:15
Composers: Diane Cole
02
Can't We Be Friends (Remastered)
Betty Carter
Avant-Garde Jazz (Remastered)
02:29
Writer: Kay Swift / Composers: Paul James
03
The Man I Love
Betty Carter
Look What I Got
07:38
Writer: Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
11
Once In Your Life
Betty Carter
Inside Betty Carter
02:56
Composers: Unknown
13
There Is No Greater Love
Betty Carter
Inside Betty Carter
03:48
Composers: Isham Jones - Marty Symes
01
What A Little Moonlight Can Do
Betty Carter
Whatever Happened To Love?
10:25
Writer: Harry M. Woods / Composers: Harry M. Woods
11
Two Cigarettes in the Dark
Betty Carter
'Round Midnight
02:09
Writer: Pollack - Webster
03
Beware My Heart
Betty Carter
Inside Betty Carter
05:08
Composers: Sam Coslow
06
Red Top (Remastered)
Betty Carter
Avant-Garde Jazz (Remastered)
03:18
Writer: Ben Kynard / Composers: Lionel Hampton
07
Moonlight in Vermont
Betty Carter
The Music Never Stops
04:36
Composers: John M Blackburn - Karl Suessdorf
04
Frenesi
Betty Carter
Meet Betty Carter And Ray Bryant
02:31
Writer: A. Dominguez - S.K. Russell - R. Charles / Composers: A. Dominguez - S.K. Russell - R. Charles
02
Threesome
Betty Carter
Betty Carter - First Recordings
02:47
Writer: Ray Bryant / Composers: Ray Bryant
11
Do Something (Live;1991 Remix/Remaster)
Betty Carter
In Person
02:58
Writer: Bud Green - Sam Stept / Composers: Bud Green - Sam Stept
06
What Is This Thing Called Love
Betty Carter
Betty Carter - First Recordings
02:55
Writer: Cole Porter / Composers: Cole Porter
01
The Good Life
Betty Carter
In Person
02:37
Writer: Jack Reardon - Sacha Distel / Composers: Jack Reardon - Sacha Distel
09
For You
Betty Carter
The Modern Sound Of Betty Carter
02:23
Writer: Joe Burke - Al Dubin / Composers: Joe Burke - Al Dubin
05
Some Other Time
Betty Carter
Inside Betty Carter
03:48
Composers: Jule Styne - Sammy Cahn
20
Jazz
Betty Carter
Her Jazz Greats (1955-1960)
01:57
08
Gone With the Wind
Betty Carter
Meet Betty Carter And Ray Bryant
04:10
Writer: H. Magidson - A. Wrubel / Composers: H. Magidson - A. Wrubel
02
Social Call
Betty Carter
Meet Betty Carter And Ray Bryant
02:37
Writer: B. Qusim - Jon Hendricks / Composers: B. Qusim - Jon Hendricks
02
Look No Further
Betty Carter
Inside Betty Carter
01:58
Composers: Richard Rodgers
05
Tight (Live At Bradshaw's Great American Music Hall, San Francisco/1979)
Betty Carter
The Audience With Betty Carter (Live)
03:44
Composers: Betty Carter
05
Tight! / Mr. Gentleman
Betty Carter
The Music Never Stops
04:31
Composers: Betty Carter
02
Make It Last
Betty Carter
The Music Never Stops
05:45
Composers: Dick Haymes
05
The Way You Look Tonight
Betty Carter
Betty Carter - First Recordings
02:44
Writer: Dorothy Fields - Jerome Kern / Composers: Dorothy Fields - Jerome Kern
01
Seems Like Old Times / I Remember You / Remember (Live)
Betty Carter
Finally
08:27
Composers: Carmen Lombardo - Irving Berlin - John Jacob Loeb - Johnny Mercer - Victor Schertzinger
09
Bridges
Betty Carter
The Music Never Stops
09:30
Composers: Betty Carter
17
No Moon At All (Album Version)
Ray Bryant
Meet Betty Carter And Ray Bryant
02:51
Writer: David Mann - Redd Evans / Composers: David Mann - Redd Evans
03
Rock-A-Bye Baby (Remastered)
Betty Carter
Avant-Garde Jazz (Remastered)
02:23
Writer: Betty Carter / Composers: Betty Carter
07
Who What Why Where When
Betty Carter
In Person
03:13
Writer: Betty Carter / Composers: Betty Carter

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Albums
Betty Carter - First Recordings
â„— 2024 ISWJDigital2
13-12-2024
Betty Carter - First Recordings
01
Sneaking Around
Betty Carter
Betty Carter - First Recordings
03:18
Writer: Ray Bryant / Composers: Ray Bryant
02
Threesome
Betty Carter
Betty Carter - First Recordings
02:47
Writer: Ray Bryant / Composers: Ray Bryant
03
Can't We Be Friends
Betty Carter
Betty Carter - First Recordings
02:29
Writer: Paul James - Kay Swift / Composers: Paul James - Kay Swift
