Droppin' Things

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Droppin' Things
Droppin Things Betty Carter.jpg
Live album by
Betty Carter
ReleasedSeptember 1990
RecordedMay 25–26, 1990, at The Bottom Line, New York City and June 7, at Mastersound, New York City
Genre Vocal jazz
Length61:34
Label Verve 843 991-2
Producer Betty Carter
Betty Carter chronology
Look What I Got!
(1988)		Droppin' Things
(1990)		 It's Not About the Melody
(1992)
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Droppin' Things is a 1990 live album by the American jazz singer Betty Carter. [3]

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. [4]

Reception

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In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote that Droppin' Things "solidified her [Carter's] credentials as one of jazz's top singers", and described the music as "consistently stimulating". [3]

Frank John-Hadley wrote in his Downbeat review that Droppin' Things "showcases an unerringly precise, lucent alto voice—one of the most instantly recognizable in jazz- taking the risks of an especially creative instrumentalist". [2] He gave the album 4 stars. [2]

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" (Emile Boyd, Hal Smith) – 7:40
  7. "Why Him?" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 7:50
  8. "Dull Day (In Chicago)" (Carter) – 12:13

Personnel

Performance
Production

References

  1. ↑ Yanow, Scott. Droppin' Things at AllMusic
  2. 1 2 3 Hadley, Frank-John (May 1991). "Record & CD Reviews. Betty Carter. Droppin' Things". Downbeat . 58 (5): 37–40.
  3. 1 2 3 Droppin' Things at AllMusic
  4. ↑ Droppin' Things - Awards at AllMusic
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