Out There With Betty Carter #.show-split Outer Forces

Outer Forces

Having established a home base with his brilliant and deeply attuned trio of bassist Jorge Roeder and drummer Dave King—most recently heard on the guitarist’s acclaimed 2021 Blue Note debut Squint—Lage casts his gaze outward to discover new orchestrational possibilities with the addition of six-string icon Bill Frisell

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Joe Henderson on saxophone

Mastered by Bernie Grundman and cut from the original analogue tapes

Out There With Betty Carter #.show-split Outer ForcesOriginally released through Peacock Records in 1958 after her stint with Lionel Hamptons band, Out There is a snapshot and early gem in Betty Carters broad career. Supported by a quality cast including Benny Golson (tenor saxophone), Wynton Kelly (piano) and Kenny Dorham (trumpet) among others, Carter glides through standards such as Something Wonderful as well as her first penned track I Cant Help It which would go on to become a performance staple.