OPEN POST: Manor Music Monday With Betty Carter and Ray Bryant!

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Welcome, sluts and sloots, to another Manor Music Monday! As always, DJ Li'l Scratch is in the house, tonight at our very own Club Sassy Sausage. Truth be told, DJ Li'l Scratch is a bit weary given a world that's lately gone completely bonkers. Which means it's time, he believes, for some heart-cleansing levity, or as the inimitable Chuckles the Clown says, "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants." And, yes, soul-reviving music, too. A fool's paradise? Perhaps. But DJ Li'l Scratch'll take it.

And who better to lead the charge than Betty Carter? In 1955, she made a stunning debut with jazz pianist Ray Carter in a 12-song set now justly regarded as historic. But don't worry, there's no mothballs here; their performances still have the shock of the new, of raw talent bursting at its seams. Betty was only twenty-five, yet her rangy, expressive voice sounded fully seasoned - and a lot freer than someone just earning their chops. But maybe it isn't a big surprise given her indomitable spirit.

At only sixteen-years-old, she began earning notice at amateur singing contests, then forged her birth certificate to play club dates - and all the while, her family gave her no encouragement, and in fact, actively disapproved. Yet her talent saved the day. She would later distinguish herself with head-turning improvisational scats, and that comes through big-time in "Meet Betty Carter And Ray Carter," especially when she sings "Frenesi," a two-and-a-half vocal thrill ride that stopped me in my tracks the first time I heard it. Yes, it's that fantastic.


You can hear the rest of Betty's and Ray's terrific album HERE. And, hey, don't forget to let DJ Li'l Scratch know what you've been listening to lately. Till next time...purr, bitches, purr! 🐾

Art Credit: Eric Bowman

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