Live (Cassandra Wilson album)

Live
Live album by
Cassandra Wilson
ReleasedMay 9, 1991
RecordedApril 18, 1991 at Amerika Haus, München
Studios
  • Bauer Studios Ludwigsberg (Ludwigsberg, Germany)
GenreJazz
Length69:06
LabelJMT
ProducerStefan F. Winter
Cassandra Wilson chronology
Jumpworld
(1989)		 Live
(1991)		 She Who Weeps
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStar[1]
The Buffalo NewsStarStarStar[2]
Penguin Guide to Jazz on CDStarStarStar[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album GuideStarStarStarStar[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
  • James Weidman – acoustic piano, synthesizers
  • Kevin Bruce Harris – electric bass
  • Mark Johnson – drums

Production

  • Hiroshi Itsuno – executive producer
  • Stefan F. Winter – producer
  • Johannes Wohlleben – digital recording, digital mixing
  • Paul Cameron – recording assistant
  • Adrian Von Ripka – digital editing
  • Steve Byram – cover design
  • Sara Schwartz – illustration
  • Andreas Weise –photography
  • Thomas Stöwsand – tour manager

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1992 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 23

References

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