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Review of Keter Betts: In his own words


Phil Easley

Posted on February 04, 2004 at 06:11 AM

"You may not know me..." the story begins, but THAT little problem is taken care of in short order. Listeners to this piece will feel as if they have made a new friend. This is a personal, seamless, compelling biography of a jazz musician. It's a story that does not, I think, require any previous interest in jazz by the listener.

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  • "Keter Betts: In his own words"
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  • Summary: An unsung hero of the jazz bass describes how he learned to tailor his sound to singers like Dinah Washington and Ella Fitzgerald. Includes Betts's lovely description of a song he wrote for his late wife, based on the rhythms of the heart.

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