Betty Carter & Trio - Amazon

[LodoGrdzak]

So damn smoking!

[kevcas73]

at 3:07 you hear Ms. Bettie call out SWING.........SWEET!!!!!

[Easleytee]

Superb craft, intonation, phrasing and volcanic swing!

[Cody15241]

I truly enjoy this video each and everytime I view it. It's just awesome! Great jazz by a world renowned jazz performer and artist! She carves the airwaves of the mind and heart and causes the soul to embrace this awe inspiring rhythmic sensation. What a fantastic performance! Jazz at its best!!!

[kevcas73]

Cannot GET ENOUGH of this video and song!!!!!!! Everyday I watch this video at least 5-6 times....Bruce Flowers is ON FIRE!!!!!!!!!!

[kevcas73]

Look at Betty at 3:08, RIGHT ON BEAT!!!!! Then steps away, off center to let her band shine!!!! Class!!!!

[seeker4truth]

I cannot count how many times I've listen to this set. It is truely genious and artistry at work- brain food at its best. A jazz/bebop heaven on earth. Flowers, Cane, and Harland are from another planet.

[thekidhartford]

from about 3:05 on, Bruce Flowers is on his game---HARD!!!! not enough mention of him in the comments.........HE IS FIRE!!!!!!

Respect

k

[thekidhartford]

Eric Harland puts an absolute beat down to this tune.....Neil is dope and Bruce is fire......Betty, well, she is beyond adjective.....

Respect

k

[tisha812]

Amazing!!!

[newsmanbluesman]

I have listened to this compulsively - a be-bop art song, with the bassist at 224bpm, and which comunicates via scat, which now is understood to resemble the initial human culuture production - the singing it seems we did before we could talk; when the rainforest ruled us. Betty Carter's legacy to be determined: the greatest in all youtube? In Amazon you're looking at the ultimate high-wire act. Or the RIA medley 1977 - Ms Carter links four tunes as might Parker. But, no horn.

Think on that.

[vpmitchell]

Bruce sounds good!

[nafetsdrum]

eric......... wow

[paulodebangu]

Espetacular apresentação. Nenhum compromisso a não ser com a música. Esbanjam talento e competência. Perfeitos.

[kenmorgan5]

I hope there is a school somewhere still teaching the Betty Carter method.

[contrapunteado]

impresionante!!!!

Diosa

[nicholasliha]

i think its amazing a song about "don't cut down more trees" can be jazz. new fan!

[rawschri]

I had the priviledge of seeing this lady at Ronnie Scott's in 1986 on the night I graduated from University, with Miss Angela Smith....jaw dropped at her talent..but seems along time ago .......

[remiemay]

just discovered her tonight and boy is she amazing!

[me103052]

Was familiar with the Djavan version years before I heard the opening chords at a mid-90's Chicago Jazz Fest & just had to say to myself "wait do't tell me my girl Betty is going World Music on us"... They jammed there as they do on this video (hell, this is better considering the hit & miss quality of the Petrillo Music Shell's sound system). Betty has long been at the top of my list of jazz artist. I went to almost all of her appearances here in Chicago from 1974 on. A true great.

[LodoGrdzak]

Smoking clip. I still come back to this every 2-3 months or so. Saw her do this live at Blue Note about 6 months before she died and she still killed it. Another legendary Detroit talent!!!!

[Travagliod]

I neever heard her. She sounds like Nina Simone, Nice.

[zu0832]

@Travagliod nina simone sounded like her

[kajes5]

eric harland is a BEAST!!!!

[kajes5]

WOW that is jamming. my god!!!!

[sokolovtina]

Eric Harland is amazing...

[SIRUS80]

Harland was 20 years old on this..

[kagleRedding]

Its so good to see so many people are still feeling Betty's music! I just love it! As web master for her official website all I can say is long live Betty! Her memory and her music!

[LuizPagan]

@kagleRedding I believe are one Miss Betty's sons. Thank you for doing your part to keep this magical music out in our troubled world. I saw the new web page and it looks really good. It would be really nice if "But Then She's Betty Carter" available too. Are there other live performances like this available for purchase? There must be a bunch of stuff that Betty's fans would love to see and hear cooling in some dark vaults somewhere yet to see the light of day.

[kagleRedding]

@LuizPagan I'm actually in the process of looking into this. Its going to take some time.

[julesmonendrumface]

ERIC HARLAND RULES !

[furnguyed]

Picasso

[felicer]

has she recorded this song? anyone know which cd or album it is on?

[LuizPagan]

AS far as I know she never got to put this down in the studio.... I wish she had! Its a great song and her arrangement is incredible!! Sadly Miss Betty under recorded considering the contribution she made to the Jazz Vocal. She once said that after her, there weren't any more Jazz Singers. That's not really true, but few of the younger singers despite being talented demonstrate that they are ready to pick up and extend the Jazz Traditon. :-(

[sawleo]

ABSOLUTELY GRAND...BETTY CARTER!!!

[kevinherbert]

What an AMAZING band......gets better every time I watch/hear it.....

