I'm pretty sure I heard this one at my pot dealer's house, sometime in the mid 80's. He was way cooler than me.
I remember thinking I should really look for this record...and then poof...gone.
Until a few weeks ago...when you least expect it, you decide to dig through a crate of records at some antique mall, or you look at someone's on-line close out list...and there it is.
You get it for next to nothing and it is every bit as great as you remember.
This here's one of those.
Betty Carter
Now It's My Turn
1. Music Maestro Please/Swing, Brother, Swing
2. I Was Telling Him About You
3. Wagon Wheels
4. New Blues
5. Most Gentlemen Don't Like Love
6. Making Dreams Come true
7. Open The Door
8. Just Friends/Star Eyes
9. No More Words
Now It's My Turn
1. Music Maestro Please/Swing, Brother, Swing
2. I Was Telling Him About You
3. Wagon Wheels
4. New Blues
5. Most Gentlemen Don't Like Love
6. Making Dreams Come true
7. Open The Door
8. Just Friends/Star Eyes
9. No More Words
Walter Booker - bass
John Hicks - piano
the drummer remains unknown
1976
Roulette SR- 5005
And a blog only bonus...
a 1956 session that remained unreleased until 1980
10. Tell Him I said Hello
11. Social Call
12. Runaway
13. Frenesi
14. Let's Fall In Love
11. Social Call
12. Runaway
13. Frenesi
14. Let's Fall In Love
arranger and producer Gigi Gryce
Osie Johnson - drums
Milt Hinton - bass
Hank Jones - piano
Bernie Glow. Nick Travis, Conte Candoli, Joe Ferrante - trumpet
Urbie Green, Jimmy Cleveland - trombone
Sam Markowitz, Al Cohn, Seldon Powell, Danny Bank - saxophone
4/25/56
The whole shebang can be found here