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It's Not About the Melody

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Released
  
1992

It's Not About the Melody (1992)
  
Feed the Fire (1994)

Release date
  
1992

Label
  
Verve Records

Length
  
71:34

Artist
  
Betty Carter

Producer
  
Betty Carter

Genres
  
Jazz, Vocal jazz

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Recorded
  
May 25–26, 1992, Clinton Recording Studios and Eastside Sound

Similar
  
Droppin' Things, Feed the Fire, The Betty Carter Album, I'm Yours - You're Mine, Whatever Happened to Love?

Betty carter naima s love song


It's Not About the Melody is a 1992 studio album by the American jazz singer Betty Carter.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album four stars, and described Carter as "a vocal improviser in a manner few have equaled, and if her voice lacks the clarity and timbre of the all-time greats, she's more than compensated with incredible timing, flexibility and power."

Personnel

  • Betty Carter - vocals
  • Cyrus Chestnut - piano
  • John Hicks
  • Mulgrew Miller
  • Craig Handy - tenor saxophone
  • Walter Booker - double bass
  • Christian McBride
  • Ariel J. Roland
  • Jeff "Tain" Watts - drums
  • Lewis Nash
  • Clarence Penn
  • Songs

    1Naima's Love Song
    2Stay as Sweet as You Are7:11
    3Make Him Believe5:10

    References

    It's Not About the Melody Wikipedia