04
Moonlight in Vermont
Betty Carter
Betty Carter - First Recordings
03:26
Writer: John Blackburn - Karl Suessdorf / Composers: John Blackburn - Karl Suessdorf
05
The Way You Look Tonight
Betty Carter
Betty Carter - First Recordings
02:44
Writer: Dorothy Fields - Jerome Kern / Composers: Dorothy Fields - Jerome Kern
06
What Is This Thing Called Love
Betty Carter
Betty Carter - First Recordings
02:55
Writer: Cole Porter / Composers: Cole Porter
07
No Moon at All
Betty Carter
Betty Carter - First Recordings
02:54
Writer: Redd Evans - Dave Mann / Composers: Redd Evans - Dave Mann
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You’re Driving Me Crazy
â„— 2024 Evergreen
08-11-2024
You’re Driving Me Crazy
01
All I’ve Got
Betty Carter
You’re Driving Me Crazy
02:18
Writer: Cole Albert Porter / Composers: Cole Albert Porter
02
By the Bend of the River
Betty Carter
You’re Driving Me Crazy
02:10
Writer: Clara Edwards / Composers: Clara Edwards
03
Foul Play
Betty Carter
You’re Driving Me Crazy
02:25
Writer: John Norman Mapp / Composers: John Norman Mapp
04
I Can’t Help It
Betty Carter
You’re Driving Me Crazy
02:49
Writer: James Francis Mchugh / Composers: James Francis Mchugh
05
Make It Last
Betty Carter
You’re Driving Me Crazy
04:33
Writer: Robert William Haymes / Composers: Robert William Haymes
06
On the Isle of May
Betty Carter
You’re Driving Me Crazy
02:05
Writer: Mack David / Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
07
The Blue Bird of Happiness
Betty Carter
You’re Driving Me Crazy
01:33
Writer: Edward Heyman / Composers: Sandor Harmati
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In Person
2024 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
05-03-2024
In Person
01
The Good Life
Betty Carter
In Person
02:37
Writer: Jack Reardon - Sacha Distel / Composers: Jack Reardon - Sacha Distel
02
One Note Samba
Betty Carter
In Person
02:21
Writer: Antonio Carlos Jobim - Jon Hendricks - Newton Mendonça / Composers: Antonio Carlos Jobim - Newton Mendonça
03
I Only Have Eyes for You (Live)
Betty Carter
In Person
02:29
Writer: Al Dubin - Harry Warren / Composers: Al Dubin - Harry Warren
04
Three Stars Will Shine Tonight (From "Dr. Kildare")
Betty Carter
In Person
02:45
Writer: Jerry Goldsmith / Composers: Jerry Goldsmith
05
'Round Midnight
Betty Carter
In Person
03:20
Writer: Bernard Hanighen - Cootie Williams - Thelonious Monk / Composers: Bernard Hanighen - Cootie Williams - Thelonious Monk
06
Everybody's Somebody's Fool
Betty Carter
In Person
02:46
Writer: Ace Adams - Gladys Hampton - Regina Adams / Composers: Ace Adams - Gladys Hampton - Regina Adams
07
Who What Why Where When
Betty Carter
In Person
03:13
Writer: Betty Carter / Composers: Betty Carter
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Avant-Garde Jazz (Remastered)
Master Tape Records
10-10-2019
Avant-Garde Jazz (Remastered)
01
Baby, It's Cold Outside (Remastered)
Betty Carter
Avant-Garde Jazz (Remastered)
04:12
Writer: Frank Loesser / Composers: Frank Loesser
02
Can't We Be Friends (Remastered)
Betty Carter
Avant-Garde Jazz (Remastered)
02:29
Writer: Kay Swift / Composers: Paul James
03
Rock-A-Bye Baby (Remastered)
Betty Carter
Avant-Garde Jazz (Remastered)
02:23
Writer: Betty Carter / Composers: Betty Carter
04
Jay Bird (Remastered)
Betty Carter
Avant-Garde Jazz (Remastered)
03:50
Writer: J J Johnson / Composers: J J Johnson
05
Frenesi (Remastered)
Betty Carter
Avant-Garde Jazz (Remastered)
01:58
Writer: Alberto Dominguez Borras / Composers: Alberto Dominguez Borras
06
Red Top (Remastered)
Betty Carter
Avant-Garde Jazz (Remastered)
03:18
Writer: Ben Kynard / Composers: Lionel Hampton
07
By the Bend of the River (Remastered)
Betty Carter
Avant-Garde Jazz (Remastered)
02:11
Writer: Clara Edwards / Composers: Clara Edwards
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The Music Never Stops
(P) 2019 Jazz at Lincoln Center, Inc.
