Droppin' Things

Droppin' Things is a 1990 live album by the American jazz singer Betty Carter.[2]

Droppin' Things
Live album by
Betty Carter
ReleasedSeptember 1990
RecordedRecorded May 25–26, 1990, at The Bottom Line, New York City and June 7, at Mastersound, New York City
GenreVocal jazz
Length61:34
LabelVerve 843 991-2
ProducerBetty Carter
Betty Carter chronology
Look What I Got!
(1988)		 Droppin' Things
(1990)		 It's Not About the Melody
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

At the 32nd Grammy Awards, Carter's performance on this album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female.

Droppin' Things peaked at 3 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[3]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote that Droppin' Things "solidified her [Carter's] credentials as one of jazz's top singers", and described the music as "consistently stimulating".[2]

Track listing

For the 1990 Verve CD Issue, 843991-2.

  1. "30 Years" (Betty Carter) – 3:58
  2. "Stardust"/"Memories of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)/(Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) – 12:37
  3. "What's the Use of Wond'rin'?" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 5:22
  4. "Open the Door '90" (Carter) – 5:20
  5. "Droppin' Things" (Carter) – 6:34
  6. "I Love Music" (Emile Boyd, Hal Smith) – 7:40
  7. "Why Him?" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 7:50
  8. "Dull Day (In Chicago)" (Carter) – 12:13

Personnel
Performance
Production
  • Chris Thompson - art direction
  • Joe Ferla - engineer, mixing, recording
  • Joe Newland - digital editor
  • Ed Korengo, Dave Parla, David Merrill - assistant engineer
  • Rich Cook - liner notes
  • Susan Ragan, Courtney Brown Jr. - photography
  • Ora Ross Harris - project coordinator
  • Shelia Mathis - product manager
  • David Lau - design
  • Kooster McAlister, Paul Prestopino - Record Plant remote

References
  1. Yanow, Scott. Droppin' Things at AllMusic
  2. Droppin' Things at AllMusic
  3. Droppin' Things - Awards at AllMusic
  • Bauer, William R. (2002). Open the Door: The Life and Music of Betty Carter. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-47206-791-6.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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