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  2. Cassandra Wilson - Wikipedia

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    Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. [1] She is one of the most successful female jazz singers and has been described by critic Gary Giddins [2] as "a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack [who has] expanded the playing field" by incorporating blues, country, and folk music into her work.

  3. Coming Forth by Day (album) - Wikipedia

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    The album is an homage to legendary jazz vocalist Billie Holiday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the singer's birth. The album includes 11 cover versions of famous jazz standards associated with Holiday and an original composition written by Cassandra Wilson—"Last Song (For Lester)"—imagined to be a heartbreaking final message from Holiday to her musical love, Lester Young. [2]

  4. Loverly - Wikipedia

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    Loverly is a studio album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson, released in 2008 via Blue Note label. This is her second-ever album of jazz standards. [ 12 ] Loverly won the Grammy Award as the Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2008.

  5. Belly of the Sun - Wikipedia

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    David R. Adler of AllMusic stated: "Cassandra Wilson continues to move down a highly eclectic path on Belly of the Sun, the somewhat belated follow-up to Traveling Miles. While displaying a jazz singer's mastery of melodic nuance and improvisatory phrasing, Wilson draws on a variety of non-jazz idioms -- roots music, rock, Delta blues, country ...

  6. After the Beginning Again - Wikipedia

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    After the Beginning Again is the sixth studio album by the American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson originally released on the JMT label in 1992 [5] and later rereleased on Winter & Winter. [ 6 ] Reception

  7. Glamoured - Wikipedia

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    Recording again in her native Mississippi, Wilson works her magic over interwoven guitars and tribal drums on vivid originals and covers, including a ribald take on Bob Dylan's 'Lay Lady Lay'." [10] The Buffalo News review by Jeff Simon noted, "Cassandra Wilson is clearly one of the finest jazz singers to emerge from her generation. But it is ...

  8. Thunderbird (Cassandra Wilson album) - Wikipedia

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    Thunderbird is a studio album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson.The record was released on the Blue Note label on April 4, 2006. The album was produced by T Bone Burnett and Keefus Ciancia, both of whom also substantially contributed to the release.

  9. Rendezvous (Jacky Terrasson and Cassandra Wilson album)

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    Suzanne McElfresh of Vibe added "Rendezvous is technically a collaboration, but this disc is an affair far more Jacky Terrasson's and Cassandra Wilson's". [13] Bret Primack in his review for JazzTimes stated, "Wilson is simply brilliant, her deep, smoky voice caressing each note and syllable. When she chooses, she creates immense emotional ...