Details Genre: Soul Label: Jay-Vee Inc. Size: 12″ Composer: Randall Bramblett Additional Artists: Pino Palladino John Mayer Jon Batiste Anthony Hamilton Steve Winwood Format: 33RPM, Soul Icon’s 2023 Album on Vinyl LP! Features John Mayer, Jon Batiste, Steve Winwood & More! 2024 Grammy Award Nominee: Best Contemporary Blues Album: LaVette! LaVette! hits all the marks. Together with Jay-Vee Records, Bettye has the freedom to explore new territory. Produced by Steve Jordan, LaVette! features 11 songs written by Georgia-born musician Randall Bramblett, who has been releasing solo albums since 1975. “Randall is the best writer that I have heard in the last 30 years,” says Bettye. “He writes songs that are little soliloquies; they’re like little stories about a moment, or a thing.” Bettye is backed by Jordan on drums, Pino Palladino on bass, Larry Campbell on guitar, Leon Pendarvis on keyboards, and Chris Bruce on guitar. Guest artists include: John Mayer, Jon Batiste, Anthony Hamilton, Steve Winwood, Ray Parker, Jr., Rev. Charles Hodges, James Carter and Pedrito Martinez, to name a few. Even if you didn’t know the sharp twists and turns of Bettye LaVette’s story, or for that matter, her wide-ranging influences – you can hear the traces of all of it in her voice. “Bettye LaVette is like a combination of Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and Miles Davis,” says producer Steve Jordan. “When I prepare a band for her, I make sure we have it together. When she joins us, we’re only gonna get one or two takes, because she puts her heart and soul into each performance.” Features Vinyl LP Gatefold Jacket Made in CZ Selections Side A: See Through Me Don’t Get Me Started Lazy (And I Know It) Side B: Sooner or Later Plan B Concrete Mind Side C: In the Meantime Mess About It Hard to Be a Human Side D: What You Don’t Say Not Gonna Waste My Love It’s Alright
