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Keter Betts
real name William Thomas Betts
Port Chester, United States
Keter Betts is credited on 1,107 releases across 214 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,107
Credits
214
Albums
8
Decades active
315
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Biography
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Keter Betts was an American jazz double bassist, he was nicknamed "Keter", a short form of the word mosquito.
Born: July 22, 1928 in Port Chester, New York State.
Died: August 06, 2005 in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,107 releases · 214 albums · active 1951–2026
- Performance · 1,328
- Other credits · 8
Studios: Pierce Hall, Washington, D.C. · Montreux Jazz Festival · Carnegie Hall · Plaza Sound Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Getz / Gilberto
1964

Jazz Samba
1962

Getz / Gilberto #2
1966

Big Band Bossa Nova
1962

For Those In Love
1955

Movin' Along
1961

Ella In Hamburg
1965

Work Song
1960

Charlie's Choice: Jazz At The Showboat, Volume IV
1960

Dinah Jams
1955

Jam Session
1954

Getz Plays Jobim: The Girl From Ipanema
2002

On The Road
1980

Beginnings
1976

Guitar/Guitar
1965

Charlie Byrd's Bossa Nova Once More!
1963

At The Village Vanguard
1961

The Soul Of Jazz - 1961
1961

The Sound Of The Wide Open Spaces !!!!
1960

Byrd In The Wind (Jazz At The Showboat, Vol. II)
1959

Blues For Night People
1957

Dinah Washington Sings The Best In Blues
1957

After Hours With Miss D
1954

The Great Jazz Groups
1994
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