Her Jazz Greats (1955-1960)

~ Release by Betty Carter (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

| |
1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistLength
1There's No You
Betty Carter & The Richard Wess Orchestra3:10
2What a Little Moonlight Can Do
cover recording of:
What a Little Moonlight Can Do
lyricist and composer:
Harry M. Woods
publisher:
Connelly Basart, Warner Bros. Music and Warner Brothers Music Inc.
Betty Carter & The Richard Wess Orchestra2:04
3No Moon at All
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1955-05-13)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (on 1955-05-13)
flute:
Jerome Richardson (on 1955-05-13)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1955-05-13)
vocals:
Betty Carter (on 1955-05-13)
recording of:
No Moon at All (on 1955-05-13)
lyricist:
Redd Evans
composer:
David Mann
publisher:
Mann David Music Company, Music Sales Corporation and Rytvoc, Inc.
Betty Carter, Philly Joe Jones & Ray Bryant2:54
4But Beautiful
bass clarinet, flute and tenor saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (in 1958-02)
double bass:
Peck Morrison (in 1958-02)
drums (drum set):
Charles “Specs” Wright (in 1958-02)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (in 1958-02)
trombone:
Melba Liston (in 1958-02)
trumpet:
Ray Copeland (in 1958-02)
lead vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1958-02)
recording of:
But Beautiful (in 1958-02)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Dorsey Brothers Music, Music Sales Corporation, Bourne Co. (in 1947) and Onyx Music Corporation (in 1947)
Betty Carter, Melba Liston & Ray Copeland3:58
5You're Driving Me Crazy
lead vocals:
Betty Carter
Benny Golson, Betty Carter & Jimmy Powell1:46
6Foul Play
alto saxophone:
Gigi Gryce (in 1958-02) and Jimmy Powell (in 1958-02)
baritone saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (in 1958-02)
double bass:
Sam Jones (in 1958-02)
drums (drum set):
Specs Wright (in 1958-02)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (in 1958-02)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (in 1958-02)
trombone:
Melba Liston (in 1958-02)
trumpet:
Ray Copeland (in 1958-02) and Kenny Dorham (in 1958-02)
lead vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1958-02)
recording of:
Foul Play (in 1958-02)
writer:
Norman Mapp
Betty Carter, Sam Jones & Tommy Gryce2:22
7By the Bend of the River
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1958-02)
alto saxophone:
Tommy Gryce (in 1958-02) and Jimmy Powell (in 1958-02)
baritone saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (in 1958-02)
double bass [bass]:
Sam Jones (in 1958-02)
drums (drum set):
Charles “Specs” Wright (in 1958-02)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (in 1958-02)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (in 1958-02)
trumpet:
Ray Copeland (in 1958-02) and Kenny Dorham (in 1958-02)
vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1958-02)
recording of:
By the Bend of the River (1927 song) (in 1958-02)
lyricist and composer:
Clara Edwards
Benny Golson, Betty Carter & Jimmy Powell2:07
8Willow Weep for Me
Betty Carter, Ray Bryant & Wendall Marshall3:34
9Run Away
Jimmy Cleveland, Betty Carter & Urbie Green2:29
10You're Getting to Be a Habit
Betty Carter, Melba Liston & Ray Copeland2:31
11Make It Last
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1958-02)
double bass [bass]:
John "Peck" Morrison (in 1958-02)
drums (drum set):
Charles “Specs” Wright (in 1958-02)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (in 1958-02)
trombone:
Melba Liston (in 1958-02)
trumpet:
Ray Copeland (in 1958-02)
vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1958-02)
recording of:
Make It Last (in 1958-02)
composer:
Dick Haymes and Bill Paxton
Betty Carter, Kenny Dorham & Wynton Kelly4:28
12Tell Him I Said Hello
Betty Carter, Hank Jones & Nick Travis2:33
13For You
drums (drum set):
Specs Wright (in 1960-08)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (in 1960-08)
trombone:
Melba Liston (in 1960-08)
trumpet:
Ray Copeland (in 1960-08)
lead vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1960-08)
recording of:
For You (in 1960-08)
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1930)
composer:
Joe Burke (in 1930)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd.
