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Genres: Avant-Garde, Bop, Ballads, Swing, Soul-Jazz, Vocal Jazz

Active: 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's

Born: May 16, 1930 in Flint, MI

Influences

Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Leo Watson

Followers

Joe Lee Wilson, Cassandra Wilson, Leon Thomas, Tiombe Lockhart, Katie Bull, Mulgrew Miller, Kate McGarry, Maroon, J.D. Walter

Overview

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Album

Album: Betty Carter's Finest Hour

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Artist: Betty Carter
Released: April 8, 2003
Label: Verve

Song List

You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do?)

1:47

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I Can't Help It

2:48

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Babe's Blues

2:52

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Medley: I Didn't Know What Time It Was/All the Things You Are/I ...

5:29

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Tight

1:39

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Open the Door (Theme Song)

5:02

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The Trolley Song

3:31

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I Could Write a Book

3:26

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Social Call

2:25

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What a Little Moonlight Can Do

10:17

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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

6:12

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The Good Life

6:59

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Droppin' Things

5:57

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In the Still of the Night

4:06

Credits

Stephen Scott:

Piano

Betty Carter:

Vocals, Producer

Kenny Dorham:

Trumpet

Gigi Gryce:

Sax (Alto)

John Hicks:

Piano

Sam Jones:

Bass

Wynton Kelly:

Piano

Melba Liston:

Trombone

Jerome Richardson:

Flute, Bassoon, Sax (Tenor)

Norman Simmons:

Piano

Don Braden:

Sax (Tenor)

Curtis Lundy:

Bass

Al Harewood:

Drums

Ray Copeland:

Trumpet, Arranger

Kenny Washington:

Drums

Craig Handy:

Sax (Tenor)

Lewis Nash:

Drums

Marc Cary:

Piano

Cyrus Chestnut:

Piano

Ira Coleman:

Bass

Benny Golson:

Sax (Tenor)

Eric Gunnison:

Piano

Winard Harper:

Drums

Freddie Hubbard:

Trumpet

Jim Hughart:

Bass

Chipper Lyles:

Drums

Tarus Mateen:

Bass

Carmen McRae:

Vocals, Producer

Danny Mixon:

Piano

Peck Morrison:

Bass

Khalid Moss:

Piano

Jimmy Powell:

Sax (Alto)

Ariel J. Roland:

Bass

Sahib Shihab:

Sax (Baritone)

Allan Tucker:

Mastering

Buster Williams:

Bass

Specs Wright:

Drums

Tom Copi:

Photography

Lee Tanner:

Cover Photo

Lisle Atkinson:

Bass

Hollis King:

Art Direction

Tom Bradshaw:

Producer

Cynthia Sesso:

Photo Research

Bryan Koniarz:

Supervisor

Sherniece Smith:

Art Producer

Ken Druker:

Executive Producer

Robert Appleton:

Series Design

Stephanie Stein Crease:

Notes Editing

Mark Smith:

Production Assistant

Paul Lombardi:

Package Layout