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Cassandra Wilson: Glamoured
ByAs she trades scatted fours with harmonica virtuoso Gregoire Maret, Wilson buries her critics in the sand. The relaxed ease with which she moves gracefully from phrase to phrase, seamlessly wraps up each story in an easy to understand environment. Congas, a firm-handed upright bass, endless drum set textures, and stellar guitar interludes & accompaniment from partner Fabrizio Sotti give the program strength. Willie Nelson's "Crazy" and Bob Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay" appear in the room as old friends. Muddy Waters' "Honey Bee," complete with washboard and soaring electric guitar, drives down the highway in 6/8 time with sung instructions about the way things have gotta be. "On This Train" brings us a blues tale of love and longing, while Abbey Lincoln's "Threw It Away" reminds us of the things we've let pass and may someday regret. The positive message that Wilson relates about everlasting love and how it never really fadescomes to life through her interpretation.
Wilson tells us that "glamoured" is a Gaelic word that means "whisked away." With her fourteenth album as leader, she's done just that for us. She's whisked us away from our daily grind and helped us to hop the train with her: the train to satisfaction with our musical discoveries.
Track Listing
Fragile; Sleight of Time; I Want More; If Loving You Is Wrong; Lay Lady Lay; Crazy; What Is it?; Heaven Knows; Honey Bee; Broken Drum; On this Train; Threw It Away.
Personnel
Cassandra Wilson
vocalsCassandra Wilson- vocals, acoustic guitar for "On This Train"; Fabrizio Sotti- guitars; Brandon Ross- guitar, banjo; Reginald Veal, Calvin Jones- bass; Gregoire Maret- harmonica; Jeffrey Haynes- percussion; Terri Lyne Carrington- drums; Herlin Riley- drums, washboard.
Album information
Title: Glamoured | Year Released: 2003 | Record Label: Blue Note Records
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