| Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady) | ||||
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| Studio album by Charles McPherson | ||||
| Released | 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Mainstream MRL 329 | |||
| Producer | Bob Shad | |||
| Charles McPherson chronology | ||||
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Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady) is an album by saxophonist Charles McPherson, dedicated to Billie Holiday, which was recorded in 1972 and released on the Mainstream label.
Reception
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| AllMusic |   |
Scott Yanow, writing for AllMusic, awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "Although not quite up to the level of his upcoming, more freewheeling Xanadu sessions, this is a fine outing". Dan Morgenstern, writing for DownBeat, called the album "some of McPherson's most moving playing on record" and noted that McPherson "creates naturally flowing and musical phrases that are a joy to the ear."
Track listing
- "Don't Explain" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 4:22
- "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez) - 4:52
- "God Bless the Child" (Holiday, Herzog) 4:24
- "Miss Brown to You" (Richard A. Whiting, Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 4:38
- "Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham) - 4:24
- "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer) - 4:57
- "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf, Joel Herron) - 4:37
- "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6:56
Personnel
- Charles McPherson - alto saxophone
- Ted Dunbar - guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7)
- Barry Harris - piano
- Sam Jones - bass
- Leroy Williams - drums
- Selwart Clarke, Max Ellen, Emanuel Green, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Gene Orloff - violin (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7)
- Julien Barber, Alfred Brown - viola (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7)
- Kermit Moore, Alan Shulman - cello (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7)
- Ernie Wilkins - conductor, arranger (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7)
References
- Charles McPherson discography accessed April 23, 2014
- Mainstream Records discography accessed April 23, 2014
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Siku Ya Bibi Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- Morgenstern, Dan (December 7, 1972). "Record Review: Charles McPherson: Siku Ya Bibi (Day Of The Lady". DownBeat. Vol. 39, no. 20. pp. 22–23.