{"product_id":"minnie-ripertons-come-to-my-garden-9781501379154","title":"Minnie Ripertons Come to My Garden","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCome to My Garden\u003c\/i\u003e (1970) introduced the world to Minnie Riperton, the solo artist. Minnie captivated listeners with her earth-shattering voice's uncanny ability to evoke melancholy and exultance. Born out of Charles Stepney's masterful composition and Richard Rudolph's 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, \u003ci\u003eCome to My Garden\u003c\/i\u003e also featured the work of young bandleaders like Ramsey Lewis and Maurice White, thus bridging the divide between jazz and R\u0026amp;B.  Despite fairly positive reviews of the album, even in its many re-releases, it never garnered critical attention. \u003ci\u003eMinnie Riperton's Come to My Garden\u003c\/i\u003e by Brittnay L. Proctor uses rare archival ephemera, the multiple re-issues of the album, interviews, cultural history, and personal narrative to outline how the revolutionary album came to be and its lasting impact on popular music of the post-soul era (the late 20th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlbum Personnel and Credits\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAuthor’s Note\u003c\/i\u003e Introduction  1. Andrea Davis Meets Minnie Riperton 2. Charles Stepney’s Popular Symphonies 3. Fusion Music, Black Musical Idiom, and the Law of Genre 4. On Black Women’s Gardens  5. Contemporary Resonances 6. Conversation with Richard Rudolph  \u003ci\u003eEpilogue \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867343958359,"sku":"9781501379154","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501379154.jpg?v=1722282890","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/minnie-ripertons-come-to-my-garden-9781501379154","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}