RAY CHARLES & BETTY CARTER

摘要

You probably have one of many audiophile releases of this classic, but it's easy to see why the labels love it: the two jazz giants worked together almost as harmoniously as Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Purists might find it unrepresentative of either artist, as it's rather slick and big-band-y but that's the nature of many such duets. The standout is probably the oft-heard 'Baby It's Cold Outside', but the pair's contrasting styles also work wonders with 'Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye', a sexy 'Cocktails For Two' and even a swinging if lightweight 'Side By Side'.