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Cassandra Wilson: Traveling Miles
by Robert Middleton
Although there have been some great Miles tribute albums over the past few years, from the exquisite So Near, So Far by Joe Henderson to the incendiary Yo Miles by Henry Kaiser and Wadada Leo Smith, these two loving vocal tributes are in a class by themselves. And if you're not a big fan of vocal jazz (like myself) these two albums could just change your mind forever. Shirley Horn, an old friend of Miles, takes the more ...
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by Jim Santella
Like the career of Miles Davis, Traveling Miles stretches across various musical boundaries. Blending blues, folk, pop, and jazz on one album, singer Cassandra Wilson honors the legendary trumpeter with a sampling from his vast discography. The bebop echoes of “Seven Steps to Heaven," the dramatic modern mainstream modes of “ESP," the earthy fashion of “Resurrection Blues" and the ballad setting of “Blue in Green" create different images into which Wilson implants her deep contralto voice and unique charm. She ...
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