Jazz / Standards
Dee Dee Bridgewater - Vocals
Alphonso Johnson Bass
Becky Lopez Vocals (Background)
Bill Riechenbach Trombone
Bobby Bryant Trumpet
Bobby Lyle Clavinet, Piano (Electric), Moog Synthesizer
Byron Miller Bass
Carolyn Dennis Vocals (Background)
Darole Mukagawa Strings
Don Menza Sax (Tenor)
Douglas Davis Strings
Fred Jackson, Jr. Sax (Baritone)
Frederick Seykora Strings
Gayle LaVant Strings
George Bohannon Trombone
George Duke Synthesizer, Piano (Electric), Keyboards, Producer
Greg Phillinganes Keyboards
James Getzoff Strings
Janet Lakatos Strings
Jay Rosen Strings
Jerry Hey Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Jim Gilstrap Vocals (Background)
Jorge del Barrio Strings
Josie James Vocals (Background)
Joy Lyle Strings
Judith Perett Strings
Larry Dunn Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer
Larry Williams Sax (Tenor)
Lew McCreary Trombone
Louis Satterfield Trombone
Lynn Davis Vocals (Background)
Marvin Limonick Strings
Maurice Spears Trombone (Bass)
Murray Adler Strings
Napoleon Murphy Brock Vocals (Background)
Pamela Goldsmith Strings
Paulinho Da Costa Percussion
Petsye Powell Vocals (Background)
Rahmlee Michael Davis Trumpet
Richard Perissi French Horn
Ricky Lawson Drums
Robert Konrad Strings
Robert L. Adcock Strings
Robert Popwell Bass
Roland Bautista Guitar
Shiela Escavedo Percussion
Sidney Muldrow French Horn
William Kurash Strings
Remastered from Original Analogue Tapes. With a Predilection for Funky Grooves, Dee Dee Bridgewater Forges an Awesome Synergy of Rb, Funk and Jazz on this 1979 Gem, Displaying the Extensive Range and Emotional Expression that Made her Famous.
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Active Decades: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: May 27, 1950 in Memphis, TN
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Disco, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Standards, Quiet Storm, Vocal Jazz, Smooth Soul
One of the best jazz singers of her generation, Dee Dee Bridgewater (who was married to trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater in the early '70s) had to move to France to find herself. She performed in Michigan during the 1960s and toured the Soviet Union in 1969 with the University of Illinois Big Band. She sang with the Thad JonesMel Lewis orchestra (1972-1974) and appeared in the Broadway musical The Wiz (1974-1976). Due to erratic records and a lack of direction, Dee Dee Bridgewater was largely overlooked in the jazz world by the time she moved to France in the 1980s. She appeared in the show Lady Day and at European jazz festivals, and eventually formed her own backup group. By the late '80s, Bridgewater's Verve recordings were starting to alert American listeners as to her singing talents. Her 1995 Horace Silver tribute disc (Love and Peace) is a gem and resulted in the singer extensively touring the U.S, reintroducing her to American audiences. She would find even more success with her tribute album, Dear Ella, which won a Grammy in 1997.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
