Dee Dee Bridgewater

Afro Blue (MRBLP216)

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1974

Afro Blue

Dee Dee Bridgewater

Mr Bongo Records

7119691264417

LPS 163606

MRBLP216

SOUL

1

LP 26,98 €

4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

If you collect vintage 70’s soul-jazz vinyl, there is a good chance that you already own a record that features the amazing vocal talents of Dee Dee Bridgewater. Whether it be Roy Ayers, Norman Connors, Billy Parker or Carlos Garnett – Dee Dee is the glue that fuses these artists together. Although best known for her jazz work, Dee Dee has had a wonderfully rich and varied career encompassing soul, musicals, gospel, and underground disco from the 70’s to the present day.

PERSONNEL:

  • Dee Dee Bridgewater - vocals
  • Cecil Bridgewater - trumpet, kalimba
  • Ron Bridgewater - tenor sax, vibra-clap
  • Roland Hanna - piano, electric piano
  • George Mraz - bass
  • Motohiko Hino - drums

Recorded at AOI Studios, Tokyo, March 10,12-14, 1974

TRACKS:

  • SIDE A
  • A1. Afro Blue
  • A2. Love Vibrations
  • A3. Blues Medley: Everyday I Have The Blues / Stormy Monday Blues)
  • SIDE B
  • B1. Little B's Poem
  • B2. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
  • B3. Love From The Sun
  • B4. People Make The World Go Round