29-03-2019
The Music Never Stops
01
Ms. B.C.
Betty Carter
The Music Never Stops
03:10
Composers: Pamela Watson
02
Make It Last
Betty Carter
The Music Never Stops
05:45
Composers: Dick Haymes
03
30 Years
Betty Carter
The Music Never Stops
04:35
Composers: Betty Carter
04
Why Him? / Where or When / What's New?
Betty Carter
The Music Never Stops
15:46
Composers: Burton Lane - Alan Jay Lerner - Lorenz Hart - Richard Rodgers - Bob Haggart - Johnny Burke
05
Tight! / Mr. Gentleman
Betty Carter
The Music Never Stops
04:31
Composers: Betty Carter
06
Social Call
Betty Carter
The Music Never Stops
02:29
Composers: Jon Hendricks - Qusim Basheer
07
Moonlight in Vermont
Betty Carter
The Music Never Stops
04:36
Composers: John M Blackburn - Karl Suessdorf
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Round Midnight
â„— 1991 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
04-09-2009
Round Midnight
01
Do Something (Live; 1991 Remix / Remaster)
Betty Carter
Round Midnight
02:58
Composers: Bud Green - Sam Stept
02
Every Time We Say Goodbye (Live; 1991 Remix / Remaster)
Betty Carter
Round Midnight
05:47
Writer: Cole Porter
03
My Shining Hour (Live; 1991 Remix / Remaster)
Betty Carter
Round Midnight
02:36
Composers: Harold Arlen - Johnny Mercer
04
Something Wonderful (Live; 1991 Remix / Remaster)
Betty Carter
Round Midnight
06:35
Composers: Oscar Hammerstein II - Richard Rodgers
05
What's New (Live; 1991 Remix / Remaster)
Betty Carter
Round Midnight
02:46
Composers: Johnny Burke - Robert Haggart
06
By the Bend in the River (Live; 1991 Remix / Remaster)
Betty Carter
Round Midnight
01:41
Composers: Edwards - Haigh
07
I'm Pulling Through (Live; 1991 Remix / Remaster)
Betty Carter
Round Midnight
04:30
Composers: Arthur Herzog - I Kitchings
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Betty Carter's Finest Hour
This Compilation â„— 2003 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-2003
Betty Carter's Finest Hour
01
You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do) (Album Version)
Betty Carter
Betty Carter's Finest Hour
01:45
Writer: Walter Donaldson / Composers: Walter Donaldson
02
I Can't Help It
Betty Carter
Betty Carter's Finest Hour
02:45
Writer: Betty Carter / Composers: Betty Carter
03
Babe's Blues (Album Version)
Betty Carter
Betty Carter's Finest Hour
02:49
Composers: Randolph Edward Weston
04
Medley: I Didn't Know What Time It Was/All The Things You Are/I Could Write A Book
Betty Carter
Betty Carter's Finest Hour
05:25
Writer: Lorenz Hart - Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein II / Composers: Richard Rodgers - Jerome Kern
05
Tight
Betty Carter
Betty Carter's Finest Hour
01:36
Writer: Betty Carter / Composers: Betty Carter
06
Open The Door
Betty Carter
Betty Carter's Finest Hour
05:08
Writer: Betty Carter / Composers: Betty Carter
07
The Trolley Song (Live At Bradshaw's Great American Music Hall, San Francisco/1979)
Betty Carter
Betty Carter's Finest Hour
03:36
Writer: Hugh Martin - Ralph Blane / Composers: Hugh Martin - Ralph Blane
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Priceless Jazz 39 : Betty Carter
This Compilation â„— 1999 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1999
Priceless Jazz 39 : Betty Carter
01
You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do) (Album Version)
Betty Carter
Priceless Jazz 39 : Betty Carter
01:45
Writer: Walter Donaldson / Composers: Walter Donaldson
02
My Reverie
Betty Carter
Priceless Jazz 39 : Betty Carter
02:47
Writer: Larry Clinton / Composers: Larry Clinton
03
Babe's Blues (Album Version)
Betty Carter
Priceless Jazz 39 : Betty Carter
02:49
Composers: Randolph Edward Weston
04
The Blue Bird Of Happiness (Album Version)
Betty Carter
Priceless Jazz 39 : Betty Carter
01:40
Writer: Harry Parr-Davies - Edward Heyman / Composers: Sandor Harmati
05
