A pitch-black cry wells up from the depths of the soul
An early masterpiece by Dee Dee Bridgewater, fusing her African roots with jazz tradition.
Her dynamic vocals are perfectly supported by the heavy backing provided by Cecil Bridgewater and others, and her mysterious and powerful delivery on the title track, "Afro Blue," proves her excellence as a jazz vocalist.
A:
1)
Afro Blue
2)
Love Vibrations
3)
Blues Medley (Everyday I Have The Blues / Stormy Monday Blues)
B:
1)
Little B's Poem
2)
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
3)
Love From The Sun
4)
People Make The World Go Round
Arranged By - Horace Silver (A2)
Vocals - Dee Dee Bridgewater
Bass - George Mraz
Piano - Roland Hanna
Arranged By - Cecil Bridgewater (A1, A3, B1, B2, B4)
Trumpet, Kalimba - Cecil Bridgewater
Tenor Saxophone, Cowbell, Other [African Castanets, Vibra-clap] - Ron Bridgewater
