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Keter Betts

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Keter Betts (July 25, 1928-August 6,2005) was an American jazz double bassist. Born William Thomas Betts in Port Chester, New York, he was nicknamed "Keter", a short form of the word mosquito. Many better-known musicians (Dinah Washington, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Nat Adderley, Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd, etc.), recognizing Keter's talent, invited him to perform with them professionally. Keter Betts resided in the Washington, DC, area for more than a half a century. He died at his home in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Top songs

  1. Grace
  2. Sophie
  3. Some Kinda Mean
  4. Joy's Blues
  5. Love for Sale
  6. Calm Before The Storm
  7. 908
  8. Surrey With The Fringe On Top
  9. Conversation Piece
  10. The Man I Love - Live
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  1. Sunday - Live
  2. Pinky's Waltz
  3. Squeeze Me
  4. Head Start
  5. Echos Of Madrid
  6. Pete's Blues
  7. Just Friends
  8. Spur Of The Moment
  9. Suddenly! Last Summer
  10. Olé
  11. Mean to Me
  12. Desafinado
  13. My Heart Stood Still
  14. Bye Bye Blues
  15. Quiet Nights
  16. Makin' Whoopee
  17. Man I Love
  18. The Rev
  19. One Step up/One Step Down
  20. Sunday (Live)
  21. The Man I Love (Live)
  22. All Of Me - live at Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo
  23. Sweet Georgia Brown
  24. Summertime
  25. Surrey With the Fringe On Top
  26. Willow Weep For Me - live at Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo
  27. Chung King
  28. Alone Together
  29. J&B
  30. He's Funny That Way
  31. Makin' Whoopee
  32. Reminiscing
  33. Like Someone in Love
  34. Dancing in the Dark
  35. The_Complete_Riverside_Recordings_Disc_2_-12-Mean_To_Me
  36. Blue Moon - live at Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo
  37. Manteca - live at Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo
  38. All Of Me (live at Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo)
  39. What a Difference a Day Made
  40. Autumn Leaves - live at Montreux Jazz Festival
  41. Lotus Blossom
  42. Forever
  43. But Beautiful
  44. Stampash
  45. For You - live at the Montreux Jazz Festival
  46. Shall We Dance?
  47. The Man I Love
  48. Salty Pappa Blues
  49. For All We Know
  50. Echoes Of Madrid
  51. Jandb
  52. All Of Me
  53. Tape Edit side 2a
  54. For You
  55. Salty Papa Blues
  56. If I Had You
  57. Evil Gal Blues
  58. G Blues
  59. Take the 'A' Train
  60. You Must Believe In Spring
  61. Tasty
  62. I'm In The Mood For Love
  63. My Old Flame
  64. Just For You
  65. JAZZRADIO.com TSTAG_60 ADWTAG
  66. RadioTunes.com
  67. JazzRadio.com
  68. Lean Baby
  69. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home to
  70. Punkin Juice
  71. 'Round Midnight
  72. Catfish Sammich
  73. Misty
  74. Lover Man
  75. Because of You
  76. Jeep's Blues
  77. I'll Close My Eyes
  78. Avalon
  79. Precious Lord
  80. Walkin' My Baby Home
  81. Centerpiece
  82. Love Walked In

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