Dee Dee Bridgewater

Artist:  Dee Dee Bridgewater
Birth Name:  Denise Eileen Garrett
Born:  May  27, 1950.  Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Vocal Jazz, R&B, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Soul, Soul
Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter, Actress
Instruments:   Vocals

Dee Dee Bridgewater is an American Jazz Singer and Songwriter.  She is a three-time Grammy Award-Winning Singer-Songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-Winning Stage Actress.  She is United Nations Ambassador for The Food and Agriculture Organization.

Title:  Afro Blue  (2020)
Genre:  Jazz, Vocal Jazz, R&B, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Soul, Soul
Label:  Mr. Bongo
Rating:   *****

Format:   CD

Tracks:

 1.  Afro Blue  (8:27)
 2.  Love Vibrations  (5:54)
 3.  Blues Medley:  Everyday I Have The Blues/Stormy Monday Blues  (8:08)
 4.  Little B's Poem  (3:07)
 5.  Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head  (4:38)
 6.  Love From The Sun  (5:33)
 7.  People Make The World Go Around  (4:48)

Personnel:

Dee Dee Bridgewater:  Vocals
George Mraz:  Bass
Roland Hanna:  Piano
Motokiko Hino:  Drums, Bells
Ron Bridgewater:  Tenor Saxophone, Cowbell, African Castanets, Vibra-Clap
Cecil Bridgewater:  Trumpet, Kalimba

Afro Blue is the debut studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater, originally released in 1974 by Trio Records, remastered and reissued on June 19, 2020 by Mr. Bongo.  The album was recorded in Tokyo with a quintet of musicians including brothers Ron and Cecil Bridgewater.