The Griots

Dee Dee Bridgewater · 2007 · Hommage aux griots du Mali

Context

Seventh track of Red Earth: A Malian Journey (6 min 04), an album in which Bridgewater explores her African origins with Malian musicians. Cheick Tidiane Seck is one of the co-producers.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese, Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

By the same artist

• Bad Spirits (2007)
• Long Time Ago (2007)
• Red Earth (2007)
• Midnight Sun (1997)
• Cotton Tail (Dee Dee Bridgewater) (1997)
• How High the Moon (Dee Dee Bridgewater) (1997)

Sources

• EN: Red Earth (Dee Dee Bridgewater album)

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