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Memphis. Yes, I'm Ready

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1 Yes, I'm Ready  
2 Giving Up  
3 I Can't Get Next To You  
4 Going Down Slow  
5 Why? (Am I Treated So Bad)  
6 B.A.B.Y.  
7 Thrill Is Gone  
8 The Sweeter He Is  
9 Can't Stand The Rain  
10 Don't Be Cruel  
11 Hound Dog  
12 Try A Little Tenderness  
13 (Take My Hand) Precious Lord  
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Inspired by Bridgewater's Return to Her Birth City of Memphis and the Exploration of Her Musical Roots and Influences

Every picture tells a story; every journey begins differently.  The story of Dee Dee Bridgewater's stunning new album, Memphis...Yes, I'm Ready, begins in that city, where she was born at Collins Chapel Hospital, located not far from where the album was recorded at Producer Willie Mitchell's historic Royal Studios.  Dee Dee's father, a trumpet player affectionately known as "Matt the Platter Cat" was a DJ at WDIA, the top Memphis radio station, and even when the family moved to neighboring Flint, Michigan, the young Dee Dee continued to listen to the great sounds of the Memphis music scene by tuning-in late night from across state lines.  And oh what a music scene it was!

  • Dee Dee Bridgewater gets cover feature on jazzwise: May 2024 issue
    Posted At: April 18, 2024 12:00 AM
    Over the course of a multifaceted career spanning four decades, Grammy and Tony Award-winning Jazz giant Dee Dee Bridgewater has ascended to the upper echelon of vocalists, putting her unique spin on standards, as well as taking intrepid leaps of faith in re-envisioning jazz classics.A multi-hyphenate polymath and fearless voyager, explorer, pioneer and keeper of tradition, the three-time Grammy-winner most...
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  • Dee Dee Bridgewater to headline Silver Spring Jazz Festival / MoCo360
    Posted At: August 12, 2023 12:00 AM
    MoCo360's Akira Kyles writes….Grammy and Tony award-winning vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater will headline the 18th annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival on Sept. 9, presenters announced Monday. The free music festival will be held, rain or shine, from 3 to 10 p.m. at Veterans Plaza, located on the corner of Ellsworth and Fenton Street.Over the course of a four-decade career, Bridgewater has put her unique spin on...
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  • Jazz up the holidays with GBH
    Posted At: December 10, 2019 12:00 AM

    Warm-up those ears with a holiday playlist that includes tracks by Count Basie, Dee Dee Bridgewater, John Coltrane, and many more. Curated for you by Jazz 24/7 - WGBH: Boston. Track list: "It's the Holiday Season," Count Basie Orchestra, A Very Swinging Christmas "Away in A Manger," Dee Dee Bridgewater, Christmas with the Ray Brown Trio "Let It Snow," Nnenna Freelon, Christmas "Go Tel...
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  • Dee Dee Bridgewater joins Flint choir for 'America the Beautiful' before democratic debate / Detroit Free Press
    Posted At: August 1, 2019 12:00 AM

    A Flint choir and jazz singer born in Memphis but raised in Flint performed on CNN ahead of Wednesday night's Democratic presidential debate hosted in Detroit's Fox Theatre. The Flint City Wide Choir, a gospel choir with more than 200 members, sang "America the Beautiful" alongside singer Dee Dee Bridgewater just before 7 p.m. Bridgewater followed up with the National Anthem in an official start ...
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  • Dee Dee Bridgewater continues to challenge herself in a career that spans nearly fifty years / BayStateBanner Q&A
    Posted At: November 9, 2018 12:00 AM

    Dee Dee Bridgewater performs regularly in Boston, and last month she had a two-night stint at Scullers Jazz Club in Allston. The winner of three Grammy awards and a Tony, Dee Dee continues to challenge herself to the delight of audiences around the globe in a career that spans nearly fifty years. "Memphis, I'm Ready," her most recent recording (2017), is an emotional tribute to the soulful tunes and era ...
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  • 'Africa' on St. Louis Public Radio: Jazz Unlimited
    Posted At: July 15, 2018 12:00 AM

