Cassandra Wilson - Blue Skies

No opino del mismo modo que quienes señalan que los mejores discos de Cassandra Wilson son aquellos más recientes en los que mezcla jazz con otros géneros populares como el blues y el pop. Y en modo alguno que ésto sea algo novedoso para una cantante, en todo caso, merecidamente, encontró cierto reconocimiento al hacerlo. Personalmente prefiero, al menos hoy, sus primeros trabajos orientados al jazz tradicional, donde su voz irrumpe a mitad de los ochenta con una frescura singular en sus grabaciones para el sello JMT. (JMT, 1988).

Do not feel the same way that those who say that the best discs of Cassandra Wilson are those most recent in which mixes jazz with other popular genres such as the blues and pop. And in any way that this is something new for a singer, in any case, deservedly, found some recognition in doing so. Personally I prefer, at least today, its first traditional jazz-oriented work, where her voice breaks in the middle of the eighties with a unique freshness in their recordings for the JMT label. (JMT, 1988).

Tracks:
1.Shall We Dance Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein (7:17)
2.Polka Dots And Moonbeams James Van Heusen, Johnny Burke (5:43)
3.I've Grown Accoustomed To His Face Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner (5:13)
4.I Didn't Know What Time It Was Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart (4:40)
5.Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You Don Redman, Andy Razaf (5:01)
6.I'm Old Fashioned Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer (3:03)
7.Sweet Lorraine Clifford Burwell, Mitchell Parish (5:28)
8.My One And Only Love Guy Wood, Robert Mellin (5:59)
9.Autumn Nocturne Josef Myrow, Kim Gannon (4:59)
10.Blue Skies Irving Berlin (3:07)

Personnel:
Cassandra Wilson vocals
Mulgrew Miller piano
Lonnie Plaxico acoustic bass
Terri Lyne Carrington drums

Recorded February 1988 A & R Recording Studios, New York City