Betty Carter & The Richard Wess Orchestra2:20
14On the Alamo
drums (drum set):
Specs Wright (in 1960-08)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (in 1960-08)
trombone:
Melba Liston (in 1960-08)
trumpet:
Ray Copeland (in 1960-08)
lead vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1960-08)
recording of:
On the Alamo (in 1960-08)
lyricist:
Gilbert Keyes and Joe Lyons
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (from 1922-08-02 to present) and Tell Taylor, Inc. (from 1922-03-17 until 1922-08-02)
Betty Carter & The Richard Wess Orchestra1:56
15I Could Write a Book
recording of:
I Could Write a Book
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc.
part of:
Pal Joey
Osie Johnson, Betty Carter & Hank Jones2:37
16Social Call
double bass:
Milt Hinton (on 1956-04-25)
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1956-04-25)
piano:
Hank Jones (on 1956-04-25)
saxophone:
Danny Bank (on 1956-04-25), Al Cohn (on 1956-04-25), Sam Marowitz (on 1956-04-25) and Seldon Powell (on 1956-04-25)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (on 1956-04-25) and Urbie Green (on 1956-04-25)
trumpet:
Conte Candoli (on 1956-04-25), Joe Ferrante (on 1956-04-25), Bernie Glow (on 1956-04-25) and Nick Travis (on 1956-04-25)
vocals:
Betty Carter (on 1956-04-25)
conductor:
Gigi Gryce (on 1956-04-25)
arranger:
Gigi Gryce (on 1956-04-25)
recording of:
Social Call (on 1956-04-25)
writer:
Gigi Gryce and Jon Hendricks
publisher:
Jacogg Publications, Inc.
Betty Carter, Conte Candoli & Joe Ferrante2:37
17Threesome
Betty Carter, Philly Joe Jones & Ray Bryant2:44
18What Is This Thing Called Love
Betty Carter, Ray Bryant & Wendall Marshall2:52
19Something Wonderful
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1958-02)
double bass [bass]:
John "Peck" Morrison (in 1958-02)
drums (drum set):
Charles “Specs” Wright (in 1958-02)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (in 1958-02)
trombone:
Melba Liston (in 1958-02)
trumpet:
Ray Copeland (in 1958-02)
vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1958-02)
recording of:
Something Wonderful (The King and I) (in 1958-02)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II
composer:
Richard Rodgers
publisher:
Williamson Music Company
translated version of:
דבר מה נפלא כל כך
part of:
The King and I (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Betty Carter, Kenny Dorham & Wynton Kelly3:34
20Jazz
drums (drum set):
Specs Wright (in 1960-08)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (in 1960-08)
trombone:
Melba Liston (in 1960-08)
trumpet:
Ray Copeland (in 1960-08)
lead vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1960-08)
Betty Carter & The Richard Wess Orchestra1:56
2▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistLength
1Gone With the Wind
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1955-05-16)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (on 1955-05-16)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1955-05-16)
lead vocals:
Betty Carter (on 1955-05-16)
recording of:
Gone With the Wind (on 1955-05-16)
lyricist:
Herb Magidson
composer:
Herb Magidson and Allie Wrubel
publisher:
Bourne Co.
Betty Carter, Jerome Richardson & Ray Bryant4:11
2I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire
Betty Carter & The Richard Wess Orchestra2:23
3Thou Swell
Seldon Powell, Danny Bank & Betty Carter1:40
4I Can't Help It
bass:
Peck Morrison (in 1958-02)
bass clarinet, flute and tenor saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (in 1958-02)
bass guitar:
John "Peck" Morrison (in 1958-02)
drums (drum set):
Charles “Specs” Wright (in 1958-02)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (in 1958-02)
trombone:
Melba Liston (in 1958-02)
trumpet:
Ray Copeland (in 1958-02)
lead vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1958-02)
vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1958-02)
recording of:
I Can't Help It (in 1958-02)
lyricist and composer:
Betty Carter
Benny Golson, Betty Carter & Jimmy Powell2:47
5All I've Got
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1958-02)
double bass [bass]:
John "Peck" Morrison (in 1958-02)
drums (drum set):
Charles “Specs” Wright (in 1958-02)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (in 1958-02)
trombone:
Melba Liston (in 1958-02)
trumpet:
Ray Copeland (in 1958-02)
vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1958-02)
Betty Carter, Melba Liston & Ray Copeland2:15
6On the Isle of May
alto saxophone:
Gigi Gryce (in 1958-02) and Jimmy Powell (in 1958-02)
baritone saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (in 1958-02)
double bass:
Sam Jones (in 1958-02)
drums (drum set):
