Cassandra Wilson: Live
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- Label: Winter & Winter, 1991
- Erscheinungstermin: 25.3.2004
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Cassandra Wilson seems to have two identities: As an unconventional interpreter of standards, as on her 1988 hit »Blue Skies«, she made great inroads into her mainstreams; as an innovative composer and vocalist in the M-Base vein, she fuses different contemporary styles, from pop to rap, into an arresting idiom specifically her own.
Yet both musical sides presuppose and explain each other. Having listened to »Blue Skies« makes understanding her original material easier: Wordless scatting in the tradition of Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald, the melodic fervency of a Nina Simone and the vocal immediacy of a Betty Carter could hardly go so naturally with rap and funk rhythms if Wilson didn't have the whole history of jazz in her throat, so to speak. As Cassandra Wilson likes to point out, music is a continuum. Seemingly disparate styles yet have a common essence that waits to be revealed.
Formerly, one had to turn to different albums for a demonstration of this idea. »Point Of View« (1989) and »Days Aweigh« (1987) both featured one or two standards but were mostly devoted to original compositions. »Blue Skies« conclusively showed that Cassandra Wilson could do with a standard. Then came »Jumpworld«, her futuristic science-fiction concept album. »She Who Weeps«, released in 1991, brought both aspects of Cassandra Wilson's singing together. And live, what she is about becomes even clearer.
In the spring of 1991 Cassandra Wilson and her band toured extensively throughout Europe. From Naples to Cologne, from Amsterdam to Espoo, she charmed audiences with her smoky expressive voice, thoroughly modern stylistic openness and flexible relaxed groove. Jazz FM, London, wrote about her: "No singer expresses our lives and times more elegantly than Cassndra Wilson."
Cassandra Wilson doesn't really enjoy being in the road for so long. "But it's great for the imagination. All our experiences went into the music and stimulated it. On tour the music becomes more expressive, ideas become clearer, and one is better able to translate experiences directly into music," she told SDR radio. Munich, Germany, was the last concert on the tour, and Cassandra Wilson felt particularly inspired. Fortunately, this concert was recorded.
One of the pieces which Cassandra Wilson sang, "Desperate Move", was first heard on »Point of View«, "Rock this Calling" on »Jumpworld«. "Body and Soul" was a splendid part of »She Who Weeps«. If one compares the studio- and live versions, it becomes clear, that Cassandra Wilson constantly rethinks her material. Only few singers are true improvisers. Cassandra Wilson is one of the most unflagging. Time and again she tries new approaches to a song.
Four of the compositions of Cassandra Wilson's »Live« have never been recorded by her before: the classic "'Round Midnight" plus three new originals, "Don't Look Back", "Soul Melange" and "My Corner of the Sky", which she performed for the first time during the tour.
On stage Cassandra Wilson takes her time to explore the songs with her band. "I'm a vocal musician", she once stated, an integral part of the group. "Movement is the key word for Cassandra Wilson's singing, movements opposed to the static hierarchy of the jazz-vocalist- plus-accompanist formula", the Munich daily TZ described her performance. "Three excellent musicians create dynamic structures, patterns of color and form; Cassandra Wilson's voice is the fourth instrument, interacting symbiotically with the other three." The singer takes on the role of leader without dominating the scene.
Bassist Kevin Bruce Harris and drummer Marc Johnson have been with Cassandra Wilson for years. Keyborder James Weidman, an increasingly visible M-Base-acolyte, is a relatively new band member and has blended in well with his colleagues.
Cassandra Wilson continues the great tradition of jazz singers with an eye mostely towards the future, not the past. Not coincidentally, she calls one of her optimistic, self-confident songs "Don't Look Back". Imperturbed by other people's musical expectations she goes her own way. Cassandra Wilson: "I've got to do what I expect of myself."
Yet both musical sides presuppose and explain each other. Having listened to »Blue Skies« makes understanding her original material easier: Wordless scatting in the tradition of Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald, the melodic fervency of a Nina Simone and the vocal immediacy of a Betty Carter could hardly go so naturally with rap and funk rhythms if Wilson didn't have the whole history of jazz in her throat, so to speak. As Cassandra Wilson likes to point out, music is a continuum. Seemingly disparate styles yet have a common essence that waits to be revealed.
Formerly, one had to turn to different albums for a demonstration of this idea. »Point Of View« (1989) and »Days Aweigh« (1987) both featured one or two standards but were mostly devoted to original compositions. »Blue Skies« conclusively showed that Cassandra Wilson could do with a standard. Then came »Jumpworld«, her futuristic science-fiction concept album. »She Who Weeps«, released in 1991, brought both aspects of Cassandra Wilson's singing together. And live, what she is about becomes even clearer.
In the spring of 1991 Cassandra Wilson and her band toured extensively throughout Europe. From Naples to Cologne, from Amsterdam to Espoo, she charmed audiences with her smoky expressive voice, thoroughly modern stylistic openness and flexible relaxed groove. Jazz FM, London, wrote about her: "No singer expresses our lives and times more elegantly than Cassndra Wilson."
Cassandra Wilson doesn't really enjoy being in the road for so long. "But it's great for the imagination. All our experiences went into the music and stimulated it. On tour the music becomes more expressive, ideas become clearer, and one is better able to translate experiences directly into music," she told SDR radio. Munich, Germany, was the last concert on the tour, and Cassandra Wilson felt particularly inspired. Fortunately, this concert was recorded.
One of the pieces which Cassandra Wilson sang, "Desperate Move", was first heard on »Point of View«, "Rock this Calling" on »Jumpworld«. "Body and Soul" was a splendid part of »She Who Weeps«. If one compares the studio- and live versions, it becomes clear, that Cassandra Wilson constantly rethinks her material. Only few singers are true improvisers. Cassandra Wilson is one of the most unflagging. Time and again she tries new approaches to a song.
Four of the compositions of Cassandra Wilson's »Live« have never been recorded by her before: the classic "'Round Midnight" plus three new originals, "Don't Look Back", "Soul Melange" and "My Corner of the Sky", which she performed for the first time during the tour.
On stage Cassandra Wilson takes her time to explore the songs with her band. "I'm a vocal musician", she once stated, an integral part of the group. "Movement is the key word for Cassandra Wilson's singing, movements opposed to the static hierarchy of the jazz-vocalist- plus-accompanist formula", the Munich daily TZ described her performance. "Three excellent musicians create dynamic structures, patterns of color and form; Cassandra Wilson's voice is the fourth instrument, interacting symbiotically with the other three." The singer takes on the role of leader without dominating the scene.
Bassist Kevin Bruce Harris and drummer Marc Johnson have been with Cassandra Wilson for years. Keyborder James Weidman, an increasingly visible M-Base-acolyte, is a relatively new band member and has blended in well with his colleagues.
Cassandra Wilson continues the great tradition of jazz singers with an eye mostely towards the future, not the past. Not coincidentally, she calls one of her optimistic, self-confident songs "Don't Look Back". Imperturbed by other people's musical expectations she goes her own way. Cassandra Wilson: "I've got to do what I expect of myself."
- Tracklisting
- Mitwirkende
Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
- 1 Don't look back (Live)
- 2 Soul melange (Live)
- 3 'Round midnight (Live)
- 4 My corner of the sky (Live)
- 5 Desperate move (Live)
- 6 Body and soul (Live)
- 7 Rock this calling (Live)
