On September 15, 2017, “Okeh” label released “Memphis… Yes, I’m Ready”, the 19th Dee Dee Bridgewater album. It was recorded in September 2016, at “Royal Studios” in Memphis, TN, and was produced by Dee Dee Bridgewater, Tulani Bridgewater Kowalski, Kirk Whalum and Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell.
Personnel:
- Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals, linear notes
- Kirk Whalum– tenor and baritone saxophone
- Lannie McMillan, Kirk Smothers – tenor saxophone
- Marc Franklin – trumpet
- Kameron Whalum – trombone
- John Stoddart– keyboards, vocal arrangements
- Charles Hodges– Hammond organ
- Garry Goin – guitar
- Jackie Clark – bass
- James Sexton – drums
- Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell– cymbals, electric bongos, tambourine
- Sharisse Norman, Candise Rayborn-Marshall, Kevin Whalum – backing vocals
- Stax Music Academy– backing vocals
- Ted Jensen– engineer
- Tulani Bridgewater Kowalski – art direction, cover art, photography
- Thomas Brodin – design
- John Stoddart – associate producer
Track listing:
- Yes, I’m Ready – Barbara Mason
- Giving Up – Van McCoy
- I Can’t Get Next to You – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
- Going Down Slow – Louis Jimmy Oden
- Why (Am I Treated So Bad) – Roebuck Staples
- B-A-B-Y – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
- The Thrill Is Gone – Rick Ravon Darnell, Roy Hawkins
- The Sweeter He Is – Isaac Hayes, David Porter
- I Can’t Stand the Rain – Donald Maurice Bryant, Bernard Miller, Ann Peebles
- Don’t Be Cruel – Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley
- Hound Dog – Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
- Try a Little Tenderness – James Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Harry Woods
- Take My Hand, Precious Lord – Thomas A. Dorsey, Sobie Frank Frazier, Jeff Majors
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