    Jazz Unlimited for July 15, 2018 will be "Africa."  Jazz and our American culture have roots in Africa.  We will explore the meaning of Africa and its musical heritage in America through music played and composed by American and some African jazz musicians.  The musicians are Fats Waller, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Duke Ellington, Abdullah Ibrahim, the Chris McGregor Brotherhood of Breath, Dr. L...
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  • Dee Dee Bridgewater - Memphis. Yes, I'm Ready, is an album the Asbury Park Press latched onto in 2017
    Posted At: December 28, 2017 12:00 AM

    2017 was a good year for blues and blues-rock, as new independent labels cropped up, new festivals came online and others more firmly established themselves all over the U.S. and Canada. Far from dying, blues music is alive and flourishing in dozens of cities East and West of the Mississippi, and certainly all across Canada, where they have government funding to encourage artists and the arts.  ...
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  • Dee Dee Bridgewater - Memphis. Yes, I'm Ready gets #5 vocal spot in 2017 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll
    Posted At: December 20, 2017 12:00 AM

    Every picture tells a story; every journey begins differently. The story of Dee Dee Bridgewater's stunning new album, Memphis...Yes, I'm Ready, begins in that city, where she was born at Collins Chapel Hospital, located not far from where the album was recorded at Producer Willie Mitchell's historic Royal Studios.  Dee Dee's father, a trumpet player affectionately known as "Matt the ...
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  • Dee Dee Bridgewater - Memphis ... Yes I'm Ready makes Nov. DownBeat critics 'Hot Box'
    Posted At: August 2, 2017 12:00 AM

    Inspired by Bridgewater's Return to Her Birth City of Memphis and the Exploration of Her Musical Roots and Influences Every picture tells a story; every journey begins differently.  The story of Dee Dee Bridgewater's stunning new album, Memphis...Yes, I'm Ready, begins in that city, where she was born at Collins Chapel Hospital, located not far from where the album was recorded at Pr...
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  • Dee Dee Bridgewater explores Her Memphis roots with 'Hound Dog' / NPR
    Posted At: July 12, 2017 12:00 AM

    Denise Eileen Garrett was only 3 years old when her family moved to Flint, Mich., from Memphis, Tenn. This was long before she became Dee Dee Bridgewater, jazz-vocal superhero - to say nothing of a mother, a Tony- and Grammy-winner or an NEA Jazz Master. But Memphis left an impression on the little girl, subtle but persistent, somewhere in her psyche. Bridgewater, 67, has been revisiting Memphis in r...
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  • Dee Dee Bridgewater: Fearless And Free / NPR: Jazz Night In America
    Posted At: April 27, 2017 12:00 AM

    When Dee Dee Bridgewater learned that she would become a 2017 NEA Jazz Master, a succession of thoughts and feelings flooded her mind. The news came as a total shock, as she tells it: "It was so far out of my orbit and just my whole sphere of thinking," she said in a conversation at NPR this spring, hours before she formally received her award. She's 66 - far from retirement age in jazz, and on t...
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  • Dee Dee Bridgewater named 2017 NEA - Jazz Masters Fellow
    Posted At: June 20, 2016 12:00 AM

    Renowned jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater has received the Nation's highest jazz honor - she will be named one of the 2017 National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) Jazz Masters Fellows along with honorees Ira Gitler, Dave Holland, Dick Hyman and Dr. Lonnie Smith. These five individuals are recognized for their lifetime achievements and exceptional contributions to the advancement of jazz. Br...
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  • John Scofield & Dee Dee Bridgewater / KMUW: Featured New Releases
    Posted At: October 19, 2015 12:00 AM

    Guitarist John Scofield with his reunited ‘90s quartet, the gypsy jazz sounds of the Hot Club of Philadelphia, Dee Dee Bridgewater's salute to the Crescent City, and a live set from the Christian McBride Trio. Here's a rundown of this week's 'Featured New Releases.' Monday 10.19.15 - On the Night Train – the sound of ‘20s swing from contemporary band, the Fat Babies;...
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