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Betty Carter The Music Never Stops 2LP (Vinyl)
& lt;a href=javascript:; & quot; onclick= & quot;document.location.hash='SS'; & quot; & gt; & lt;img src= & quot;/content/images/playbutton.gif & quot; hspace= & quot;10 & quot; align= & quot;left & quot; border= & quot;0 & quot; & gt; & lt;font color= & quot;0000FF & quot; & gt; & lt;b & gt;Click Here for Video Sample! & lt;/b & gt; & lt;/font & gt; & lt;/a & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;font color= & quot;#FF0000 & quot; & gt; & lt;b & gt;Previously Unreleased Concert On Double LP! & lt;br & gt; Female Vocals: Impeccable Lyricism & amp; Mesmerizing Balladry! & lt;/b & gt; & lt;/font & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & quot;The Music Never Stops & quot; is a beautiful piece of unheard history: an archival recording of a concert headlined by the late, great vocalist Betty Carter. Recorded in 1992, the show was a centerpiece of one of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s earliest seasons. Carter titled the singular show & quot;The Music Never Stops, & quot; because, well, the music never really stopped. She assembled three trios, a big band, and a string section on the stage and darted back and forth between the different ensembles, transitioning seamlessly and effortlessly between burning be-bop and deeply felt ballads, wearing out the musicians with her stamina. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; The album highlights the legendary Carter’s many talents: her effortless way with a melody, her endlessly inventive improvisations, and her unparalleled ability to build both a narrative and a mood by spontaneously weaving jazz standards and her own genius material together. But this concert wasn’t just another night for Carter, and the record also features contributions from some of the best contemporary jazz instrumentalists working in NYC. The music contained everything one would anticipate from Carter: mesmerizing balladry, exhilarating swing, impeccable lyricism, stunning improvisation, and brilliantly constructed song-stories that are still visionary today. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; A previously unreleased concert from the iconic Betty Carter, whose live performances were legendary. The first posthumous album of entirely new material from Betty Carter, who died in 1998. & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt; & quot;She was at the top of her game and had New York at her feet for all the right reasons - her own woman, in charge. You can hear how good that made Betty Carter feel. & quot; & lt;/b & gt; - NPR & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;a name= & quot;SS & quot; & gt; & lt;/a & gt; & lt;iframe width= & quot;560 & quot; height= & quot;315 & quot; src= & quot;https://www.youtube.com/embed/EZJnB1DmTDI & quot; frameborder= & quot;0 & quot; allow= & quot;accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture & quot; allowfullscreen & gt; & lt;/iframe & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Features: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; & amp;bull; Double LP & lt;br & gt; & amp;bull; Previously unreleased & lt;br & gt; & amp;bull; Jazz at Lincoln Center Archive & lt;br & gt; & amp;bull; Recorded live on March 29, 1992 & lt;br & gt; & amp;bull; Executive produced by Wynton Marsalis & lt;br & gt; & amp;bull; Gatefold jacket & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Musicians: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; Betty Carter, vocals & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Small Group: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; Geri Allen, piano & lt;br & gt; Cyrus Chestnut, piano & lt;br & gt; Ariel Roland, bass & lt;br & gt; Greg Hutchinson, drums & lt;br & gt; Clarence Penn, drums & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;The Big Band: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; Jerry Dodgion, alto saxophone & lt;br & gt; Rick Wald, alto saxophone & lt;br & gt; Alex Foster, tenor saxophone & lt;br & gt; Lou Marini, tenor saxophone & lt;br & gt; Joe Temperley, baritone saxophone & lt;br & gt; Art Baron, trombone & lt;br & gt; Robin Eubanks, trombone & lt;br & gt; Joe Randazzo, trombone & lt;br & gt; Lew Soloff, trumpet & lt;br & gt; Earl Gardner, trumpet & lt;br & gt; Ron Tooley, trumpet & lt;br & gt; Kamau Adilifu, trumpet & lt;br & gt; John Hicks, piano & lt;br & gt; Lisle Atkinson, bass & lt;br & gt; Kenny Washington, drums & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;The Strings: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; Jeanne LeBlanc, cello & lt;br & gt; Akua Dixon, cello & lt;br & gt; Julie Green, cello & lt;br & gt; Bruce Wang, cello & lt;br & gt; John Beal, bass & lt;br & gt; Dave Finck, bass & lt;br & gt; & lt;br & gt; & lt;b & gt;Selections: & lt;/b & gt; & lt;br & gt; 1. Ms. B.C. & lt;br & gt; 2. Make It Last & lt;br & gt; 3. Tight! / Mr. Gentleman & lt;br & gt; 4. Social Call & lt;br & gt; 5. 30 Years & lt;br & gt; 6. Why Him? / Where Or When / What's New? & lt;br & gt; 7. Moonlight In Vermont & lt;br & gt; 8. The Good Life & lt;br & gt; 9. Bridges & lt;br & gt; 10. If I Should Lose You & lt;br & gt; 11. Most Gentlemen Don't Like Love & lt;br & gt; 12. Make Him Believe & lt;br & gt; 13. Frenesi
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Betty Carter The Music Never Stops 2LP (Vinyl)
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