The Bebop Girl
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Betty Carter's *The Bebop Girl* captures the legendary vocalist at a moment of refined mastery, her voice moving through these standards with the rhythmic precision and harmonic sophistication she'd honed across decades. Recorded in 1988, this session finds Carter—who'd spent the fifties revolutionizing vocal jazz alongside figures like Miles Davis and Charlie Parker—interpreting timeless material with the kind of conversational intimacy that defined her later work. Her approach to these songs isn't reverent; she bends and refracts melodies with bebop's angular phrasing, treating each standard as a living thing rather than a museum piece. The selection spans Irving Berlin to Cole Porter, giving her space to showcase both her melodic intelligence and her willingness to deconstruct a tune entirely. This is Carter in her element: in control, swinging hard, and utterly uninterested in prettiness for its own sake.
Item Details+
| Genre | Jazz |
| Style | Vocal |
| Media | Near Mint (NM or M-) |
| Sleeve | Very Good Plus (VG+) |
| Description | Carefully packed and shipped with love from Vienna. Order more, save on shipping! |
| Label | Official (3) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Country | Denmark |
| Format | LP |
Tracklist+
A1. Moonlight In Vermont 3:23
A2. Thou Swell 1:40
A3. I Could Write A Book 2:37
A4. Gone With The Wind 4:10
A5. The Way You Look Tonight 2:41
A6. Can't We Be Friends 2:25
B1. Tell Him I Said Hello 2:31
B2. Social Call 2:38
B3. Runaway 2:29
B4. Frenesi 2:31
B5. Let's Fall In Love 1:57
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