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Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady)

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Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady)
Studio album by
Released1972
Recorded1972
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelMainstream
MRL 329
ProducerBob Shad
Charles McPherson chronology
Charles McPherson
(1971)
Siku Ya Bibi (Day of the Lady)
(1972)
Today's Man
(1973)

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.[1][2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[3]

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".[3] 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."[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Don't Explain" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 4:22
  2. "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" (Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez) - 4:52
  3. "God Bless the Child" (Holiday, Herzog) 4:24
  4. "Miss Brown to You" (Richard A. Whiting, Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 4:38
  5. "Good Morning Heartache" (Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham) - 4:24
  6. "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer) - 4:57
  7. "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf, Joel Herron) - 4:37
  8. "Lover, Come Back to Me" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6:56

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Charles McPherson discography accessed April 23, 2014
  2. ^ Mainstream Records discography accessed April 23, 2014
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Siku Ya Bibi Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  4. ^ Morgenstern, Dan (December 7, 1972). "Record Review: Charles McPherson: Siku Ya Bibi (Day Of The Lady". DownBeat. Vol. 39, no. 20. pp. 22–23.