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" composed by Oscar Brown, Jr., Mongo Santamaría (5:11)
2. "Bad Spirits" (5:49)
3. "Dee Dee" composed Bridgewater and Baba Sissoko (2:57)
4. "Mama Don't Ever Go Away" (5:39)
5. "Long Time Ago" composed by Bridgewater and Wayne Shorter (6:48)
6. "Children Go 'Round" (6:05)
7. "The Griots" (6:04)
8. "Oh My Love" (6:03)
9. "Four Women" composed by Nina Simone (5:24)
10. "No More" (4:45)
11. "Red Earth" (5:17)
12. "Meanwhile" composed by Bridgewater and Edsel Gomez (4:25)
13. "Compared to What" composed by 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, Organ (Hammond), Vocals (Background))
• Dee Dee Bridgewater (Vocals)
• Baba Sissoko (Vocals (Background))
• 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 (Vocals (Background))
• Mamani Keïta (Vocals, Vocals (Background))
• Fatoumata Kouyaté (Vocals, Vocals (Background))
• Kabiné Kouyaté (Vocals, Vocals (Background))
• Amy Sacko (Vocals, Vocals (Background))

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