Dance To The Drums Again CD
Cassandra Wilson
1992 Rebel X Records
Amazon.com essential recording
On this early-1990s release, guitarist Jean-Paul Bourelly began a
string of increasingly sympathetic producers. Production, and judicious
instrumentation, are crucial to Cassandra Wilson's deep, arch
aesthetic. Here, her smoky voice finds a casual, sensuous, tenor-sax
richness amid Bourelly's electric-guitar riffing. Her singing suggests
many inspirations. Betty Carter and Nina Simone, certainly, but Ella,
Sarah, and Billy echo in her poise, personality, and stylishness. Dinah
Washington and Carmen McRae come to mind as well. Also formative were
Wilson's 1980s contributions to New York's M-Base collective. They
involved exploration of all the African-American musics then afloat.
M-Base also was committed to artistic self-definition. Here, 6 of the
10 selections are by Wilson, including "Don't Look Back," one of her
several anthems of black resilience. --Peter Monaghan
Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.
- Robert Frost
Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable.
- Samuel Johnson
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