Keeping Tradition
Keeping Tradition is a studio album by American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater.[5] The album was recorded in Paris and released in 1993 via Verve Records label. The album was nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Performance in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards.[6] Keeping Tradition opens a series of her critically acclaimed titles, of which all but one, including her wildly successful double Grammy Award-winning tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, Dear Ella, have received Grammy nominations.[7]
| Keeping Tradition | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 8–10 December 1992 | |||
| Studio | Plus XXX Studios, Paris, France | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 57:00 | |||
| Label | Verve Records 519 607-2 | |||
| Producer | Dee Dee Bridgewater | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [3] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [4] |
Reception
Scott Yanow of Allmusic gave the album four stars out of five and said: "After performing a wide variety of music (much of it commercial) for 15 years, in the mid-'80s Dee Dee Bridgewater returned to jazz... This set with her regular French quartet has Bridgewater exploring and swinging some of her favorite standards... This CD is highly recommended, as are all of Dee Dee Bridgewater's Verve recordings."[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Just One of Those Things" | Cole Porter | 2:55 |
| 2. | "Fascinating Rhythm" | George Gershwin | 4:05 |
| 3. | "The Island" | Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Angel Eyes" | Matt Dennis, Earl Brent | 5:51 |
| 5. | "What Is This Thing Called Love?" | Cole Porter | 3:14 |
| 6. | "Les Feuilles Mortes (Autumn Leaves)" | Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert | 6:49 |
| 7. | "Medley" | 4:10 | |
| 8. | "Lullaby of Birdland" | George Shearing, George David Weiss | 7:04 |
| 9. | "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" | Harry Woods | 3:11 |
| 10. | "Love Vibrations" | 5:38 | |
| 11. | "Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Around a Pug-Nosed Dream)" | Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke | 5:23 |
| 12. | "Sister Sadie" | Horace Silver | 4:37 |
| Total length: | 57:00 | ||
Personnel
- Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals
- Thierry Eliez – piano
- Hein van de Geyn – bass
- André Ceccarelli – drums
References
- "Dee Dee Bridgewater: Keeping Tradition". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- Hull, Tom. "Penguin Guide to Jazz Diffs: 4th vs. 5th Editions". Tom Hull. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 1885. ISBN 9780679768739. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- Larkin, Colin (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-85227-183-1. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- "Dee Dee Bridgewater – Keeping Tradition". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- "37TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS (1994)". Grammy Awards. grammy.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- "DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER". jazzaspensnowmass.org. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- Yanow, Scott. "Keeping Tradition". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
