Droppin' Things

Droppin' Things
Live album by Betty Carter
Released	September 1990
Recorded	Recorded May 25–26, 1990, at The Bottom Line, New York City and June 7, at Mastersound, New York City
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	61:34
Label	Verve 843 991-2
Producer	Betty Carter
Betty Carter chronology
Look What I Got! (1988) Droppin Things' (1990) It's Not About the Melody (1992)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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

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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

In his review for Allmusic.com, Scott Yanow gave the album three stars out of five.^[2] 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" (Burton Lane, Alan Jay Lerner) – 7:40
7. "Why Him?" (Lane, Lerner) – 7:50
8. "Dull Day (In Chicago)" (Carter) – 12:13

Personnel

Performance

• Betty Carter - vocals, producer
• Geri Allen - piano
• Marc Cary
• Craig Handy - tenor saxophone
• Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
• Tarus Mateen - double bass
• Gregory Hutchinson - drums

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

• 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.