Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant

by Betty Carter & Ray Bryant

Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1956
  • Label: Epic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:52
  • Community rating: 3.53/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Announcing the arrival of a fiercely independent, highly improvisational new vocal talent, this collaborative debut pairs the singer with a deeply sympathetic, blues-steeped piano trio. Her uniquely husky timbre and incredibly daring, horn-like scat phrasing completely deconstruct traditional standards, challenging the musicians to navigate highly unpredictable rhythmic shifts. The remarkably mature, deeply swinging session laid the vital groundwork for her legendary, uncompromising career.

Genres

Descriptors: Gangsta

Tracklist

  1. Sneaking Around (3:18)
  2. Moonlight in Vermont (3:26)
  3. What Is This Thing Called Love? (2:55)
  4. Thou Swell (1:42)
  5. Willow Weep for Me (3:37)
  6. I Could Write a Book (2:40)
  7. Threesome (2:47)
  8. Gone with the Wind (4:13)
  9. Old Devil Moon (4:01)
  10. The Way You Look Tonight (2:44)
  11. No Moon at All (2:53)
  12. Can't We Be Friends (2:29)

Credits

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