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Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones, May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated her vocal talent and imaginative interpretation of lyrics and melodies. The vocalist Carmen McRae once remarked, "There's really only one jazz singer – only one: Betty Carter."
Carter was born in Flint, Michigan, and grew up in Detroit, where her father, James Jones, was the musical director of a Detroit church and her mother, Bessie, was a housewife. As a child, Carter was raised to be extremely independent and to not expect nurturing from her family. Even thirty years after leaving home, Carter was still very aware of and affected by the home life she was raised in, and was quoted saying:
Despite the isolation from her family that Carter felt due to their lack of support, it is possible to attribute her fighting spirit and determination to make it in the music business to this sense of abandonment, leading her to be the legend that she is today. She studied piano at the Detroit Conservatory at the age of fifteen, but did not exceed a modest level of expertise.
Betty Carter at the Village Vanguard (original title Betty Carter) is a 1970 live album by Betty Carter featuring her performing with her trio at the Village Vanguard. It was Carter's first live album to be released, and the first album issued on her own label, Bet-Car Records. Originally eponymously titled, it was given its present title for its 1993 release on CD by Verve Records.
The track listing and personnel on Betty Carter at the Village Vanguard is very similar to that of the album Finally, Betty Carter, which she recorded six months earlier. However, the original producer of Finally ran off with the master recording, and it remained unreleased until 1975. Carter released At the Village Vanguard on her own label to effectively supplant the stolen album in her discography. Despite the superficial similarities between the two albums, the more intimate setting and Carter's lively interplay with the audience give At the Village Vanguard a very different feel from Finally, which was recorded at the Judson Hall Theatre.
"Sometimes I" is the second single by Laura Critchley that launched her music career from her MySpace page. It was released on May 21, 2007. It was produced by Steve Power, the man behind many of Robbie Williams hits, the single did not chart, but did well on the video channels.
A re-mix of the song was released as Laura's fourth single on February 25, 2008 .
Sometimes I is Laura Critchley's debut album. It was released on 19 November 2007.
"Betty Carter;Carmen McRae-Sometimes I'm Happy" Che cos'è il Charleston? Se avessi la presunzione di poter rispondere in poche frasi a questa domanda potrei narrare un aneddoto sul suo jazz di qualità , sul fraseggio, sulla varieta' ritmica, o sulle splendide melodie che ha regalato a quanti hanno varcato la sua soglia; o perché no, in pochi attimi, potrei descrivere le suggestive immagini che i suoi piatti sanno far affiorare nella mente: eleganza e semplicità, arte, forme, colori, spezie profumate, paesi lontani e vicini . Ma il jazz è improvvisazione pura, e solo sull'onda di parole improvvisate e sentite cercheremo di condurvi il più vicino possibile alla verità..... Il Charleston è un viaggio. Per Dove? per chi vuole restare in italia, c'è una scelta di carni selezio...
A live recording of Sometimes I'm Happy (music by Vincent Youmans, lyrics by Irving Caesar) at our vocalist's senior performance at SUNY New Paltz. (Includes a rendition of a Betty Carter scat solo.)
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises Sometimes I'm Happy · Beverly Kelly Essential Jazz Masters ℗ 2012 Vintage Masters Inc. Released on: 2012-12-01 Auto-generated by YouTube.
Χρόνια τώρα προσφέρει ποιοτική και προσιτή οικονομικά διασκέδαση.Δίνει την δυνατότητα να συναντήσεις θρύλους της μουσικής. Half Note Jazz Club Athens.
Provided to YouTube by CDBaby Sometimes I'm Happy · Rachel Caswell All I Know ℗ 2015 Rachel Caswell Released on: 2015-04-07 Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Dull Day (In Chicago) · Betty Carter Droppin Things ℗ 1990 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Released on: 1990-01-01 Producer: Betty Carter Composer Lyricist: Betty Carter Auto-generated by YouTube.
Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones, May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated her vocal talent and imaginative interpretation of lyrics and melodies. The vocalist Carmen McRae once remarked, "There's really only one jazz singer – only one: Betty Carter."
Carter was born in Flint, Michigan, and grew up in Detroit, where her father, James Jones, was the musical director of a Detroit church and her mother, Bessie, was a housewife. As a child, Carter was raised to be extremely independent and to not expect nurturing from her family. Even thirty years after leaving home, Carter was still very aware of and affected by the home life she was raised in, and was quoted saying:
Despite the isolation from her family that Carter felt due to their lack of support, it is possible to attribute her fighting spirit and determination to make it in the music business to this sense of abandonment, leading her to be the legend that she is today. She studied piano at the Detroit Conservatory at the age of fifteen, but did not exceed a modest level of expertise.
Open the door, dear.
I must get in your heart!
You're making it hard
to be true
So please, come open the door, dear
And then, perhaps, you'll find
you've had me on your mind.
No matter
how you tried to avoid me,
you can't get away so easy
If you will not come to me I'll come
to you
Open the door, please.
Why make me beg and beg?
Why torture me
like this?
Can't you see,
I've got love,
plenty love to give you.
I've got love,
lots of
love to give to you.
I've got love...