Specs Wright (in 1958-02)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (in 1958-02)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (in 1958-02)
trombone:
Melba Liston (in 1958-02)
trumpet:
Ray Copeland (in 1958-02) and Kenny Dorham (in 1958-02)
lead vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1958-02)
recording of:
On the Isle of May (in 1958-02)
lyricist:
Mack David
arranger:
André Kostelanetz
is based on:
String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 11: II. Andante cantabile
Betty Carter, Melba Liston & Ray Copeland2:03
7Sneaking Around
Betty Carter, Ray Bryant & Wendall Marshall3:16
8Frenesi
cover recording of:
Frenesí
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
Milt Hinton, Betty Carter & Hank Jones2:31
9Stormy Weather
Betty Carter & The Richard Wess Orchestra3:22
10My Reverie
cover recording of:
My Reverie (english lyrics)
lyricist:
Larry Clinton (in 1938)
writer:
André Baruch
composer:
Claude Debussy (in 1890)
is based on:
Rêverie, L. 68, CD 76 (for piano)
Betty Carter & The Richard Wess Orchestra2:49
11Remember
Betty Carter & The Richard Wess Orchestra2:23
12Moonlight in Vermont
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (in 1955-05)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (in 1955-05)
piano:
Ray Bryant (in 1955-05)
saxophone:
Jerome Richardson (in 1955-05)
vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1955-05)
recording of:
Moonlight in Vermont (in 1955-05)
lyricist:
John Blackburn
composer:
Karl Suessdorf
publisher:
Chappell, Johnny R. Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
cover recording of:
Moonlight in Vermont
lyricist:
John Blackburn
composer:
Karl Suessdorf
publisher:
Chappell, Johnny R. Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Betty Carter, Al Cohn & Sam Marowitz3:24
13Let's Fall in Love
engineer:
Harold Chapman
drums (drum set):
Osie Johnson (on 1956-04-25)
piano:
Hank Jones (on 1956-04-25)
saxophone:
Danny Bank (on 1956-04-25), Al Cohn (on 1956-04-25), Seldon Powell (on 1956-04-25) and Sam Markowitz (on 1956-04-25)
trombone:
Jimmy Cleveland (on 1956-04-25) and Urbie Green (on 1956-04-25)
trumpet:
Conte Candoli (on 1956-04-25), Joe Ferrante (on 1956-04-25), Bernie Glow (on 1956-04-25) and Nick Travis (on 1956-04-25)
vocals:
Betty Carter (on 1956-04-25)
conductor:
Gigi Gryce (on 1956-04-25)
arranger:
Gigi Gryce
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-04-25)
cover recording of:
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (Paris musical) (on 1956-04-25)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1928)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
Paris (1928 musical)
Bernie Glow, Betty Carter & Nick Travis1:58
14Bab's Blues
Betty Carter, Sam Jones & Tommy Gryce2:49
15Blue Bird of Happiness
alto saxophone:
Gigi Gryce (in 1958-02) and Jimmy Powell (in 1958-02)
baritone saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (in 1958-02)
double bass:
Sam Jones (in 1958-02)
drums (drum set):
Charles “Specs” Wright (in 1958-02)
piano:
Wynton Kelly (in 1958-02)
tenor saxophone:
Benny Golson (in 1958-02)
trombone:
Melba Liston (in 1958-02)
trumpet:
Ray Copeland (in 1958-02) and Kenny Dorham (in 1958-02)
lead vocals:
Betty Carter (in 1958-02)
recording of:
Bluebird of Happiness (in 1958-02)
additional lyricist:
Harry Parr-Davies (in 1934)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman (in 1934)
composer:
Sandor Harmati (in 1934)
Betty Carter, Kenny Dorham & Wynton Kelly1:31
16At Sundown
recording of:
At Sundown
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1927)
publisher:
Donaldson Publishing Co. and Leo Feist, Inc.
Betty Carter & The Richard Wess Orchestra2:43
17Old Devil Moon
Betty Carter, Ray Bryant & Wendall Marshall3:59
18The Way You Look Tonight
cover recording of:
The Way You Look Tonight (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Aldi Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Polygram Music, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (in 1936)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1936 winner)
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Wendell Marshall, Betty Carter & Philly Joe Jones2:42
19Don't Weep for the Lady
Betty Carter & The Richard Wess Orchestra3:05
20Mean to Me
cover recording of:
Mean to Me
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music
Betty Carter & The Richard Wess Orchestra2:05
21Can't We Be Friends
double bass:
Wendell Marshall (on 1955-05-13)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (on 1955-05-13)
piano:
Ray Bryant (on 1955-05-13)
vocals:
Betty Carter (on 1955-05-13)
recording of:
Can’t We Be Friends? (on 1955-05-13)
lyricist:
Paul James
composer:
Kay Swift
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Corp.
Betty Carter, Jerome Richardson & Ray Bryant2:29