Dee Dee Bridgewater Eleanora Fagan 1915-1959: To Billie with Love from Dee Dee

JazzTimes: "[I]n 'Strange Fruit,' the aching desperation that electrified Holiday's reading remains fully evident in Bridgewater's..."
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item number:  FWGR
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CD Details

  • Released: March 2, 2010
  • Originally Released: 2010
  • Label: Emarcy / Umgd

Entertainment Reviews:

Down Beat - p.51
3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Her dazzling scat pickup from James Carter's soprano solo sounds spontaneously bold, and tells us at the outset that Bridgewater has no intent of doing an imitation of Holiday's vocal methods."
JazzTimes - p.74
"[I]n 'Strange Fruit,' the aching desperation that electrified Holiday's reading remains fully evident in Bridgewater's..."
Billboard (p.33) - "'Lover Man' shines with a sexy, sassy sheen; and 'Miss Brown to You' gets a feisty makeover....Pulling it all together are Bridgewater's expressive, unrestricted vocals..."

Tracks:

  • 1.Lady Sings the Blues
  • 2.All of Me
  • 3.Good Morning Heartache
  • 4.Lover Man
  • 5.You've Changed
  • 6.Miss Brown to You
  • 7.Don't Explain
  • 8.Fine and Mellow
  • 9.Mother's Son-in-Law
  • 10.God Bless the Child
  • 11.Foggy Day
  • 12.Strange Fruit

Product Info

  • UPC: 602527241555
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
  • International Shipping: 1 item

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