Bobbi Humphrey

Biography

Bobbi Humphrey is a Texas-born American jazz flautist who in 1971 became the first female instrumentalist signed to #Blue Note Records#. Her leader debut 'Flute-In' began a run of albums including 'Blacks and Blues' (1973) and 'Satin Doll' (1974), whose soul-jazz grooves, produced by the *Mizell brothers*, were later sampled across hip hop and acid jazz. She later founded her own label, Paradise Sounds.