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    Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones; May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated her vocal talent and imaginative interpretation of lyrics and melodies.

  2. May 12, 2024 · Betty Carter (born May 16, 1930, Flint, Michigan, U.S.—died September 26, 1998, Brooklyn, New York) was an American jazz singer who is best remembered for the scat and other complex musical interpretations that showcased her remarkable vocal flexibility and musical imagination.

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  3. Aug 9, 2018 · Betty Carter & her Trio - Autumn Leaves | Live in Munich (1992) LOFTmusic. 98.3K subscribers. Subscribed. 1.3K. 64K views 5 years ago. The premiere of the First Lady of Jazz at the Munich ...

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  4. A virtuosic, world-renowned female jazz singer took the world by storm between the 1980s to 1990s. Her unique style of singing, involving improvised lines, scatt phrasing, and bebop, mixed with her daring and unpredictable change in tempos, meters, and melodies grabbed the world by storm and swung it around the jazz club.

  5. Betty Carter developed a legendary reputation, along with Art Blakey, as one of the great mentors for young jazz musicians. Equally legendary was her singing prowess, creating a distinctive style of improvisation that could transcend any song.

  6. Sep 28, 1998 · Betty Carter, one of jazz's great singers and a composer and arranger whose groups were virtual schools for generations of jazz musicians, died at home in the Fort Greene...

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  8. Jan 3, 1999 · Carter, sensing that jazz culture was on the ropes, began a campaign to reverse cultural history. So she hired musicians in their late teens and 20's and whupped some art and history...