Red Earth (Dee Dee Bridgewater album)

Red Earth
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
J'ai Deux Amours (2005) Red Earth (2007) Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee Bridgewater (2009)

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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.

1. "Afro Blue" (Oscar Brown, Jr., Mongo Santamaría) (5:11)
2. "Bad Spirits" (5:49)
3. "Dee Dee" (Bridgewater, Baba Sissoko) (2:57)
4. "Mama Don't Ever Go Away" (5:39)
5. "Long Time Ago" (Bridgewater, Wayne Shorter) (6:48)
6. "Children Go 'Round" (6:05)
7. "The Griots" (6:04)
8. "Oh My Love" (6:03)
9. "Four Women" (Nina Simone) (5:24)
10. "No More" (4:45)
11. "Red Earth" (5:17)
12. "Meanwhile" (Bridgewater, Edsel Gomez) (4:25)
13. "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

1. "Ultratop.be – Dee Dee Bridgewater – Red Earth - A Malian Journey" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
2. "Lescharts.com – Dee Dee Bridgewater – Red Earth - A Malian Journey". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
3. "Swisscharts.com – Dee Dee Bridgewater – Red Earth - A Malian Journey". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
4. 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