November 11, 2003 @ 6:00 pm

CASSANDRA WILSON - GLAMOURED (BLUE NOTE)

by: Tom Terrell

Well-steeped in blues, jazz, funk, pop, rock, and hip hop, this Grammy-winning chanteuse has spent the last decade sculpting an audaciously iconoclastic style that dreams of the masters yet lives in the here and now. Coproduced by Fabrizio Sotti, Glamoured marks the welcome reunion of original band members Brandon Ross, Reginald Veal, and Jeffrey Haynes. Accompanied by a mostly acoustic array of rhythm ’n’ groove–shifting instruments (harmonica, banjo, guitar, washboard, upright bass, drums, percussion), Wilson seductively transforms classic songs by Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Abbey Lincoln, and Luther Ingram (“Crazy,” “Lay Lady Lay,” “Throw It Away,” and “If Loving You Is Wrong,” respectively) into breathtaking originals. Even better are Wilson’s own compositions, like the funky, neo-soul-tinged “What Is It”; the quiet, Jobim-esque samba “Heaven Knows”; the Wonder-loving melancholic waltz “Sleight of Time”; and the haunted blues lullaby “On This Train.” With Glamoured, Cassandra Wilson’s studio grasp and artistic reach finally meet. Better days are coming.

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