You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me (Album Version)
Betty Carter
Priceless Jazz 39 : Betty Carter
02:30
Writer: Al Dubin / Composers: Harry Warren
06
Remember
Betty Carter
Priceless Jazz 39 : Betty Carter
02:24
Writer: Irving Berlin / Composers: Irving Berlin
07
Make It Last
Betty Carter
Priceless Jazz 39 : Betty Carter
04:30
Writer: Bob Haymes / Composers: Bob Haymes
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The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco / 1987)
This Compilation â„— 1996 UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1996
The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco / 1987)
01
What's New (Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco / 1987)
Carmen McRae
The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco / 1987)
04:20
Writer: Johnny Burke / Composers: Robert Haggart
02
Stolen Moments (Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco / 1987)
Carmen McRae
The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco / 1987)
03:36
Composers: Oliver Nelson
03
But Beautiful (Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco / 1987)
Carmen McRae
The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco / 1987)
05:55
Composers: Johnny Burke - Jimmy van Heusen
04
Am I Blue? (Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco / 1987)
Carmen McRae
The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco / 1987)
06:45
Composers: Harry Akst - Grant Clarke
05
Glad To Be Unhappy / Where Or When (Medley / Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco / 1987)
Carmen McRae
The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco / 1987)
05:33
Composers: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart
06
Sometimes I'm Happy (Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco / 1987)
Carmen McRae
The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco / 1987)
07:54
Composers: Clifford Grey - Irving Caesar - Vincent Youmans
07
Isn't It Romantic? (Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco / 1987)
Carmen McRae
The Carmen McRae - Betty Carter Duets (Live At The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco / 1987)
02:57
Writer: Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers
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I'm Yours, You're Mine
â„— 1996 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1996
I'm Yours, You're Mine
01
This Time
Betty Carter
I'm Yours, You're Mine
07:43
Writer: Paul Weston - Joel Benton / Composers: Paul Weston - Joel Benton
02
I'm Yours, You're Mine
Betty Carter
I'm Yours, You're Mine
09:35
Writer: Betty Carter - Curtis Lundy / Composers: Betty Carter - Curtis Lundy
03
Lonely House
Betty Carter
I'm Yours, You're Mine
06:29
Writer: Langston Hughes - Kurt Weill / Composers: Langston Hughes - Kurt Weill
04
Close Your Eyes
Betty Carter
I'm Yours, You're Mine
07:45
Writer: Bernice Petkere / Composers: Bernice Petkere
05
Useless Landscape
Betty Carter
I'm Yours, You're Mine
07:16
Writer: Aloysio de Oliveira - Ray Gilbert / Composers: Antonio Carlos Jobim
06
East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon)
Betty Carter
I'm Yours, You're Mine
04:50
Writer: Brooks Bowman / Composers: Brooks Bowman
07
September Song
Betty Carter
I'm Yours, You're Mine
10:19
Writer: Maxwell Anderson / Composers: Kurt Weill
Feed The Fire
â„— 1994 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1994
Feed The Fire
01
Feed The Fire
Betty Carter
Feed The Fire
11:20
Composers: Geri Allen
02
Love Notes
Betty Carter
Feed The Fire
07:10
Composers: B. Carter - M. Zubeck
03
Sometimes I'm Happy
Betty Carter
Feed The Fire
03:33
Composers: Irving Caesar - Clifford Grey - Vincent Youmans
04
Lover Man
Betty Carter
Feed The Fire
09:13
Composers: Roger J. "Ram" Ramirez - James Sherman - James Davis
05
I'm All Smiles
Betty Carter
Feed The Fire
05:25
