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‘Blacks And Blues’: Bobbi Humphrey’s Sample-Friendly Jazz-Funk Classic

Summary by uDiscover Music
Born Barbara Ann Humphrey, on April 25, 1950, in Marlin, Texas, flute virtuoso Bobbi Humphrey had the distinction of being the first African-American female instrumentalist to sign with Blue Note Records. She was brought to the iconic jazz label in 1971 by the company’s then-president and head of A&R, Dr George Butler, who helped to shape the label’s trajectory in the 70s, when it was a subsidiary imprint of United Artists Records. It marked the…
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uDiscover Music broke the news on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
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