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Released
  
September 1990

Artist
  
Betty Carter

Producer
  
Betty Carter

Genres
  
Jazz, Vocal jazz

Length
  
61:34

Release date
  
25 May 1990

Label
  
Verve Records

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Recorded
  
Recorded May 25–26, 1990, at The Bottom Line, New York City and June 7, at Mastersound, New York City

Droppin Things' (1990)
  
It's Not About the Melody (1992)

Similar
  
Whatever Happened to Love?, Feed the Fire, The Betty Carter Album, It's Not About the Melody, The Modern Sound of

Droppin' Things is a 1990 live album by the American jazz singer Betty Carter.

Contents

At the 32nd Grammy Awards, Carter's performance on this album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female.

Droppin' Things peaked at 3 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.

Reception

In his review for Allmusic.com, Scott Yanow gave the album three stars out of five. Yanow wrote that Droppin' Things "solidified her [Carter's] credentials as one of jazz's top singers", and described the music as "consistently stimulating".

Track listing

For the 1990 Verve CD Issue, 843991-2.

  1. "30 Years" (Betty Carter) – 3:58
  2. "Stardust"/"Memories of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)/(Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) – 12:37
  3. "What's the Use of Wond'rin'?" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 5:22
  4. "Open the Door '90" (Carter) – 5:20
  5. "Droppin' Things" (Carter) – 6:34
  6. "I Love Music" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 7:40
  7. "Why Him?" (Lane, Lerner) – 7:50
  8. "Dull Day (In Chicago)" (Carter) – 12:13

Personnel

Performance
  • Betty Carter - vocals, producer
  • Geri Allen - piano
  • Marc Cary
  • Craig Handy - tenor saxophone
  • Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
  • Tarus Mateen - double bass
  • Gregory Hutchinson - drums
    • Production
  • Chris Thompson - art direction
  • Joe Ferla - engineer, mixing, recording
  • Joe Newland - digital editor
  • Ed Korengo, Dave Parla, David Merrill - assistant engineer
  • Rich Cook - liner notes
  • Susan Ragan, Courtney Brown, Jr. - photography
  • Ora Ross Harris - project coordinator
  • Shelia Mathis - product manager
  • David Lau - design
  • Kooster McAlister, Paul Prestopino - Record Plant remote

    • Songs

    130 Years4:00
    2Star Dust / Memories of You12:38
    3What's the Use of Wond'rin'5:21

    References

    Droppin' Things Wikipedia
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