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| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Whatever Happened to Love? is a 1982 live album by the American jazz singer Betty Carter. It is her only live album to include a string section on some tracks.
"Abre la Puerta" is a wordless version of Carter's signature tune "Open the Door". Carter was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards for her performance on this album.[3]
Track listing
- "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" (Harry M. Woods) – 10:10
- "Cocktails for Two" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 6:20
- "Social Call" (Gigi Gryce) - 2:23
- "Goodbye" (Gordon Jenkins) – 7:29
- "With No Words" (Betty Carter) – 4:31
- "New Blues (you Purrrrrrr)" (Carter) – 6:20
- "I Cry Alone" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 4:30
- "Abre la Puerta" (Carter) – 7:05
- "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Porter) – 5:48
Personnel
- Betty Carter – vocals
- Khalid Moss – piano
- Curtis Lundy – double bass
- Lewis Nash – drums
References
- ^ Chadbourne, Eugene. Whatever Happened to Love? at AllMusic
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 38. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ "Complete List of the Nominees for 26th Annual Grammy Music Awards". Schenectady Gazette. Schenectady, New York. January 9, 1984. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
