Bettye Lavette · Blackbirds

NEW VINYL LP ON BLUE NOTE 2020

180 GRAM VINYL

Blackbirds features songs primarily popularized by women who were the "bridge she came across on." The album finds LaVette in top form with powerful renditions of songs that touched her personally. From Dinah Washington's "Drinking Again," Nina Simone's "I Hold No Grudge" and more, they are all delivered in LaVette's rich & raspy tone. Blackbirds honors LaVette's heritage as an R&B singer and the women who came before her.

Tracklist

    Hold No Grudge
    One More Song
    Blues For the Weepers  
    Book Of Lies
    Romance In The Dark
    Drinking Again
    Strange Fruit
    Save Your Love For Me
    Blackbird