After singing with Lionel Hampton in the late 1940s, vocalist Betty Carter had her first hit with Hampton's Red Top in 1952. Teamed with vocalist King Pleasure, their vocalese duet put words to the solo melodies of tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons and trumpeter Gail Brockman on their 1947 version of Red Top. Between 1956 and 1964, Carter recorded six studi…
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