Droppin' Things
1990 live album by Betty Carter
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 1]
Droppin' Things live album by the American jazz singer Betty Carter .[ 2]
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[ 3]
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 2]
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".[ 2]
Track listing
For the 1990 Verve CD Issue, 843991-2.
"30 Years" (Betty Carter ) – 3:58
"Stardust "/"Memories of You " (Hoagy Carmichael , Mitchell Parish )/(Eubie Blake , Andy Razaf ) – 12:37
"What's the Use of Wond'rin'?" (Oscar Hammerstein II , Richard Rodgers ) – 5:22
"Open the Door '90 " (Carter) – 5:20
"Droppin' Things" (Carter) – 6:34
"I Love Music" (Emile Boyd, Hal Smith) – 7:40
"Why Him?" (Burton Lane , Alan Jay Lerner ) – 7:50
"Dull Day (In Chicago)" (Carter) – 12:13
Personnel
Performance Production Chris Thompson - art direction
Joe Ferla - engineer , mixing, recording
Joe Newland - digital editor
Ed Korengo, Dave Parla, David Merrill - assistant engineer
Rich Cook - liner notes
Susan Ragan, Courtney Brown Jr. - photography
Ora Ross Harris - project coordinator
Shelia Mathis - product manager
David Lau - design
Kooster McAlister, Paul Prestopino - Record Plant remote
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
Albums as leader With Oliver Lake With others
Movies Franco Ambrosetti , 1986)Movies Too The Collective Cecil Brooks III , 1989)Duet in Detroit Roy Brooks , 1989)Droppin' Things Betty Carter , 1990)Feed the Fire Sound Museum: Hidden Man Ornette Coleman , 1996)Sound Museum: Three Women Motherland Pulse Steve Coleman , 1985)Flute Talk Buddy Collette , 1988)Etudes Charlie Haden , 1987)The Montreal Tapes: with Geri Allen and Paul Motian The Montreal Tapes: Liberation Music Orchestra Reflections in Change Craig Handy , 1999)Lift Every Voice Charles Lloyd , 2002)Jumping the Creek Decision in Paradise Monk in Motian Paul Motian , 1988)Mindgames Greg Osby , 1988)Living on the Edge Dewey Redman , 1989)Crunchin' Wallace Roney , 1993)Munchin' Bemsha Swing Woody Shaw , 1986)By Any Means Necessary Gary Thomas , 1989)
Studio albums Duet albums Live albums Compilations Related articles
Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release.
Albums
Open Sesame Goin' Up Hub Cap Minor Mishap Dedication! Duke Pearson , 1961)Ready for Freddie The Artistry of Freddie Hubbard Hub-Tones Here to Stay The Body & the Soul Breaking Point! Jam Gems: Live at the Left Bank Jimmy Heath , 1965)The Night of the Cookers Blue Spirits Backlash High Blues Pressure A Soul Experiment The Black Angel The Hub of Hubbard Red Clay Straight Life Sing Me a Song of Songmy İlhan Mimaroğlu , 1970)First Light Polar AC Sky Dive Keep Your Soul Together Freddie Hubbard/Stanley Turrentine in Concert Volume One In Concert Volume Two Stanley Turrentine , 1974)High Energy Gleam Liquid Love Windjammer Bundle of Joy Super Blue The Love Connection Skagly Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 1980 The Alternate Blues Clark Terry , Dizzy Gillespie & Oscar Peterson , 1980)The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 Born to Be Blue Keystone Bop: Sunday Night Outpost Rollin' Splash Above & Beyond Back to Birdland Face to Face Ride Like the Wind The Rose Tattoo Sweet Return Double Take Woody Shaw , 1985)Life Flight The Eternal Triangle Feel the Wind Art Blakey , 1988)Times Are Changing Topsy – Standard Book Bolivia At Jazz Jamboree Warszawa '91: A Tribute to Miles Live at Fat Tuesday's Blues for Miles MMTC: Monk, Miles, Trane & Cannon New Colors On the Real Side With Art /The WithDexter WithHerbie WithBobby WithQuincy WithWayne With
The Soul of the City Manny Albam , 1966)The Other Side of Abbey Road George Benson , 1969)Out of This World Walter Benton , 1960)True Blue Tina Brooks , 1960)God Bless the Child Kenny Burrell , 1971)Cables' Vision George Cables , 1979)Droppin' Things Betty Carter , 1990)Free Jazz Ornette Coleman , 1960)Olé Coltrane John Coltrane , 1961)Africa/Brass Ascension Muses for Richard Davis Outward Bound Eric Dolphy , 1960)Out to Lunch! Undercurrent Kenny Drew , 1960)Leaving This Planet Charles Earland , 1973)Booker 'n' Brass Booker Ervin , 1967)Interplay Bill Evans , 1962)Sonic Text Joe Farrell , 1979)Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone Curtis Fuller , 1960)Soul Trombone Cabin in the Sky Take a Number from 1 to 10 Benny Golson , 1961)Pop + Jazz = Swing Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty Sister Salvation Slide Hampton , 1960)Drum Suite The Quota Jimmy Heath , 1961)Triple Threat Big Band Joe Henderson , 1996)Pax Andrew Hill , 1965)Compulsion Sunflower Milt Jackson , 1972)Goodbye 52nd Street Billy Joel , 1978)Reg Strikes Back Elton John , 1988)J.J. Inc. J.J. Johnson , 1960)Echoes of an Era Chaka Khan , 1982)Essence John Lewis , 1960–62)Water Sign Jeff Lorber , 1979)Doin' the Thang! Ronnie Mathews , 1963)Bluesnik Jackie McLean , 1961)MJQ & Friends: A 40th Anniversary Celebration Modern Jazz Quartet , 1994)Fingerpickin' Wes Montgomery , 1958)Roll Call Hank Mobley , 1960)The Blues and the Abstract Truth Oliver Nelson , 1961)Sweet Honey Bee Duke Pearson , 1966)The Right Touch Contours Sam Rivers , 1965)Drums Unlimited Max Roach , 1965)East Broadway Run Down Sonny Rollins , 1966)Numbers Rufus , 1978)Once a Thief and Other Themes Lalo Schifrin , 1965)Giant Box Don Sebesky , 1973)Sugar Stanley Turrentine , 1970)Together McCoy Tyner , 1978)Quartets 4 X 4 Soundscapes Cedar Walton , 1980)Uhuru Afrika Randy Weston , 1960)Blue Moses
