name

Dee Dee Bridgewater, Vocal

dates

1950-

birth place

Flint, MI

description

First significant jazz gig came with the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra; after experiencing success on Broadway, she returned to jazz in the Ô80s, prodigious skills intact and swinging hard.

hot disc

Live at Yoshi's

more info

http://www.deedeebridgewater.com/