Writer: Herbert Edward Martin / Composers: Leonard Macaluso
06
If I Should Lose You
Betty Carter
Feed The Fire
06:23
Composers: Ralph Rainger - Leo Robin
07
All Or Nothing At All
Betty Carter
Feed The Fire
08:11
Composers: Arthur Altman - Jack Lawrence
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It's Not About The Melody
â„— 1992 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1992
It's Not About The Melody
01
Naima's Love Song
Betty Carter
It's Not About The Melody
08:25
Composers: John Hicks
02
Stay As Sweet As You Are
Betty Carter
It's Not About The Melody
07:11
Composers: Mack Gordon - Harry Revel
03
Make Him Believe
Betty Carter
It's Not About The Melody
05:10
Composers: Betty Carter
04
I Should Care
Betty Carter
It's Not About The Melody
03:26
Writer: Sammy Cahn / Composers: Axel Stordahl - Paul Weston
05
Once Upon A Summertime
Betty Carter
It's Not About The Melody
05:58
Writer: Eddy Marnay / Composers: Eddie Barclay - Michel Legrand
06
You Go To My Head
Betty Carter
It's Not About The Melody
05:35
Writer: Haven Gillespie / Composers: J. Fred Coots
07
In The Still Of The Night
Betty Carter
It's Not About The Melody
04:07
Composers: Cole Porter
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Droppin Things
â„— 1990 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1990
Droppin Things
01
30 Years
Betty Carter
Droppin Things
03:59
Composers: Betty Carter
02
Stardust / Memories of You
Betty Carter
Droppin Things
12:37
Composers: Hoagy Carmichael - Mitchell Parish - Eubie Blake - Andy Razaf
03
What's The Use Of Wondrin'
Betty Carter
Droppin Things
05:21
Composers: Richard Rodgers - Oscar Hammerstein II
04
Open The Door '90
Betty Carter
Droppin Things
05:20
Composers: Betty Carter
05
Droppin' Things
Betty Carter
Droppin Things
06:33
Composers: Betty Carter
06
I Love Music
Betty Carter
Droppin Things
07:42
Composers: Emile Boyd - Hal Smith
07
Why Him
Betty Carter
Droppin Things
07:50
Composers: Alan Jay Lerner - Burton Lane
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Look What I Got
â„— 1992 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
13-06-1988
Look What I Got
01
Look What I Got
Betty Carter
Look What I Got
05:41
Composers: Betty Carter
02
That Sunday That Summer
Betty Carter
Look What I Got
04:55
Composers: George David Weiss - Joseph Daniel Sherman
03
The Man I Love
Betty Carter
Look What I Got
07:38
Writer: Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin
04
All I Got
Betty Carter
Look What I Got
04:41
Composers: Diane Cole
05
Just Like The Movies (Time)
Betty Carter
Look What I Got
04:18
Composers: Betty Carter
06
Imagination
Betty Carter
Look What I Got
04:53
Composers: Jimmy van Heusen - Johnny Burke
07
Mr. Gentleman (Sequel To Tight) (Album Version)
Betty Carter
Look What I Got
02:41
Composers: Betty Carter
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Whatever Happened To Love?
â„— 1982 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1982
Whatever Happened To Love?
01
What A Little Moonlight Can Do
Betty Carter
Whatever Happened To Love?
10:25
Writer: Harry M. Woods / Composers: Harry M. Woods
02
Cocktails For Two
Betty Carter
Whatever Happened To Love?
06:10
Writer: Arthur Johnston - Sam Coslow / Composers: Arthur Johnston - Sam Coslow
03
Social Call
Betty Carter
Whatever Happened To Love?
02:24
Writer: Gigi Gryce / Composers: Gigi Gryce
04
Goodbye
Betty Carter
Whatever Happened To Love?
04:48
Writer: Gordon Jenkins / Composers: Gordon Jenkins
05
With No Words
Betty Carter
Whatever Happened To Love?
04:20
Writer: Betty Carter / Composers: Betty Carter
06
New Blues (You Purrrrrr)
Betty Carter
Whatever Happened To Love?
06:19
Writer: Betty Carter / Composers: Betty Carter
07
I Cry Alone
Betty Carter
Whatever Happened To Love?
04:41
Composers: Burt Bacharach - Hal David
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