Live at Yoshi's [Live]

Dee Dee Bridgewater | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 15, 2000)
• Original Release Date: February 15, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B00003NH92
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #173,437 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Undecided

2. Slow Boat To China

3. Stairway To The Stars

4. What A Little Moonlight Can Do

5. Sex Machine

6. Midnight Sun

7. Cherokee

8. Love For Sale

9. Cotton Tail

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Dee Dee Bridgewater's Live at Yoshi's is more than just a glorious paean to the art of scat singing by one of its foremost practitioners. Impeccably recorded, Yoshi's is also that rare live recording that captures the excitement and spontaneity of a performance without sacrificing the crystal-clear sound quality that listeners expect from a studio album. The audio is so good it's easy to imagine yourself smack in the middle of the Oakland, California, nightclub for one of these April 1998 shows. And what shows those were. Bridgewater and her topflight quartet--pianist/organist Thierry Eliez, bassist Thomas Bramerie, and drummer Ali Jackson--put on a fireworks display that showcases the group's thrilling interplay and playfulness while giving Bridgewater ample room to demonstrate why she is one of the jazz world's hottest vocalists, especially when it comes to the vocalizations of scat. A commanding presence in any setting, Bridgewater demonstrates her versatility by shifting gears in a heartbeat from the up-tempo scatted bebop of "Cherokee" to beautiful ballads like "Slow Boat to China" and "Stairway to the Stars." What's more, she takes up the greasy funk of James Brown's "Sex Machine" and a long version of Cole Porter's "Love for Sale" that weaves in snippets of Herbie Hancock's funky Headhunters arrangement of "Watermelon Man." You'll be forgiven if, after the set's rousing finale of "Cotton Tail," you stand and applaud along with the crowd at Yoshi's. --Ezra Gale

Product Description

In this Grammy® Nominated live set from Oakland's classy Yoshi's, one can't help but wonder if there's something that this immensely talented lady can't do. Whether it is interpreting lyrics of choice standards such as "Cherokee," "Stairway to the Stars" or "Love for Sale," sounding like Ella (or a trombone!), or doing a totally convincing version of James Brown's "Get Up I Feel Like Being a Sex Machine," Dee Dee is both electric and in charge. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Divine!, February 18, 2000

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This review is from: Live at Yoshi's (Audio CD)

This is an inspired album. Many of the tracks of this live CD appeared in studio form on Ms. Bridgewater's DEAR ELLA CD. Dee Dee does not try to immitate Ella Fitzgerald but she certainly brings Ella's warmth and grace to this great live recording. You really do feel that you're at Yoshi's as Dee Dee and her wonderful band work the room. This is a great album for fans and newcomers alike. It really showcases Dee Dee's command of scat-singing.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I've died and gone to Jazz Heaven, October 26, 2000

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L Ken "ljk" (Alpharetta, GA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Live at Yoshi's (Audio CD)

Jazz afficionados and friends everywhere: If you like brisk jazz, scat, energy, pep, zeal, passion, soul, and emotion all tied up into a single sound this is the CD for you. I am a Jazz junkie; if anything out there comes even close to the ability and expression of Dee Dee on this album I would be shocked. Hook me up to this CD and let me be.

Dee Dee's expression and ability to entertain only adds to her well-seasoned ability to vocalize. The standards are reborn in the arrangements. You have absolutely got to hear Love for Sale. She has so much fun doing what she does, it's hard to imagine hearing anyone sing in a studio while being this expressive. Her band should be made saints; talent on top of talent on top of talent.

TRUST ME!! YOU CANNOT GO WRONG WITH THIS CD

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A joy., July 9, 2001

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J. J Lima (walnut, Ca. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live at Yoshi's (Audio CD)

Dee Dee is great and there is no doubt about that. My first point is to tell you to see this woman live. You will so impressed you will talk about it for days. As for this album? Dee Dee is known as much for her voice as for her stage presence. She is a top notch, extremely intelligent performer. She has sass a wit for days. This is one jazz album that even your friends who are not into jazz will appreciate. Buy Buy Buy.