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Bobbi Humphrey (born in Marlin, TX) is a jazz flautist whose musical tastes lean toward fusion and smooth jazz-pop.
From the outset of her career, Humphrey was quite popular, winning a large crossover audience with her pop-oriented jazz-fusion. Throughout her career, her popularity exceeded her critical acclaim, but she received high marks for her technique and showmanship. Audiences stayed with Humphrey for decades, buying her records and attending her concerts from the montreux festival to Carnegie Hall.
Dizzy Gillespie saw Humphrey play at a talent contest at Southern Methodist and, impressed with what he had heard, he urged her to pursue a musical career in New York City. She followed through on his advice, getting her first big break performing at the Apollo Theater on amateur night. Shortly afterward, she began playing regularly throughout the city, including a gig with Duke Ellington.
Humphrey signed with Blue Note in 1971. Her smooth blend of jazz, funk, pop, and R&B fit in well with the new sound of blue note, and her six albums for the label — Flute In, Dig This, Blacks and Blues, Satin Doll, Live at Montreux, and Fancy Dancer — were all successes.
In 1976, she was named Best Female Instrumentalist by Billboard.
From the outset of her career, Humphrey was quite popular, winning a large crossover audience with her pop-oriented jazz-fusion. Throughout her career, her popularity exceeded her critical acclaim, but she received high marks for her technique and showmanship. Audiences stayed with Humphrey for decades, buying her records and attending her concerts from the montreux festival to Carnegie Hall.
Dizzy Gillespie saw Humphrey play at a talent contest at Southern Methodist and, impressed with what he had heard, he urged her to pursue a musical career in New York City. She followed through on his advice, getting her first big break performing at the Apollo Theater on amateur night. Shortly afterward, she began playing regularly throughout the city, including a gig with Duke Ellington.
Humphrey signed with Blue Note in 1971. Her smooth blend of jazz, funk, pop, and R&B fit in well with the new sound of blue note, and her six albums for the label — Flute In, Dig This, Blacks and Blues, Satin Doll, Live at Montreux, and Fancy Dancer — were all successes.
In 1976, she was named Best Female Instrumentalist by Billboard.
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boehj wrote:
lovely.
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kendiss wrote:
you make me feel so good.. aaaa-ha
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ariefmohammad wrote:
Really like the old records, gorgeous
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popctrlx wrote:
good SHIIIIT!!
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achoice wrote:
I ran into Bobbi at Harlem week 2009, she's still as beautiful as ever. I was telling her that i had just a few days prior to meeting her been listening to The Trip on the Fancy Dancer Lp and what a down right grove it is. If you can find it snatch it
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LarkCGN wrote:
Wonderful musician, great records especially the stuff on Blue Note...
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AliDia wrote:
Smiling Faces Sometimes? Nope, all the time!
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luishoracio2 wrote:
she's great
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EazyDuzit wrote:
nice afro
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thesoulution28 wrote:
happy birthday!
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RyanTammiStone wrote:
very cool :) I like this!
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rymdvarelse wrote:
this is COOL! (caps enhances coolness)
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thesoulution28 wrote:
my goodness, she is AMAZING.
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Ishtarpitbull wrote:
Such a badass tune: smooth nuggetty funk flute goodness- not to mention that it's been sampled by damn near everyone (and their grandma... from Ice-T to Digable Planets and beyond)
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IngeborgFachman wrote:
she is AMAZING!
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modon wrote:
This song makes me forget about whatever I was just thinking about---AMAZING
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thesoulution28 wrote:
I love her sound!
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DABZE wrote:
INCREDIBLE TRACK!!
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juwe_lier wrote:
groovy!
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Hoffmanstropfen wrote:
good drum´s
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