Mina Agossi offers listeners her unique singing talents on Well You
Needn't, a 12-track recording that features songs as varied as her
creative muse. Five tracks written by Agossi feature the rarely heard
African kamala n' goni played to perfection by Bachir Sanogo while the
other side of Agossi's musical personality pays tribute to such
versatile musicians as Jimi Hendrix on "Voodoo Chile" and to Thelonious
Monk on "Well You Needn't." Known throughout Europe for the use of her
voice as an instrument and charismatic personality, Agossi's renditions
of these songs have sparked a new interest in her vocal, drum, and bass
style, which was evident in her first two recordings released in France.
Agossi's free improvisations are what make this recording memorable and
her fresh approach to vocal jazz (the use of her voice as a horn and
guitar) is reminiscent of Carla Cook's and Suzanne Pittson's innovative
vocal eccentricities. However, "Why Don't You Do Right?" is the sexiest
and probably the best song on this record. Paula Edelstein
Tracklist :
1 Why Don't You Do Right? 2:40
Written-By – Joe McCoy
2 Don't Look At Me 3:53
Written-By – Mina Agossi
3 Well You Needn't 2:41
Lyrics By – Mike Ferro
Music By – Thelonious Monk
4 Drive 5:15
Written-By – Alex Hiele, Mina Agossi
5 May I Sit At Your Table? 4:39
Written-By – Mina Agossi
6 Father's Talk 6:07
Written-By – Mina Agossi
7 Ghost Of Yesterday 4:05
Written-By – Arthur Herzog, Jr., Irene Wilson
8 You 4:15
Written-By – Alex Hiele, Mina Agossi
9 Voodoo Chile 4:23
Written-By – Jimi Hendrix
10 Rose Petals 3:40
Written-By – Mina Agossi
11 After You've Gone 2:18
Written-By – Henry Creamer, Turner Layton
12 Laundry Man Blues 2:56
Written-By – Mina Agossi
– BONUS TRACK –
13 Au Bois De Boulogne 2:34
Written-By – Francis Lemarque, H. Spade
Credits :
Bass – Alex Hiele
Drums – Ichiro Onoe
Percussion, Kora [Kamale N'goni] – Bachir Sanogo
Trumpet – Rob Henke
Vocals, Jew's Harp [Guimbarde], Guiro, Producer – Mina Agossi 
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