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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
A "one star" rating for this gem is extremely unfair I know and accept that we are all entitled to our opinions, but I find the one-star review for this CD given by one of the listeners impossible and, to be quite honest, a bit of an insult to serious jazz listeners, not to mention the great Cassandra Wilson herself, one of (possibly the best) the best jazz singers of her generation. I have this and all of her other albums, and I find this one particularly masterful in it's execution. The voice sounds fresher than ever and the musicians playing with her are... more info
Jazz...not nice... Listening to some of the songs on this CD reminds me why I'm not a jazz fan. However, I do have most of Cassandra's records because I love the way she embraces her heritage by doing interpretations of blues classics by the likes of Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters and Fred McDowell. These versions embody the spirit and soul of the originals but update and move the songs on. She also has a way of turning in classy versions of unpromising material, like the Monkeys' "Last train to Clarkesville" Looking at... more info
What happened? New Moon Daughter was a wonderful album and from there I went backwards and forwards collecting everything Cassandra Wilson created. But the last 3-4 albums have been duds and this one veers between dull and embarrasing. Maybe a previous reviewer was right - maybe the real Cassandra Wilson has gone away.
A Loverly album This is Cassandra Wilson's best album in years and make no mistake. Although most of the tunes are well worn standards Wilson interprets them in her own unique way making them like none that have gone before.It's also great to hear her being backed by the wonderful Jason Moran on piano who reins in his freeish jazz tendencies and delivers some nicely swinging solos. But the show,of course,belongs to Cassandra herself and boy is it a great one.Having road tested most of this material at the Camden jazz cafe... more info
Tracks:
Lover Come Back To Me Lover Come Back To Me - Cassandra Wilson & Dianne Reeves
Black Orpheus Black Orpheus - Cassandra Wilson & Dianne Reeves
