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Betty Carter
Flint, United States • 1929-05-16 – 1998-09-26
Betty Carter is credited on 215 releases across 84 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1953–2021 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
215
Pressings credited
84
Albums
8
Decades active
64
In collections
Biography
Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones; May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated her vocal talent and imaginative interpretation of lyrics and melodies. Vocalist Carmen McRae once remarked: "There's really only one jazz singer—only one: Betty Carter."
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
215 releases · 84 albums · active 1953–2021
- Performance · 264
- Other credits · 6
- Production · 4
Studios: Judson Hall · Club Ruby · The Great American Music Hall · Carnegie Hall
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

A Man And His Soul
1967

The Spirit Of Christmas
1985

Stay Awake (Various Interpretations Of Music From Vintage Disney Films)
1988

Ray Charles And Betty Carter
1961

True Genius
2021

Y'all Don't (Really) Care About Black Women
2021

Dinah Jams
1955

In The Blue Light
2025

The Wonderful Sounds Of Christmas
2015

Jazz For Joy: A Verve Christmas Album
1996

Verve's Grammy Winners
1994

The 1950's -The Singers
1987

Twilight Dreams
1987

'Round Midnight
1963

Night And Day - The Cole Porter Songbook

The Audience With Betty Carter
1980
Frequent collaborators
- Ray Charles
- Various
- Lionel Hampton
- King Pleasure
- Cole Porter
- Dinah Washington
- Jazz At Lincoln Center
- Kate Ceberano And Her Sextet
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