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- Date Released: May 13, 1955
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Columbia/Legacy
- Copyright: (P) 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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This CD features singer Betty Carter and pianist Ray Bryant at the beginning of their careers, reissuing their very first recordings as leaders. Carter's 25-year-old voice was already quite recognizable, although the improvising style on her 11 titles here is much more conservative than it would be from the 1970s on. However, Carter's scatting on "Frenesi" (which sounds like a wigged-out Carmen McRae) shows individuality, and her renditions of "Social Call," "I Could Write a Book," and "Moonlight in Vermont" are memorable. In addition, this CD has eight selections by Ray Bryant's trio with bassist Wendell Marshall and drummer Philly Joe Jones, a unit that also served as Carter's backup group on seven of her performances. A well-rounded and unclassifiable player who even at the beginning of his career mixed the drive and joy of swing with more advanced harmonies, Bryant was already long on his way toward developing his own sound in the mid-'50s. This version of "Get Happy" was previously unreleased, while "Bryant's Folly" (a rollicking blues) and "Threesome" are high points. A historic and enjoyable set.
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19 Total Tracks, 57:26 Total Length
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Credits
- Ray Bryant - Piano // Ray Bryant - Piano // Ray Bryant - Performer // Ray Bryant - Performer // Conte Candoli - Trumpet // Conte Candoli - Trumpet // Betty Carter - Vocals // Betty Carter - Vocals // Betty Carter - Vocals // Betty Carter - Main Performer // Betty Carter - Main Performer // Betty Carter - Main Performer // Jimmy Cleveland - Trombone // Urbie Green - Trombone // Gigi Gryce - Arranger // Gigi Gryce - Conductor // Hank Jones - Piano // Hank Jones - Piano // Hank Jones - Piano // Philly Joe Jones - Drums // Philly Joe Jones - Drums // Quincy Jones - Arranger // Quincy Jones - Arranger // Quincy Jones - Arranger // Jerome Richardson - Flute // Jerome Richardson - Flute // Seldon Powell - Reeds // Seldon Powell - Saxophone // Nick Travis - Trumpet // Al Cohn - Reeds // Al Cohn - Reeds // Al Cohn - Reeds // Al Cohn - Reeds // Al Cohn - Reeds // Al Cohn - Saxophone // Al Cohn - Saxophone // Al Cohn - Saxophone // Al Cohn - Saxophone // Al Cohn - Saxophone // Danny Bank - Reeds // Danny Bank - Saxophone // Danny Banks - Reeds // Danny Banks - Saxophone // Michael Cuscuna - Liner Notes // Michael Cuscuna - Reissue Producer // Joe Ferrante - Trumpet // Bernie Glow - Trumpet // Milt Hinton - Bass // Milt Hinton - Bass // Osie Johnson - Drums // Wendell Marshall - Bass // Mark Wilder - Remastering // Mark Wilder - Digital Remastering // Chuck Stewart - Photography // Michael Ochs - Photography // Seth Rothstein - Director // Seth Rothstein - Project Director // Paula Wood - Art Direction // Paula Wood - Design // Paula Wood - Reissue Design // Sam Markowitz - Reeds // Sam Markowitz - Saxophone // Harold Chapman - Engineer
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Performers
Al Cohn played Saxophone // Hank Jones played Piano // Ray Bryant played Piano // Philly Joe Jones played Drums // Osie Johnson played Drums // Jerome Richardson played Flute // Betty Carter // Jimmy Cleveland played Trombone // Milt Hinton played Bass (Vocal) // Urbie Green played Trombone // Wendell Marshall played Bass (Vocal) // Conte Candoli played Trumpet // Seldon Powell played Saxophone // Bernie Glow played Trumpet // Danny Bank played Saxophone // Nick Travis played Trumpet // Joe Ferrante played Trumpet // Betty Carter & Ray Bryant // Sam Markowitz played Saxophone -
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