Droppin' Things

Droppin' Things
Live album by Betty Carter
Released September 1990
Recorded Recorded May 25–26, 1990, at The Bottom Line, New York City and June 7, at Mastersound, New York City
Genre Vocal jazz
Length 61:34
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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Allmusic [1]

Droppin' Things is a 1990 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 chart.[3]

Reception

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Allmusic [2]

In his review for Allmusic.com, Scott Yanow gave the album three stars out of five.[2] 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.

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

Personnel

Performance
Production

References

  1. ↑ Yanow, Scott. Droppin' Things at AllMusic
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Droppin' Things at AllMusic
  3. ↑ Droppin' Things - Awards at AllMusic