Cassandra Wilson is a postmodern jazz singer, a conceptualist who sees no dividing lines between genres. Her magnificent voice and interpretive genius mark her as a jazz singer for the ages, however. She finds her material wherever her fancy takes her and remakes it in her own image, whether it be the country blues of Robert Johnson's "Come On in My Kitchen" and "Hellhound On My Trail," the soul of Ann Peebles's "I Can't Stand the Rain," the elegant R&B of Charles Brown's "Tell Me You'll Wait for Me," the melodic pop of Joni Mitchell's "Black Crow," and Van Morrison's "Tupelo Honey," or her own "Redbone"- and the title track, accompanied by steel guitarist Gib Wharton. - John Swenson
Selections:
1. You Don't Know What Love Is
2. Come on in My Kitchen
3. Tell Me You'll Wait for Me
4. Children of the Night
5. Hellhound on My Trail
6. Black Crow
7. Sankofa
8. Estrellas
9. Redbone
10. Tupelo Honey
11. Blue Light 'Til Dawn
12. I Can't Stand the Rain
Selections:
1. You Don't Know What Love Is
2. Come on in My Kitchen
3. Tell Me You'll Wait for Me
4. Children of the Night
5. Hellhound on My Trail
6. Black Crow
7. Sankofa
8. Estrellas
9. Redbone
10. Tupelo Honey
11. Blue Light 'Til Dawn
12. I Can't Stand the Rain