Red Earth (Dee Dee Bridgewater album)
| Red Earth | ||||
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| Studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater | ||||
| Released | April 17, 2007 | |||
| Recorded |
August 24-27, 2006 at Studio Bogolan November 1-7, 2006 at Studio Davout | |||
| Genre | Jazz, Vocal, R&B | |||
| Length | 69:40 | |||
| Label | Universal/DDB Records/EmArcy Records (EmArcy – 602517228290) | |||
| Producer | Jean Marie Durand, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Cheick Tidiane Seck | |||
| Dee Dee Bridgewater chronology | ||||
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| AllAboutJazz.com | link |
Red Earth is a 2007 studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater. It carries the subtitle "A Malian Journey" to celebrate and explore her African and Malian ancestry. Nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards, it reached Number 16 on Billboard's Top Jazz Album chart.
Track listing
All compositions by Dee Dee Bridgewater, except as noted.
- "Afro Blue" (Oscar Brown, Jr., Mongo Santamaría) (5:11)
- "Bad Spirits" (5:49)
- "Dee Dee" (Bridgewater, Baba Sissoko) (2:57)
- "Mama Don't Ever Go Away" (5:39)
- "Long Time Ago" (Bridgewater, Wayne Shorter) (6:48)
- "Children Go 'Round" (6:05)
- "The Griots" (6:04)
- "Oh My Love" (6:03)
- "Four Women" (Nina Simone) (5:24)
- "No More" (4:45)
- "Red Earth" (5:17)
- "Meanwhile" (Bridgewater, Edsel Gomez) (4:25)
- "Compared to What" (Lassy "King" Massassy, Gene McDaniels) (5:21)
All tracks recorded in Bamako (Mali) At Studio Bogolan except tracks 11, 12 and 13 recorded in Paris at Davout studios.
Personnel
- Ira Coleman - Bass
- Minino Garay - Cajon, Caxixi, Cymbals, Drums, Percussion
- Cheick Tidiane Seck - Calebasse, Fender Rhodes, Karignan, Hammond organ, Background vocals
- Dee Dee Bridgewater - Vocals
- Baba Sissoko - Background vocals
- Edsel Gomez - Piano
- Lansiné Kouyaté - Balafon
- Habib "Dia" Sangaré - Bolon
- Alou Kouloubali - Calebasse
- Lassy "King" Massassy - Rap Vocals
- "Petit" Adama Diarra - Djembe
- Cheick "Sékou" Oumar - Djembe
- Djifli Mamadou Sanogo - Djembe
- Moussa Sissikho - Djembe, Soloist
- Maré Sanogo - Doum-doum
- Lamine Tounkara - Doum-doum
- Aly Wagué - Flute
- Gabriel Durand - Guitar
- Modibo Kouyaté - Guitar
- Jacob Soubeiga - Guitar
- Djelimady Tounkara - Guitar, Soloist
- Benogo Diakite - Kamalngoni, Soloist
- Mamadou Diabaté - Kora
- Cherif Samano - Kora
- Yakhoba Sissokho - Kora, Soloist
- Adama Tounkara - Ngoni
- Moriba Koïta - Ngoni, Soloist
- Bassekou Kouyate - Ngoni, Soloist
- "Pepito" Sekouba Kouyaté - Tama
- Moussa Sissoko - Tama
- Ramata Diakité - Vocals
- Oumou Sangare - Vocals
- Fatou - Background vocals
- Mamani Keïta - Vocals, Background vocals
- Fatoumata Kouyaté - Vocals, Background vocals
- Kabiné Kouyaté - Vocals, Background vocals
- Amy Sacko - Vocals, Background vocals
Chart positions
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[1] | 93 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[2] | 53 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[3] | 86 |
| US Jazz Albums (Billboard)[4] | 16 |
References
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Dee Dee Bridgewater – Red Earth - A Malian Journey" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Dee Dee Bridgewater – Red Earth - A Malian Journey". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Dee Dee Bridgewater – Red Earth - A Malian Journey". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- ↑ Dee Dee Bridgewater - Red Earth Awards. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
- Liner notes
External links
- Dee Dee Bridgewater: Red Earth: A Malian Journey (2007), Tom Greenland
, AllAboutJazz, Published: October 16, 2007
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