Bet-Car Records
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founded by jazz
Jazz
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singer Betty Carter
Betty Carter
Betty Carter was an American jazz singer renowned for her improvisational technique and idiosyncratic vocal style...
in 1970
1970 in music
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to release her own recordings after her negative experiences with other recording companies. In 1983 Bet-Car also began to serve as her production
Record producer
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and management
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company under the name Bet-Car Productions. Bet-Car maintained offices in houses that Carter and her family owned in Detroit and later in San Francisco.
The first album
Album
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released on the Bet-Car label was the eponymous
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Betty Carter (reissue
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d by Verve
Verve Records
Verve Records is an American jazz record label now owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded by Norman Granz in 1956, absorbing the catalogues of his earlier labels, Clef Records and Norgran Records , and material which had been licensed to Mercury previously.-Jazz and folk origins:The Verve...
as Betty Carter at the Village Vanguard
Betty Carter at the Village Vanguard
Betty Carter at the Village Vanguard is a 1970 live album by Betty Carter featuring her performing with her trio at the Village Vanguard. It was Carter's first live album to be released, and the first album issued on her own label, Bet-Car Records...
) with the catalog number MK 1001 (MK were the initials of her two sons, Myles and Kagle). Other albums originally released on Bet-Car as an independent label include The Betty Carter Album
The Betty Carter Album
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, The Audience with Betty Carter
The Audience with Betty Carter
The Audience with Betty Carter is a 1979 live double album by the American jazz singer Betty Carter. It is considered by some critics to be the finest jazz vocal performance ever recorded....
, and Whatever Happened to Love?
Whatever Happened to Love?
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"....
.
In 1987 Carter reached an agreement with Verve Records
Verve Records
Verve Records is an American jazz record label now owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded by Norman Granz in 1956, absorbing the catalogues of his earlier labels, Clef Records and Norgran Records , and material which had been licensed to Mercury previously.-Jazz and folk origins:The Verve...
to release her future recordings, with her maintaining full creative control
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over her releases and Bet-Car becoming a Verve imprint
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. Her first Bet-Car release under Verve's auspices was Look What I Got!
Look What I Got!
Look What I Got! is a 1988 album by the American jazz singer Betty Carter.At the 31st Grammy Awards, Carter's performance on this album won her the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female.-Track listing:...
. Verve also issued her previous Bet-Car recordings on CD for the first time.