Red Earth (Dee Dee Bridgewater album)

Red Earth
Studio album by
Dee Dee Bridgewater
ReleasedApril 17, 2007
RecordedAugust 24–27, 2006
November 1–7, 2006
StudioStudio Bogolan, Bamako, Mali
Studio Davout, Paris, France
GenreJazz, Vocal, Fusion, Malinese Music/wassoulou
Length69:40
LabelDDB Records / EmArcy / Universal
ProducerDee Dee Bridgewater, Jean Marie Durand, Cheick Tidiane Seck
Dee Dee Bridgewater chronology
J'ai deux amours
(2005)
Red Earth
(2007)
Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959)
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz
Allmusic
The Buffalo News
The Guardian
laut.de
Now
The Observer
PopMatters9/10
Tom HullB+

Red Earth is a 2007 studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater. It carries the subtitle "A Malian Journey" to celebrate and explore her African and Malian ancestry. The album brought her the seventh nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards. On Billboard's Top Jazz Album chart it reached Number 16.