It's not about the melody - Carter, Betty 1930-1998; Hicks, John 1941-2006; Gordon, Mack 1904-1959; Revel, Harry 1905-1958; Cahn, Sammy 1913-1993; Marnay, Eddy 1920-2003; Legrand, Michel 1932-2019; Mercer, Johnny 1909-1976; Coots, J. Fred 1897-1985; Porter, Cole 1891-1964; René, Leon; René, Otis; et al. (Polygram Records, 1992)
Enth.: 1. Naima's love song / John Hicks. Betty Carter. - Interpr.: Betty Carter [voc]. John Hicks [p]. Ariel J. Roland [b]. Jeff "Tain" Watts [dr]. Craig Handy [ts]. - 2. Stay as sweet as you are / Mack Gordon. Harry Revel. - Interpr.: Betty Carter [voc]. Mulgrew Miller [p]. Christian McBride [b]. Lewis Nash [dr]. - 3. Make him believe / Betty Carter. - Interpr.: Betty Carter [voc]. Cyrus Chestnut [p]. Ariel J. Roland [b]. Clarence Penn [dr]. - 4. I should care / Sammy Cahn. Axel Stordahl; Paul Weston. - Interpr.: Betty Carter [voc]. Cyrus Chestnut [p]. Ariel J. Roland [b]. Clarence Penn [dr]. - 5. Once upon a summertime / Eddie Bacri; Michael LeGrand; Johnny Mercer. - Interpr.: Betty Carter [voc]. Mulgrew Miller [p]. Christian McBride [b]. Lewis Nash [dr]. - 6. You go to my head / Haven Gillespie. Fred Coots. - Interpr.: Betty Carter [voc]. Cyrus Chestnut [p]. Ariel J. Roland [b]. Lewis Nash [dr]. - 7. In the still of the night / Cole Porter. - Interpr.: Betty Carter [voc]. Cyrus Chestnut [p]. Ariel J. Roland [b]. Lewis Nash [dr]. - 8. When it's sleepy time down South / Leon Rene. Otis Rene. Clarence Muse. - Interpr.: Betty Carter [voc]. Mulgrew Miller [p]. Christian McBride [b]. Lewis Nash [dr]. - 9. The love we had yesterday / Pam Watson. - Interpr.: Betty Carter [voc]. John Hicks [p]. Walter Booker [b]. Jeff "Tain" Watts [dr]. Craig Handy [ts]. - 10. Dip bag / Betty Carter. - Interpr.: Betty Carter [voc]. Cyrus Chestnut [p]. Ariel J. Roland [b]. Clarence Penn [dr]. - 11. You're mine, you / Johnny Greene. Ed Heyman. - Interpr.: Betty Carter [voc]. Cyrus Chestnut [p]. Ariel J. Roland [b]. Clarence Penn [dr]. - Aufn.: Clinton Recording Studios and Eastside Sound, 1992