Jeepers. It is Thursday again already? Time for some more pop/jazz confection, then. I have written before in these pages about Cassandra Wilson. I actually met her once, backstage at the Royal Festival Hall, when she performed with Wynton Marsalis. Clang. Drop that name, son. Anyway, this is from one of her earlier albums, New Moon Daughter, and I love it. …
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I’ve always had a bit of a problem with Cassandra Wilson. She possesses a unique and compelling voice, an alluring and smoky contralto, and she’s easily the coolest jazz singer out there, by a mile. So what’s the problem? Well, for years Wilson has been determinedly following her own path, exploring different musical avenues that never made for especially fulfilling …