Dee Dee Bridgewater

American singer (born 1950)

Born: 27 May 1950
Memphis
Country: United States
Active: 1966–
Record labels: Atlantic Records
Discography: 27 albums

Biography

Dee Dee Bridgewater is a jazz musician who plays voice. Dee Dee Bridgewater was born on 27 May 1950 in Memphis. The music is usually filed under jazz and vocal music. Record labels: Atlantic Records. The discography here lists 27 albums, from “Afro Blue” (1974) to “Elemental” (2025). Honours include NEA Jazz Masters, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres and Officer of Arts and Letters.

Dee Dee Bridgewater (born Denise Eileen Garrett, May 27, 1950) is an American jazz singer and actress. She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-winning stage actress. For 23 years, she was the host of National Public Radio's syndicated radio show JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater. She is a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Afro Blue 1974 · Trio Dee Dee Bridgewater 1976 · Atlantic Just Family 1978 · Elektra Bad for Me 1979 · Elektra Dee Dee Bridgewater 1980 · Elektra Live in Paris 1986 · Live Live in Paris 1987 · Live · Charly Records Precious Thing 1989 · Gala Victim of Love 1989 · Polydor All of Me 1992 · Fonit Cetra Keeping Tradition 1993 · PolyGram Classics & Jazz Bridgewater 1995 · MCA Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver 1995 · Verve Prelude to a Kiss: The Duke Ellington Album 1996 · Philips Dear Ella 1997 In Montreux 1997 · Live · Charly Records Live at Yoshi’s 2000 · Live · Verve This Is New 2002 Dee Dee Bridgewater Sings Kurt Weill: Live at North Sea Jazz 2004 · Live · Verve J’ai deux amours 2005 · Sovereign Artists Red Earth: A Malian Journey 2007 · Universal Music Ltda. Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959) To Billie with Love 2010 · DDB Records Dee Dee’s Feathers 2015 · OKeh Memphis…Yes, I’m Ready 2017 · Masterworks

Billie 2021

Elemental 2025 · DDB Productions Dee Dee Bridgewater

Also plays on

Albums where Dee Dee Bridgewater is credited as a sideman

1973	Children of Forever — Stanley Clarke	vocals
1973	Prepare Thyself to Deal With a Miracle — Rahsaan Roland Kirk	background vocals
1974	The Loud Minority — Frank Foster	vocals
1974	Mutima — Cecil McBee	vocals
1974	Black Love — Carlos Garnett	vocals
1978	Modern Man — Stanley Clarke	vocals
2006	I’ll Be Seeing You: A Sentimental Journey — Regina Carter	vocals