Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Vocals
Cecil Bridgewater
Trumpet
George Mraz
Bass
Motohiko Hino
Drums
Roland Hanna
Piano
Ron Bridgewater
Tenor Saxophone
H. Matsumoto
Music Director
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mongo Santamaría
Songwriter
Oscar Brown, Jr.
Songwriter
Cecil Bridgewater
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Y. Kannari
Recording Engineer
M. Ohkawa
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
Dream of a land my soul is from
I hear a hand beat on a drum
Shades of delight, cocoa hue
Rich as the night, afro blue
Elegant boy, beautiful girl
Dancing for joy, elegant swirl
Shades of delight, cocoa hue
Rich as the night, afro blue
Two young lovers dance face to face
With undulating grace
They gently sway, then slip away
To some secluded place
Shades of delight, cocoa hue
Rich as the night, afro blue
Whispering trees, echo their sighs
Passionate pleas, tender replies
Shades of delight, cocoa hue
Rich as the night, afro blue
Lovers in flight, upward they glide
Burst at the height, gently subside
Shades of delight, cocoa hue
Rich as the night, afro blue
Afro blue
And my slumbering fantasy assumes reality
Until it seems it's not a dream for two, or you and me
Shades of delight, cocoa hue
Rich as the night, afro blue
Shades of delight, cocoa hue
Afro blue
Written by: Mongo Santamaria, Oscar Brown, Jr.