Afro Blue (Dee Dee Bridgewater album)
| Afro Blue | ||||
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| Studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 10, 12–14 March, 1974 | |||
| Studio | AOI Studios, Tokyo | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:39 | |||
| Label | Trio Records PA-7095 | |||
| Producer | Takao Ishizuka | |||
| Dee Dee Bridgewater chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
Afro Blue is the debut studio album by American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater. The record was released in Japan in 1974, when she was 23, via Trio Records label.[2] The album was recorded in Tokyo with a quintet of musicians including brothers Ron and Cecil Bridgwater.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Afro Blue" | Mongo Santamaria, Oscar Brown, Jr. | 8:27 |
| 2. | "Love Vibrations" | Horace Silver | 5:55 |
| 3. | "Everyday I Have the Blues / Stormy Monday Blues" | Peter Chatman | 8:09 |
| 4. | "Little B's Poem" | Bobby Hutcherson | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 4:38 |
| 6. | "Love from the Sun" | Richard Clay | 5:34 |
| 7. | "People Make the World Go Around" | Richard Clay | 4:48 |
| Total length: | 40:39 | ||
Personnel
Band
- Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals
- George Mraz – bass
- Motohiko Hino – drums, bells
- Roland Hanna – piano
- Ron Bridgewater – tenor saxophone, cowbell, African castanets, vibra-clap
- Cecil Bridgewater – trumpet, kalimba
Production
- Takao Ishizuka – producer
- Kiyoshi Koyama – liner notes
- Y. Kannari – recording, mixing
- M. Ohkawa – recording, mixing
References
- ↑ "Dee Dee Bridgewater: Afro Blue". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ "Dee Dee Bridgewater – Afro Blue". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ "Dee Dee Bridgewater – 1974 – Afro Blue". funkmysoul.gr. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
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