Betty Carter - Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (Bet-Car Records 1982)

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"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" is a song with lyrics and music by Cole Porter. It was introduced in 1944 in Billy Rose's musical revue, Seven Lively Arts. It is interesting to note that in the phrase "change from major to minor," Mr. Porter begins with an Ab major chord and ends with an Ab minor one, cleverly matching words and music. The song has since become a jazz standard after gaining popularity in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Many artists have replaced the apostrophe in "ev'ry" with an "e" and have combined "time" to form the more common "everytime."
Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones, May 16, 1929 -- September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting abilities, 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."
Carter continued to perform, tour, and record, as well as search for new talent until she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the summer of 1998. Betty Carter died on September 26, 1998, at the age of 69, and was later cremated.
Carter often recruited young accompanists for performances and recordings, insisting that she "learned a lot from these young players, because they're raw and they come up with things that I would never think about doing." 1993 was Carter's biggest year of innovation, creating a program called Jazz Ahead, which took 20 students who were given the opportunity to spend an entire week training and composing with Carter, a program that still exists to this day and is hosted in The Kennedy Center.
Betty Carter is considered responsible for discovering great jazz talent, her list including such names as John Hicks, Curtis Lundy, Mulgrew Miller, Cyrus Chestnut, Dave Holland, Stephen Scott, Kenny Washington, Benny Green and more.
Betty's accompanied by David Amram (Arranger & Conductor), Curtis Lundy (Bass), Lewis Nash (Drums), Khalid Moss (Piano), Jerry Dodgion (Saxophone [Alto]).
Everytime we say goodbye, I die a little
I wonder why a little
When you're near, feels like spring
Everytime we say goodbye, I die a little
Everytime we say goodbye, I wonder why a little
Why the Gods above me, who must be in the know
How could they think so little of me, that they allow you to go
When you're near, there's such an air of spring about it
I can hear a lark somewhere, begin to sing about it
There's no love song finer, but how strange the change from major to minor
Everytime we say goodbye
Everytime we say goodbye, I cry

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@Thentime 12 жыл бұрын

I met Betty Carter years ago. She was as electrifying off-stage as she was on stage.

@muhammadshakoor8745 3 жыл бұрын

I met & talked with her in the early 80's before her show in Harlem. My ex told me years later that she hated Ms Be Bop RIP, that really broke my heart lol Oh well because I love me some Betty Carter RIP