Days Aweigh
| Days Aweigh | ||||
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| Studio albumby | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | May 1987 | |||
| Studio | Systems Two, Brooklyn. | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 51:58 | |||
| Label | JMTJMT 870012 | |||
| Producer | Stefan F. Winter, Steve Coleman,Cassandra Wilson | |||
| Cassandra Wilsonchronology | ||||
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Days Aweighis the secondstudio albumby American jazz singerCassandra Wilson.[1]It was originally released on theJMTlabel in 1987 and later rereleased onWinter & Winter.[2]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD |  [5] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music | [6] |
AllMusic'sScott Yanowstated that "this is advanced free funk dance music."[3]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by Cassandra Wilson; except where indicated
- "Electromagnolia" (Olu Dara,Cassandra Wilson) – 4:45
- "Let's Face the Music and Dance"(Irving Berlin) – 2:31
- "Days Aweigh" (Jean-Paul Bourelly) – 3:27
- "Subatomic Blues" – 4:34
- "Apricots on Their Wings" (Henry Threadgill) – 5:49
- "If You Only Know How" – 5:07
- "You Belong to You" – 4:55
- "Some Other Time"(Leonard Bernstein,Betty Comden,Adolph Green) – 5:12
- "Black and Yellow" (Rod Williams) – 5:38
Personnel
[edit]- Cassandra Wilson – vocals, guitar
- Jean-Paul Bourelly– guitar
- Steve Coleman– percussion, saxophone
- Mark Johnson – drums
- Olu Dara– cornet, vocals
- Graham Haynes– trumpet
- Kenny Davis – bass
- Kevin Bruce – bass
- Rod Williams – piano, synthesizer
Production notes:
- Steve Coleman – producer
- Cassandra Wilson – producer
- Stefan F. Winter – executive producer
- Joe Marciano – engineer
- Adrian Von Ripka – mastering
- Henry Threadgill – arranger
- Joseph Gasu Rittenberg – photography, cover design
- Günter Mattei – cover design
References
[edit]- ^Giddins, Gary (1998).Visions of Jazz: The First Century.Oxford University Press. p.643.ISBN9780199879533.Retrieved26 September2019.
Days Aweigh (Cassandra Wilson album).
- ^Shimada, T.,JMT label discography,accessed September 26, 2014
- ^abDays AweighatAllMusic
- ^Larkin, Colin."The Encyclopedia of Popular Music".archive.org. p. 5871.Retrieved7 August2020.
- ^Cook, Richard."The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD".archive.org. p. 1589.Retrieved7 August2020.
- ^Larkin, Colin (1997).The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music.Virgin. p. 475.ISBN9780753501597.Retrieved23 September2019.
