Music CD - Bobbi Humphrey: Blacks and Blues

	Music CD: Blacks and Blues Artist: Bobbi Humphrey List Price: $11.98 Our Price: $7.16 Your Save: $ 4.82 ( 40% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
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Tracks: 1. Chicago, Damn 2. Harlem River Drive 3. Just A Love Child 4. Blacks And Blues 5. Jasper Country Man 6. Baby's Gone
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0724349854222 Label: Blue Note Records Manufacturer: Blue Note Records Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Blue Note Records Release Date: 1999-02-22 Studio: Blue Note Records
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Artist is barely heard on her own record! Comment: I don't understand what is supposed to be so great about this record. It's one of those suspicious producer-controlled projects that just goes nowhere. There's very little flute-playing, even less singing by Humphrey; in fact, she's little more than a guest star on her own record! Every track is written by Larry Mizell, the producer, whose nepotism in choosing backing musicians is another uncool thing here. There are some great ideas--the use of a male chorus (heard sporadically) is very cool--and the basic tunes here are fine. BUT....each track goes on and on and on until you are checking your watch. If 70's funk/jazz/r&b can be boring...this is an example. Customer Rating: Summary: Blacks & Blues Comment: Bobbi Humphrey's Blacks & Blues is an excellent arrangement of urban jazz music. Similar to much of Donald Byrds post- Black Byrd music. Humphrey has a great deal of solo work throughout the entire album as well as two vocal appearances reminiscent of Minnie Riperton. Blacks & Blues is an excellent album to add to any jazz listeners collection. Customer Rating: Summary: Classic 70's urban jazz Comment: You will be pleasantly surprised by the way the songs flow. Not a long album but the selections are lengthy and developed. Although urban influenced one can picture himself cruising along the beach or plains of the midwest because the music is laid back! The producer and writer is also responsible for some of Donald Byrd's best music of the era. Customer Rating: Summary: Angelic Comment: What more can you say about Bobbi Humphrey, but that she nailed this and many other albums down for jazz's sake. Stevie Wonder once said that it was the sound of Bobbi's flute that pulled him out of his coma after he got in that accident. Man, the woman represents!!! Blue note aficiandos, best pick this up. She was hustling in New York, getting doors slammed in her face, trying to get her music heard, but nobody showed her love. Until, Blue Note signed her. Word. Now, there is a true black woman role model, not that Trina and Lil' Kim horesh*^#! Customer Rating: Summary: Actually 7 stars in my book Comment: Nothing to say except you won't be sorry if you had one of these to play for someone special. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: King Errisson: Conga & Background Vocals, Chuck Rainey: Electric Bass, David T. Walker: Guitar, Ron Brown: Bass, Harvey Mason, Sr.: Drums, Fonce Mizell: Trumpet, Background Vocals, Clavinet & Vocal Arrangement, Larry Mizell: Arranger, Conductor, Background Vocals, Producer & Vocal Arrangement, Freddie Perren: Synthesizer, Jerry Peters: Piano, John Rowin: Guitar, Stephanie Spruill: Percussion