Betty's 14th album is getting rave reviews!

"We can hear the excitement in her voice, that zest for life....'Life's a ball," she tells us, and she means it." Michael Doherty's Music Log

"Remarkably, Bryant displays age-defying light-hearted vitality." Jim Hynes, Making a Scene

"Bryant sings with a confidently sardonic style revealing her age, but

Betty's 14th album is getting rave reviews!

"We can hear the excitement in her voice, that zest for life....'Life's a ball," she tells us, and she means it." Michael Doherty's Music Log

"Remarkably, Bryant displays age-defying light-hearted vitality." Jim Hynes, Making a Scene

"Bryant sings with a confidently sardonic style revealing her age, but not as a chronological measurement, as an experienced state of mind. She's as hip and fresh as a late Spring day.." C Michael Bailey, Wild Mercury Rhythm

At 94, BETTY BRYANT is still going strong, and like the title of her new album, LOTTA LIVIN’, the beloved pianist, singer, and composer still has a whole lot of living to do. LOTTA LIVIN’ is Bryant’s 14th album. It follows her 2019 release Project 88, which celebrated her 88th birthday. JW Vibe said, “While Betty’s vocals are pure, charming and warmly inviting throughout, the true coolness comes from her compelling soloing and harmonizing on those 88s.”

Hipness is Bryant’s métier, and like her other albums and live performances, her piano playing and singing on LOTTA LIVIN’ is effortlessly cool and reflects her blues roots. Bryant has a long and storied career. Dubbed “Cool Miss B” by Robert Kyle in a 1997 song, the moniker has stuck with her for 25 years. She was mentored early on by the great Jay McShann. “Betty Bryant Day” was declared in Kansas City in 1987, and she was awarded the key to the city. A famous photograph of Betty with Jay McShann hangs in the lobby of the city’s American Jazz Museum and is included on the back of the CD booklet.

Bryant wrote four songs for LOTTA LIVIN’. A wordsmith with a predilection for the quirky and humorous, she was an art major in college, and her lyrics also have a strong visual sense. She also covers several standards, putting her own bluesy spin on them.

Despite her age, she hasn’t missed a beat. Rather, her singing and playing show the depth and assurance that comes when natural talent is enhanced by great experience.

BETTY BRYANT piano, vocals ROBERT KYLE tenor sax, flute, harmonica RICHARD SIMON acoustic bass KENNY ELLIOTT drums TONY GUERRERO trumpet (7, 9) HUSSAIN JIFFRY electric bass (8) KLEBER JORGE guitar YU “Big Poppa” OOKA guitar (7) KEVIN WINARD percussion (8) All arrangements by BETTY BRYANT except “Chicken Wings” and “A Lot of Livin’ to Do” by BETTY BRYANT and ROBERT KYLE and “The Very Thought of You“ by ROBERT KYLE Executive Producer ALAN EICHLER Produced by ROBERT KYLE