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Bruce A. Henry

Bruce A. Henry was born in West Point, Mississippi, home of Howling Wolf, and was singing publicly by the age of 5 in his Baptist church on the West side of Chicago. His musical education as a child included immersion in the work of Count Basie and Duke Ellington, favorites of Bruce's father (a pianist and Bruce's first musical mentor). Although he was classically trained at the Chicago Conservatory of Music, his love for improvisation proved to be a stronger calling. Influenced by Nina Simone, Al Jarreau and John Coltrane, to name a few, Bruce's journey has resulted in an eclectic style of world influenced jazz vocals and composition

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By Bruce A. Henry

Label: Unknown label
Released: 2004
Track listing: Equinox, On the Red Clay, Darker Brother/I Too, Sing; In a Sentimental Mood, Might, Mighty; Africa Cries Prelude, Africa Cries, Afro Blue, House of the Rising Sun, Sound of Music, Moon

Bruce A. Henry: Connections

by Dan McClenaghan
November 8, 2004

Back in this fan's formative listening years, the record racks had a section that carried the label “Rhythm & Blues." There you'd find everything from early Motown--Smoky Robinson and the Marvelettes, The Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Marvin and Tammi, the Temptations and the Supremes; and from other labels specializing in “soul sounds": Gene McDaniels, Wilson Pickett, ...

Connections

By Bruce A. Henry

Label: BAHLove Productions
Released: 2003