Dee Dee Bridgewater‘s ‘Red Earth’ is an album (subtitled ‘A Malian Journey‘) released on April 17, 2007 by Universal.
Track Listing : 1.Afro Blue (Oscar Brown, Jr., Mongo Santamaría) – 05:11 . 2.Bad Spirits (Dee Dee Bridgewater) – 05:49 . 3.Dee Dee (Dee Dee Bridgewater, Baba Sissoko (Dee Dee Bridgewater) – 02:57 . 4.Mama Don’T Ever Go Away (Dee Dee Bridgewater) – 05:39 . 5.Long Time Ago (Dee Dee Bridgewater, Wayne Shorter) – 06:48 . 6.Children Go ‘Round (Dee Dee Bridgewater) – 06:05 . 7.The Griots (Dee Dee Bridgewater) – 06:04 . 8.Oh My Love (Dee Dee Bridgewater) – 06:03 . 9.Four Women (Nina Simone) – 05:24 . 10.No More (Dee Dee Bridgewater) – 04:45 . 11.Red Earth (Dee Dee Bridgewater) – 05:17 . 12.Meanwhile (Dee Dee Bridgewater, Edsel Gomez) – 04:25 . 13.Compared To What (Lassy “King” Massassy, Gene Mcdaniels) – 05:21
Musicians : Dee Dee Bridgewater – Vocals . Ramata Diakité – Vocals . Oumou Sangare – Vocals . Mamani Keïta – Vocals, Vocals (Background) . Fatoumata Kouyaté – Vocals, Vocals (Background) . Kabiné Kouyaté – Vocals, Vocals (Background) . Amy Sacko – Vocals, Vocals (Background) . Ira Coleman – Bass . Minino Garay – Cajon, Caxixi, Cymbals, Drums, Percussion . Cheick Tidiane Seck – Calebasse, Fender Rhodes, Karignan, Organ – Hammond, 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 . Maré Sanogo – Doum-Doum . Lamine Tounkara – Doum-Doum . Aly Wagué – Flute . Gabriel Durand – Guitar . Modibo Kouyaté – Guitar . Jacob Soubeiga – Guitar . Djelimady Tounkara – Guitar . Benogo Diakite – Kamalngoni . Mamadou Diabaté – Kora . Cherif Samano – Kora . Yakhoba Sissokho – Kora . Adama Tounkara – Ngoni . Moriba Koïta – Ngoni . Bassekou Kouyate – Ngoni . Pepito Sekouba Kouyaté – Tama . Moussa Sissoko – Tama . Baba Sissoko – Vocals (Background) . Fatou – Vocals (Background)
Production : Produced By Jean Marie Durand, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Cheick Tidiane Seck . Baba Sissoko , Cheick Tidiane Seck, Minino Garay, Edsel Gomez, Sékou Kouyaté . Rémi Barbot – Mixing Assistant . Guillaume Dargent – Mixing Assistant . Sébastien Gerbi – Mixing Assistant . Jean-Paul Gonnod – Engineer, Mixing . Aymeric Letoquart – Assistant Engineer . Sanwook “Sunny” Nam – Mastering . Doug Sax – Mastering . Yves Wernert – Engineer
Arrangements : Baba Sissoko , Cheick Tidiane Seck, Minino Garay, Edsel Gomez, Sékou Kouyaté
Package : Jean Luc Barilla – Artwork . Tulani Bridgewater Kowalski – Liner Notes . Dee Dee Bridgewater – Liner Notes . Philippe Pierangeli – Photography
Recorded August 24-27, 2006 At Studio Bogolan & November 1-7, 2006 At Studio Davout.
Released On April 17, 2007 By Universal.
(Source Dee Dee Bridgewater‘s ‘Red Earth’ | Official Website for Jazz Icon Dee Dee Bridgewater)
