Live (Cassandra Wilson album)

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Live
Cassandra Wilson Live.jpg
Live album by
Cassandra Wilson
ReleasedMay 9, 1991
RecordedApril 18 1991 at Amerika Haus, München
GenreJazz
Length69:06
LabelJMT
ProducerStefan F. Winter
Cassandra Wilson chronology
Jumpworld
(1989) 		Live
(1991) 		She Who Weeps
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2/5 stars[1]
The Buffalo News3/4 stars[2]
Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD3/4 stars[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide4/5 stars[4]

Live is a jazz album by American singer Cassandra Wilson, released in 1991.[5]

Reception[]

The Buffalo News review by Jeff Simon wrote, "Wilson's modal version of "Body and Soul" a la Betty Carter more than makes up for it by being as inventive and powerful as any you're likely to hear from jazz's postmodern generation."[2]

Track listing[]

  1. "Don't Look Back" (Jean-Paul Bourelly, Cassandra Wilson) – 5:55
  2. "Soul Melange" (Steve Coleman, Wilson) – 11:35
  3. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) – 7:58
  4. "My Corner of the Sky" (Wilson) – 9:43
  5. "Desperate Move" (Coleman) – 12:07
  6. "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 9:31
  7. "Rock This Calling" (Coleman, Wilson) – 12:15

Personnel[]

  • Cassandra Wilson – vocals
  • Kevin Bruce Harris – bass
  • James Weidman – piano, synthesizer
  • Mark Johnson – drums

Production notes

  • Stefan F. Winter – producer
  • Johannes Wohlleben – engineer, mixing
  • Adrian Von Ripka – engineer, mixing
  • Paul Cameron – assistant engineer
  • Sara Schwartz – artwork, illustrations
  • Andreas Weise –photography

Chart positions[]

Year Chart Position
1992 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 23

References[]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Simon, Jeff (1 May 1992). "In Brief". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard. "The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD". archive.org. p. 1589. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  4. ^ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 23 September 2019. Blue Skies (Cassandra Wilson album).
  5. ^ Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed September 26, 2014
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