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Dee Dee Bridgewater |  |
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Dee Bridgewater is one of the best-known jazz singers of her generation. Born
in Tennessee, US, she began her career at the age of 15, working with such jazz
legends as Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie and Dexter Gordon.
In 1971,
she joined the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra, where she stayed for four years.
She moved to France in the 1980s.
She appeared in Lady Day and at European
jazz festivals before forming her own jazz group. The first album she made in
France, Live in Paris, was released in 1987 and won her an enthusiastic audience
in France and beyond.
Her most highly acclaimed release, Dear Ella, was
recorded in honour of the late Ella Fitzgerald. This tribute, which won her two
grammy awards, established Ms Bridgewater as heir to the Fitzgerald tradition.
Ms Bridgewater has received numerous awards in recognition of her outstanding
achievements, including the Jazz Academy Awards in 1988 and 1995, the Chevalier
de l’ordre national du mérite, presented by French President François Mitterrand,
and Officier des arts et des lettres, presented by the French Minister of Culture
and Communication.
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