Dee Dee Bridgewater and Her Big Sisters Video (DVD)

Dee Dee Bridgewater and Her Big Sisters Video(VHS/DVD). Famed vocalist and actress Dee Dee Bridgewater has repeatedly proved herself to be a skilled interpreter of the major female jazz singers who preceded her, such as Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Dinah Washington, and a gifted performer in her own right. This documentary focuses on the female vocalists who have shaped jazz during the 20th century and explores their individual styles and contributions to a male-dominated art form. A discussion with Dee Dee about blues, swing, and scat singing; vocal techniques; and her life as a jazz performer, combined with archival and contemporary performance footage, bring the vibrant world of jazz to life. (55 minutes)