Dee Dee Bridgewater

Memphis - Yes. I`m Ready (889854061128)

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Memphis - Yes. I`m Ready

Dee Dee Bridgewater

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889854061128

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889854061128

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Memphis - Yes. I`m Ready

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Dee Dee Bridgewater has gone back to her beginning...Memphis, TN. Born in the city known for it’s pivotal part in American culture, music and civil rights struggle, Bridgewater was part of an American legacy. After moving to Flint, Michigan, Bridgewater’s childhood nights were spent tuning into Memphis’ WDIA, the first radio station in the nation featuring all-black programming. It was also the station where her father spun vinyl as the on-air disc jockey, “Matt the Platter Cat.”

This album is not only a return to Bridgewater’s roots, but it offers ground-breaking reimagining of American Blues and R&B classics with backing by the Stax Academy Choir, Kirk Whalum and recorded at Willie Mitchell’s world-renowned Royal Studios.

PERSONNEL:

DEE DEE BRIDGWATER, vocals, with:

Kirkn Whalum, tenor & baritone sax
JOhn Stoddart, keyboard
Lawrence "Boo" Mitchell, electric bongo
Charles Hodges, organ
Jackie Clark, bass
Garry Goin, guitar
James "Bishop" Sexton, drums
Marc Franklin, trumpet
Lannie McMillan, tenor sax
Kirk Smothers, tenor sax
Kevin Whalum, Sharisse Norman, Candise Rayborn-Marshall, Stax Music Academy, backup vocals

Recorded at Royal Studios, Memphis, TN, September 5-11, 2016 & December 6-13, 2016


TRACKS:

01. Yes, I'm Ready
02. Giving Up
03. I Can't Get Next To You
04. Going Down Slow
05. Why?  (Am I Treated So Bad)
06. B.A.B.Y.
07. Thrill Is Gone
08. The Sweeter He Is
09. Can't Stand The Rain
10. Don't Be Cruel
11. Hound Dog
12. Try A Little Tenderness
13. (Take My Hand) Precious Lord