Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant


Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant is a 1955 jazz album by singer Betty Carter and pianist Ray Bryant both debuting here on record as leading artists. Although Carter is mentioned first, she is only featured on half of the tracks. On three of the six songs Jerome Richardson is also heard on flute. The other half is recorded by the Ray Bryant Trio alone.
The six tracks with Betty Carter were reissued under her name in 1980 on the compilation album Social Call together with previously unreleased material from a 1956 recording session with Gigi Gryce.

Track listing (original LP release)

  1. "Sneaking Around" – 3:16
  2. "Moonlight in Vermont" – 3:23
  3. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" – 2:52
  4. "Thou Swell" – 1:40
  5. "Willow Weep for Me" – 3:34
  6. "I Could Write a Book" – 2:37
  7. "Threesome" – 2:44
  8. "Gone with the Wind" – 4:10
  9. "Old Devil Moon" – 3:59
  10. "The Way You Look Tonight" – 2:41
  11. "No Moon at All" – 2:51
  12. "Can't We Be Friends?" – 2:25

Track listing (1996 CD reissue with bonus tracks)

  1. "Let's Fall in Love" – 1:58
  2. "Social Call" – 2:37
  3. "Runaway" – 2:28
  4. "Frenesi" – 2:31
  5. "Moonlight in Vermont" – 3:23
  6. "Thou Swell" – 1:40
  7. "I Could Write a Book" – 2:37
  8. "Gone with the Wind" – 4:10
  9. "The Way You Look Tonight" – 2:41
  10. "Tell Him I Said Hello" – 2:32
  11. "Can't We Be Friends?" – 2:25
  12. "Sneaking Around" – 3:16
  13. "Old Devil Moon" – 3:59
  14. "Willow Weep for Me" – 3:34
  15. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" – 2:52
  16. "Threesome" – 2:44
  17. "No Moon at All" – 2:51
  18. "Bryant's Folly" – 4:49
  19. "Get Happy" – 4:20

Personnel

Recorded May 13, 1955, New York City, New York, USA: