Minnie Ripertons Come to My Garden by Brittnay L. Proctor - 9781501379154

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Minnie Ripertons Come to My GardenAuthor(s): Brittnay L. Proctor\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9781501379154, 978-1501379154\nSynopsis\nCome to My Garden [tel] introduced the world to Minnie Riperton, the solo artist. Minnie captivated listeners with her earth-shattering voices uncanny ability to evoke melancholy and exultance. Born out of Charles Stepneys masterful composition and Richard Rudolphs 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\n\n Despite fairly positive reviews of the album, even in its many re-releases, it never garnered critical attention. Minnie Ripertons Come to My Garden by Brittnay L. Proctor uses rare archival ephemera, the multiple re-issue.