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Loverly by: Cassandra Wilson List Price: $18.98 CD-Charts Price: $12.99 You Save: $5.99 (32%)Prices subject to change. |
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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: 419 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: 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
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 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 acoustic basics of traditional jazz vocals here, with a set almost entirely comprised of vintage tunes recorded with a small combo featuring the brilliant pianist du jour, Jason Moran and the guitar of Marvin Sewell. "Loverly" was produced in a rented house in her Mississippi hometown, with assembled invited musician friends who got down to the business of recording then and there, making this recording so relaxed and personal that it feels like a live set in your own living room. It's impressive to hear the class and character ... 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 and as a result of my delightful listening adventure, I have added another one of hers, Rendezvous to my ever-growing collection. And I'm looking forward as well to owning some of her most remarkable recordings. With this CD, Cassandra Wilson has totally impressed me with her unique vocal art and flair. Ms. Wilson and her bandmates did a great job with the remarkable renditions with new twists on all twelve tracks making it a truly notable album that is worthy to be in every music lover's collection. She called their group the ... Read More: Rating:  - not as goodI 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 WhyIn 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 Cassandra Wilson fan, and though Cassandra Wilson is not my favorite singer, I understand and respect the critical consensus, and I write to give my theory, based on the evidence of "Loverly," on why this is so. Ever since the seminal "Blue Light "til Dawn" of 1993 (still my favorite Cassandra recording, BTW), Ms. Wilson is the singer who will not be pigeonholed. I gave her last recording, "Thunderbird," 5 stars on the basis of its sheer ingenuity. But I noted that it was questionable to call her a jazz singer; that c.d. was ... 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 soul of the artist provide an environment of listening pleasure. |
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