Live in Paris (Dee Dee Bridgewater album)
| Live in Paris | ||||
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | 24–25 November, 1986 | |||
| Venue | New-Morning, Paris, France | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 56:35 | |||
| Label | Just'In Distribution, Charly, Impulse!, Verve | |||
| Producer | Jean-Pierre Grosz, Dee Dee Bridgewater | |||
| Dee Dee Bridgewater chronology | ||||
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Live in Paris is a 1987 live album by American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater.[1] With this album, Bridgewater copped a Grammy nomination in the category of Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female.[2]
Background
[edit]Produced by Jean-Pierre Grosz and Dee Dee Bridgewater, Live In Paris was recorded on 24–25 November, 1986, at Paris' New Morning jazz club.[1]
The album was initially released in France via Just'In Distribution and eventually in Europe via Charly Records. In 1989 MCA Records released the album in the US on their Impulse! vanity label. During the 1990s, the album was digitally remastered and reissued on Verve Records.[1]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [5] |
| The San Diego Union-Tribune | [7] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [6] |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote: "This 1986 recording started her artistic "comeback" and showed that she had developed and matured during her years in Europe. Backed by her regular French rhythm section, Bridgewater is in spirited and creative form.... Her arrival as a major singer in the years since this set has been a welcome event. Recommended."[8] Jeff Simon of The Buffalo News noted, "Terrific. Until a whole new wave of singers came along in the '80s, expatriate Bridgewater was one of the precious few keeping alive the tradition of jazz song... Living in Paris has done her good. She has -- literally -- never been better than this."[9]
The San Diego Union-Tribune praised the album, saying, "Backed by an adept French trio, she extracts new nuances from Miles Davis' "All Blues" and "Erroll Garner's "Misty," scats up a storm on Ray Noble's "Cherokee" and belts out "Dr. Feelgood" and "Stormy Monday" with enough vigor and sensuality to give Etta James a run for her money. By doing so, Bridgewater has produced what may well be the best female jazz vocal album of the year."[7] Jack Fuller of the Chicago Tribune stated: "Here`s one for the permanent collection. Dee Dee Bridgewater has what only a few jazz singers each generation has-the ideas, the energy and the vocal equipment to make the music complete. Bridgewater delivers on everything from the Erroll Garner standard, 'Misty,' to the down and dirty 'Dr. Feelgood' and 'Medley Blues.' And when she improvises, it has just the right balance of reference and innovaton. The references may be to Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, and Betty Carter, but you'd better think of adding Dee Dee Bridgewater to the short list of standards."[10]
George Varga of The San Diego Union-Tribune called Live in Paris one of 1989's best jazz albums.[11]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All Blues" | Miles Davis, Oscar Brown Jr. | 6:23 |
| 2. | "Misty" | Erroll Garner | 8:26 |
| 3. | "On a Clear Day" | Burton Lane | 5:21 |
| 4. | "Dr. Feelgood" | Aretha Franklin | 5:30 |
| 5. | "There Is No Greater Love" | Isham Jones, Marty Symes | 7:06 |
| 6. | "Here's That Rainy Day" | James Van Heusen | 7:31 |
| 7. | "Medley Blues" | Peter Chatman, T-Bone Walker | 8:16 |
| 8. | "Cherokee" | Ray Noble | 5:14 |
| 9. | "How High the Moon" | Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis | 2:48 |
| Total length: | 56:35 | ||
Personnel
[edit]Band
- Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals
- Hervé Sellin – piano
- Antoine Bonfils – bass
- André Ceccarelli – drums
Production
- Jean-Pierre Grosz – producer
- Jean-Pierre Gouache – recording engineer
- Jean-Louis Bucchi – mixing
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Dee Dee Bridgewater (1987). Live In Paris (album). Charly/Impulse!/Verve Records.
- ^ "Dee Dee Bridgewater". grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ^ "Dee Dee Bridgewater: Live in Paris". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". p. 734. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Cook, Richard. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings : Cook, Richard : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming. p. 163. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-85227-183-1. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ a b "The best and the busts for LP yule gifts". San Diego Union-Tribune. December 10, 1989 – via newsbank.com.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Live in Paris". Allmusic. allmusic.com.
- ^ Simon, Jeff (December 1, 1988). "JAZZ". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Fuller, Jack (February 18, 1990). "Live in Paris (Dee Dee Bridgewater Impulse!)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ Varga, George (December 27, 1989). "Looking back and picking the best for 1989". San Diego Union-Tribune – via newsbank.com.