[colsnake331]

I fell in love with Betty 'Bee-Bop' Carter about 48 years ago when she sang with Ray Charles. She will always remain in my heart and ears. Miss you Betty.

Great Post.

[doddsalfa]

the only real jazzsinger in the world

[wetbigirl]

I second your comment my friend...she was the best...

[josiahyoung]

Ahh, She's a goddess now. Pour libation!!! Lah, da, da!

[MatuArt]

asi es la cosa, that's right, tell it Ms. Carter

[Akua79]

DONT CUT DOWN NO MORE DAMN TREES!!! Betty was bad!!!!! I just listened to Djavan's version, it is also beautiful.

[lexarquette]

Love Miss Betty!~but ,with all due respect, the LACK of controlled de-forestation can cause massive and destructive forest fires, look into it folks. Betty had the right intention, her gifted voice imparted beautifully,but tree huggers need to know all the info on the subject, and simple solutions are not always practical.

[Girlyduke]

Long live the european imperialism!!!"

I think you've missed the point of the tune. She is not speaking to the harmonious relationship between people and trees that you described as 'controlled de-forestation". What is the cause of these forest fires you speak of? Perspective is key. Listen to the tune. Feel it. Dig it.

[virgoice]

Please. There are more people and animals being displaced than trees buring because of forest fires. This is not about deforestation but the kind of greed that has put money before morality. Betty would have a shorter more to the point response to you if she read what you wrote.

[vtyjazz]

Get a life!

[virgoice]

up yours with a porcupine quill.

[gtownlad77]

Dude can't you just enjoy the art of the song and the singer. Why must everyone who have read a book feel the need to add there two cent to everything they see or hear.

[kellnergram]

Now this here's a concert I'd have liked to have gone to! Betty's singing and that good good tight ensemble of players. . . you'd be smiling for weeks after such a concert!

[am3155]

Wow! Betty "BeBop" at her BeBop best. As Benny Golson put it so well..."Along came Betty" Rip

[valjazz]

AWESOME BETTY! I thank God that I got to see her perform twice. Thanks for posting this.

[EMCEMITCH]

i saw her live at carnigie hall one time---she was wonderful---so innovative,creative and UNIQUE

[kevinherbert]

What an incredible band...thanx guys...

[Patanisha]

"PEacful Ruler" you said it best, I'm still so in love with her, she IS music!! Now an Angel Betty: please guide hip hop back.

[isaiascaminha]

It would like to make a rectification, that me seems useful. The Betty goddess Carter singing a called music Curumim, composition of Djavan. Grateful

[esgotos]

Very nice! thanks for sharing us!!!!!!!!

[swerve19]

Shit...sounds like there's a couple of percussionists at the beginning but its just the drummer.

[kevcas73]

@swerve19 I thought the same thing.....Eric Harland plays BEAST on this tune!!!!!

[PeacefulRuler]

I love how this video demonstrates her command over the band, dynamics, the arrangement, and, of course, the stage...spontaneously.

[JmoulFrancis]

true

[jinalanguniafrika]

QUEEN MOTHER FOR REAL!!

[kevinherbert]

Thannx Betty....

[alphaape1]

I remember her from the Cosby show singing Look what I got and thought she was magnificent then I'm 30 now and I really appreciate her gift.

[relentlessprogress]

i'm 27 and thats when i heard of heard of her

[gldnldy4evr]

Never knew her...but I miss her! She's hot,she's cold...simmering bold. She's a rollercoaster of skit-skat and a cauldron of melodies. Can't you tell I love her! Gotta lant a tree in her name!

[NicolaBaltimore]

I saw her in concert a few years before her death. It was amazing, but even more amazing was how she spent the entire time in those 5 inch stilettos.

[LodoGrdzak]

That is so smokin!!!!!

[kevinherbert]

This is a special event....

[67genxer]

oh why why do things have to end

[amazmace]

Oh, yes. What a beautiful lady!

[dhundai]

bravo miss carter, c'est magnifique whaaaaaouh!!!

[sublimesublima]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

[shestudios]

PERFECT!

[drummerob92]

this is the best right here (go eric!)

[valjazz]

I miss her.

[gregoryy2k]

Eric Harland plays on a sample song on the Vista Operating System. It's called OAM's Blues in the Music Sample folder. This guy kicks ass.

[kevinherbert]

Wot a hot band!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[tahiti3]

W O N D E R F U L! ! ! It should be available on recordings. Any leads?????

[LodoGrdzak]

Man thats hot.

[jazzphan12]

these cats are swingin so hard

[RicardoDeOliveira]

Oh, my goodness!This is unbelievable!This is hot and high and absolutely amazing!Betty was and always will be d-i-v-i-ne!

She's even capable of singing better than Djavan does (which is rather difficult). I know the oroginal portuguese version of the song. I could never imagine that Betty would go further...

HEY! Betty!

[robidybobidy]

flippin eck - wonderful

[LuizPagan]

The title of this song is Amazon Farewell, composed and originally sung by Brazilian singer/composer Djavan. The first time I heard him sing it in early 90s I thought Betty could really fly with this one.  She did! I love it!!

[bowmister]

queen