Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady)

Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady)
Studio album by Charles McPherson
Released	1972
Recorded	1972 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Mainstream MRL 329
Producer	Bob Shad
Charles McPherson chronology
Charles McPherson (1971) Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady) (1972) Today's Man (1973)

Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady) is an album by saxophonist Charles McPherson, dedicated to Billie Holiday, which was recorded in 1972 and released on the Mainstream label.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4 stars stating "Although not quite up to the level of his upcoming, more freewheeling Xanadu sessions, this is a fine outing".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Don't Explain" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 4:22
2. "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez) - 4:52
3. "God Bless the Child" (Holiday, Herzog) 4:24
4. "Miss Brown to You" (Richard A. Whiting, Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 4:38
5. "Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham) - 4:24
6. "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer) - 4:57
7. "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf, Joel Herron) - 4:37
8. "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6:56

Personnel

• Charles McPherson - alto saxophone
• Ted Dunbar - guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7)
• Barry Harris - piano
• Sam Jones - bass
• Leroy Williams - drums
• Selwart Clarke, Max Ellen, Emanuel Green, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff - violin (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7)
• Julien Barber, Alfred Brown - viola (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7)
• Kermit Moore, Alan Shulman - cello (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7)
• Ernie Wilkins - conductor, arranger (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7)

References

1. Charles McPherson discography accessed April 23, 2014
2. Mainstrean Records discography accessed April 23, 2014
3. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed April 23, 2014