Minnie Riperton’s Come to My Garden
Brittnay L. Proctor, "Minnie Riperton’s Come to My Garden "
English | ISBN: 1501379151 | 2022 | 176 pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 1501379151 | 2022 | 176 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Come to My Garden (1970) introduced the world to Minnie Riperton, the solo artist. Minnie captivated listeners with her earth-shattering voice's uncanny ability to evoke melancholy and exultance. Born out of Charles Stepney's masterful composition and Richard Rudolph's attentive songwriting, the album fused a plethora of music genres. A blip in the universe of fusion music that would come to dominate the 1970s, Come to My Garden also featured the work of young bandleaders like Ramsey Lewis and Maurice White, thus bridging the divide between jazz and R&B.
Despite fairly positive reviews of the album, even in its many re-releases, it never garnered critical attention.
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