Bryant, Betty / Project 88
| Album: | Project 88 | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Bryant, Betty | Added: | Feb 2019 | |
| Label: | Bry-Mar Music | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2019-02-14 | Pull Date: | 2019-04-18 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Apr 14 | Mar 31 | Mar 24 | Mar 17 | Mar 10 | Mar 3 | Feb 24 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 26, 2022: | Rebop
It's Hard To Say Goodbye |
4. | Apr 09, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Oh, Lady Be Good |
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| 2. | Mar 26, 2022: | Music Casserole
Ain't Nobody's Business |
5. | Mar 26, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Love Came And Went |
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| 3. | Jul 06, 2021: | Play Black Womxn (rebroadcast from Mar 1, 2019)
Love Came And Went |
6. | Mar 21, 2019: | Clean Copper Radio & Hot Topics
Ain't Nobody's Business, But Beautiful |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2019-02-03
Reviewed 2019-02-03
Reviewed: 2018-02-03
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Betty Bryant is a musical phenomenon. Her new album, “Project 88” is a reference to the 88 keys of the piano, and Bryant’s age. Bryant plays with a cool intensity and sings with a verve and style that makes her engaging to hear.
If You Like: Ella Fitzgerald, Big Mama Thornton, Etta James
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Love Came And Went (3:12) – bass starts> uptempo song> piano solo> uptempo song> quick fade on vocal
*2/ Oh, Lady Be Good (4:00) – piano starts> uptempo instrumental jam> piano solo> bass solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
**3/ Catfish Man (5;23) – drums start> bluesy midtempo song> sax solo> piano solo> midtempo song> crescendo end on sax
4/ Just You, Just Me (4:27) – piano/trumpet starts> midtempo song> piano solo> trumpet solo> flute solo> midtempo song crescendo end & some spoken words
5/ But Beautiful (5:36) – sax starts> slow song> piano solo> slow song> slow fade on sax
*6/ Ain’t Nobody’s Business (5:47) – trumpet starts> swaggering midtempo song> piano solo> wailing trumpet solo> midtempo song> quick fade on vocal
*7/ Cho Cho (3;50) – drums starts> uptempo instrumental samba> guitar solo> flute solo> piano solo> uptempo samba> quick stop
**8/ They Say It’s Wonderful (3:340 – brush drums start> uptempo song> trumpet solo> bass solo> drum solo> uptempo song> trumpet solo to fade
9/ My Beloved (5:14) – piano starts> midtempo instrumental jam> piano solo> flute solo> slow jam> slow fade
*10/ It’s Hard To Say Goodbye (4:10) – piano starts> slow song> midtempo instrumental break> uptempo song> crescendo end
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Betty Bryant is a musical phenomenon. Her new album, “Project 88” is a reference to the 88 keys of the piano, and Bryant’s age. Bryant plays with a cool intensity and sings with a verve and style that makes her engaging to hear.
If You Like: Ella Fitzgerald, Big Mama Thornton, Etta James
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Love Came And Went (3:12) – bass starts> uptempo song> piano solo> uptempo song> quick fade on vocal
*2/ Oh, Lady Be Good (4:00) – piano starts> uptempo instrumental jam> piano solo> bass solo> drum solo> uptempo jam> quick fade
**3/ Catfish Man (5;23) – drums start> bluesy midtempo song> sax solo> piano solo> midtempo song> crescendo end on sax
4/ Just You, Just Me (4:27) – piano/trumpet starts> midtempo song> piano solo> trumpet solo> flute solo> midtempo song crescendo end & some spoken words
5/ But Beautiful (5:36) – sax starts> slow song> piano solo> slow song> slow fade on sax
*6/ Ain’t Nobody’s Business (5:47) – trumpet starts> swaggering midtempo song> piano solo> wailing trumpet solo> midtempo song> quick fade on vocal
*7/ Cho Cho (3;50) – drums starts> uptempo instrumental samba> guitar solo> flute solo> piano solo> uptempo samba> quick stop
**8/ They Say It’s Wonderful (3:340 – brush drums start> uptempo song> trumpet solo> bass solo> drum solo> uptempo song> trumpet solo to fade
9/ My Beloved (5:14) – piano starts> midtempo instrumental jam> piano solo> flute solo> slow jam> slow fade
*10/ It’s Hard To Say Goodbye (4:10) – piano starts> slow song> midtempo instrumental break> uptempo song> crescendo end
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