



Betty Carter - Out There With Betty Carter
Vocals: Betty Carter [click here to see more vinyl featuring Betty Carter]
Piano: Wynton Kelly [click here to see more vinyl featuring Wynton Kelly]
Trumpet: Kenny Dorham (A1–6) [click here to see more products featuring Kenny Dorham]
Trumpet: Ray Copeland
Alto Saxophone: Gigi Gryce
Trombone: Melba Liston
Alto Saxophone: Jimmy Powell (A1–6)
Tenor Saxophone: Benny Golson (A1–6), Jerome Richardson (B1–6)
Baritone Saxophone: Sahib Shihab (A1–6)
Flute, Bassoon: Jerome Richardson (B1–6)
Double Bass: Sam Jones (A1, A3–6), Peck Morrison (A2, B1–6)
Drums: Specs Wright
Conducted by Gigi Gryce
Arranged by Gigi Gryce, Ray Copeland, Melba Liston, Benny Golson, Tommy Bryce
Written by Walter Donaldson (A1), Betty Carter (A2), Clara Edwards (A3), Randy Weston, Jon Hendricks (A4), Norman Mapp (A5), Al Dubin, Harry Warren (A6), Mack David, André Kostelanetz (B1), Jimmy Van Heusen, Sonny Burke (B2), David Cole (B3), Bob Haymes, Glenn G. Paxton (B4), Edward Heyman, Sandor Harmati (B5), Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II (B6)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Thrid Man in Detroit
Label : Verve - Verve by Request Series
Original Label : Peacock Records
Recorded in 1958 in New York City
Produced by Esmond Edwards
Originally released in 1958
Reissued in 2025
Tracks :
Side A:
- You're Driving Me Crazy
- I Can't Help It
- By the Bend of the River
- Bab's Blues
- Foul Play
- You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me
Side B:
- On the Isle of May
- But Beautiful
- All I've Got
- Make It Last
- Blue Bird of Happiness
- Something Wonderful
Reviews :
“Arguably the most adventurous female jazz singer of all time, Betty Carter was an idiosyncratic stylist and a restless improviser who pushed the limits of melody and harmony as much as any bebop horn player. The husky-voiced Carter was capable of radical, off-the-cuff reworkings of whatever she sang, abruptly changing tempos and dynamics, or rearranging the lyrics into distinctive, off-the-beat rhythmic patterns. She could solo for 20 minutes, scat at lightning speed, or drive home an emotion with wordless, bluesy moans and sighs. For your listening pleasure again and again.
Here is a gal who can literally transform her vocal chords into an instrument a tenor sax, a trumpet, or a trombone- when-ever she wills it on or the occasion demands... never, never disrupting or marring the intrinsic musio-lyrical beauty of her reading.” Blues Sound Review by Dave Clark
Rating:
AllMusic 2.5 / 5 , Discogs 4.25 / 5