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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5099950769926 Label: Blue Note Records Manufacturer: Blue Note Records Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Blue Note Records Release Date: June 10, 2008 Studio: Blue Note Records Sales Rank: 381
Album Description: Long considered one of the finest singers in the jazz world, Cassandra Wilson's new album is a tour de force of emotion, technique, interpretation and style as she brings her considerable powers to this collection of classic songs. Once again she has gathered a band of shining talent, featuring the brilliant Jason Moran on Piano with guitarist Marvin Sewell and Lonnie Plaxico on bass - a band that is so good together that Cassandra was happy to sit in the producer's chair and let the songs speak for themselves. Featuring incredible interpretations of the classics like Black Orpheus, Caravan, and The Very Thought of You, Cassandra is one of the few singers that can genuinely re-invent a song that we all think we know, such as Wouldn't It Be Loverly and turn it breathe new emotional life into it. However, the standout track has to be the stunning funky, soulful, brooding St. James Infirmary which has become a staple of her live set
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Many fine moments, some funky grooves.
Cassandra's smoky alto remains one of the most beguiling voices in jazz and blues.
After it was wreathed in a high-tech production by the producer T. Bone Burnett on Thunderbird, she goes back to ... Read More
Rating: - "Lots of Choc'lates For Me To Eat . . . Wouldn't It Be Loverly?"
Listening to this latest album of Cassandra Wilson is such a novelty for me since this is my first taste of her one-of-a-kind vocal artistry. I have enjoyed the whole CD after listening with repeated plays ... Read More
Rating: - not as good
I like Wilson. This CD was not as exciting as suggested by a review I read (in the New Yorker ??). She seems to lack energy. Too much of it was the same.
Rating: - The Critics Choice; Here May Be Why
In the August, 2008 issue of "Down Beat," the universe of jazz critics have weighed in. The #1 jazz singer in the world, and by a pretty good margin, is Cassandra Wilson. Though I'm not the world's biggest ... Read More
Rating: - Loverly CD by Cassandra Wilson
This is a wonderful CD by Cassandra Wilson that illuminates her talents and provides wonderful music to enjoy.
Such a treat!
Nicely done, the vocal and musical arrangements, the selections, and the ... Read More
- "Lots of Choc'lates For Me To Eat . . . Wouldn't It Be Loverly?" 
- not as good