Betty Carter - The Modern Sound Of Betty Carter (Verve By Request Series)

This 1960 album's inventive Richard Weiss arrangements combine with Carter's uniquely masterful - and modern - vocals for fresh takes on standards. Highlights include a lively run through What A Little Moonlight Can Do, inspired scatting on On The Alamo and a beautifully tender take on There's No You. The Verve By Request Series features 180-gram vinyl, pressed at Third Man in Detroit.