Betty Carter - The Early Modern Sound 1955-61 (LP)
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Betty Carter - The Early Modern Sound 1955-61 (LP)

Betty Carter - Early Modern Sound 1955-61 (LP) PREORDER

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. A vital addition for vocal jazz collectors, bebop enthusiasts,

Renowned for her radical improvisational daring, fierce independence, and horn-like phrasing, Betty Carter permanently redefined the possibilities of jazz singing. Emerging from the fertile Detroit jazz scene, studying piano at the Detroit Conservatory, and honing her relentless scat style alongside bebop legends like Charlie Parker and Lionel Hampton, Carter rejected commercial pressures to build a career defined by absolute artistic autonomy. She treated her voice as an equal improvising instrument alongside the front-line horns, bending standards through complex harmonic shifts, rapid scat lines, and dramatic dynamic range. The Early Modern Sound 1956-61 captures the foundational five-year period where Carter laid the groundwork for her revolutionary career. Tracing her evolution across early dates for Epic, Peacock, and Forum, through to her celebrated 1961 ABC-Paramount collaborations with Ray Charles, this collection offers a masterclass in vocal modernisation. Listeners are treated to complete overhauls of Great American Songbook standards ('Let's Fall in Love,' 'Stormy Weather'), her brilliant original composition 'I Can't Help It,' and iconic duets ('Baby, It's Cold Outside,' 'Takes Two to Tango'--featuring its legendary studio master-tape splice error). More than a simple retrospective, The Early Modern Sound 1956-61 is an essential document of a trailblazing NEA Jazz Master and National Medal of Arts recipient at the dawn of her genius. A vital addition for vocal jazz collectors, bebop enthusiasts, and mainstream fans seeking the roots of a modern icon.

Track Listing

    • Let’s Fall in Love
    • Social Call
    • I Could Write a Book
    • Frenesi
    • Something Wonderful
    • I Can’t Help It
    • By the Bend of the River
    • Foul Play
    • What a Little Moonlight Can Do
    • Stormy Weather
    • There's No You
    • Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
    • Baby, It’s Cold Outside
    • Takes Two to Tango
    • Side by Side

    Additional Details

    Label: Acrobat

    Genre: Jazz

    Language: English

    Run Time: 37 mins

    Region: 0

    Release Date: 12/11/26

    UPC: 824046172725

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