It's really a shame that the world only got two Vi Redd records. A female saxophonist brings something a little different to the table than her male counterparts. There's no attempt to overpower a listener here, no charging brutality, brusquely shoving the other bandmembers aside to show whose is the longest.
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Album: Lady Soul, 2008.
Elvira "Vi" Redd was born in Los Angeles in 1928. Her father, New Orleans drummer Alton Redd, worked with such jazz greats as Kid Ory, Dexter Gordon, and Wardell Gray. Redd began singing in church when she was five, and started on alto saxophone around the age of twelve, when her great aunt gave her a horn and taught her how to play. On her first album, Bird Call (United Artists, 1962), Redd recorded ten tunes: five were instrumentals, one was a vocal, and she both sang and played on four others. When she was asked if she "had control over what wanted to play" on the record, she answered that Feather had the idea of recording Charlie Parker related tunes. 13 Her second album, Lady Soul, was released in 1963. 13 Vi Redd, interview with Monk Rowe (13 February 1999). 14 John Tynan, "Vi Redd-Lady Soul," Down Beat, 31/4 (1964), 33. 15 Bailey, 2005.
Lady Soul is the twelfth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin released on January 22, 1968, by Atlantic Records. The album was her second R&B chart-topper, the follow-up to Aretha Arrives and included some of her biggest hit singles, "Chain of Fools" ( Pop), and "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" ( Pop), and "(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You've Been Gone" ( Pop). It eventually sold over a million copies in the United States alone.
Lady Soul: Best 2 songs. Vi Redd - Salty Papa Blues 02:42. Vi Redd - All I Need Is You 03:39. Vi Redd: best 2 tracks. Vi Redd - Salty Papa Blues Lady Soul, 1963 02:42. Vi Redd - Summertime Summertime, 2015 04:07.
Vi Redd - Lady Soul 04:44. Vi Redd - We'll Be Together Again 02:47. Vi Redd - Yours 02:25.
| A1 | We´ll Be Together Again |
| A2 | Yours |
| A3 | Lady Soul |
| A4 | Ah Sweet Mystery Of Life |
| A5 | Your Love Is Like The Wind |
| A6 | Salty Papa Blues |
| B1 | Evil Gal´s Daughter Blues |
| B2 | That´s All |
| B3 | Next Time You See Me |
| B4 | This Love Of Mine |
| B5 | All I Need Is You |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33-157 | Vi Redd | Lady Soul (LP, RE) | Atco Records | 33-157 | US | 2010 |
| AS 128 016 | Vi Redd | Lady Soul (LP) | ATCO Special | AS 128 016 | Germany | Unknown |
| 33-157 | Vi Redd | Lady Soul (LP, Mono, Promo) | Atco Records | 33-157 | US | 1963 |
| WPCR 27231 | Vi Redd | Lady Soul (CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM) | Atlantic | WPCR 27231 | Japan | 2013 |
| 33-157 | Vi Redd | Lady Soul (LP, Mono) | ATCO Records | 33-157 | US | 1963 |
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