Red Hot + Indigo

2001
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  • Acht O'Clock Rock Medeski, Martin & Wood
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  • Money Jungle Black Star + Ron Carter + John Patton
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  • Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me Mary J. Blige
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  • Mood Indigo Melky Sedeck + Joan Armatrading
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  • Come Sunday Les Nubians
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  • Creole Love Call Medeski, Martin & Wood + Art Baron
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  • Star Crossed Lovers Propellerheads + Martha Wainwright
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  • Caravan The Roots (featuring D'Angelo on keyboards)
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  • C Jam Blues Kenny Burrell (with Medeski, Martin & Wood)
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  • Bli Blip Don Byron (with Dean Bowman)
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  • Mount Harissa (Interlude) Medeski, Martin & Wood
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  • Sophisticated Lady Amel Larrieux + Clark Terry
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  • In A Sentimental Mood Kenny Burrell (with Medeski, Martin & Wood)
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  • Satin Doll Terry Callier
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  • Haunted Nights (Interlude) Medeski, Martin & Wood + Steve Bernstein
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  • Blue Pepper (Dub) Medeski, Martin & Wood
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  • Dideridoo Tortoise
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OVERVIEW

At the same time as making Red Hot + Rhapsody (and in conjunction with its 10th anniversary) Red Hot wanted to produce a tribute album to an African-American composer equal to Cole Porter and George Gershwin. Duke Ellington was the obvious choice. The company began production with the support of a BMG label, which went out of business before the album came out. Sadly, this had a negative impact on distribution and it became one of the least known and available Red Hot releases. Nonetheless it was a stellar musical success with amazing tracks from Black Star (Mos Def and Talib Kweli) collaborating with Ron Carter, Medeski Martin & Wood, Mary J. Blige, Terry Callier, Kenny Burrell and The Roots.

PRESS

Pop Matters

Red, Hot, and Indigo: A Tribute to Duke Ellington is the 13th release in the series, bringing together the talents of Mary J. Blige, Mos Def and Talib Kweli, Amel Larrieux, Les Nubians, Medeski Martin and Wood, Clark Terry, Don Byron, and Red Hot veterans The Roots among others, to celebrate the music of Duke Ellington and continue to challenge AIDS under-education in communities of color.

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Ew.com

It’s been more than a decade since the Red Hot Organization’s first AIDS prevention themed charity album came out, but the company’s still at it, planning two new projects for 2001. First up is ”Red Hot + Indigo,” a Duke Ellington tribute featuring Mary J. Blige, the Roots with D’Angelo, Tortoise, and Medeski Martin and Wood, among others.

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MTV

On March 13 the organization will release its 13th compilation, Red Hot + Indigo, a tribute to jazz composer/pianist/bandleader Duke Ellington that counts hip-hop combo the Roots, R&B crooner D’Angelo, singer Mary J. Blige, hip-hop duo Black Star, jazz trio Medeski Martin & Wood, post-rockers Tortoise and the electronic duo Propellerheads among its contributors.

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CREDITS

Executive Producer:
John Carlin
Produced by:
Paul Heck and Chris Dell’Olio