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Title: Multi genre-ational
Review: It's difficult to peg this record into any particular genre. "Jazz" might be the first category that comes to mind, but on this album, Cassandra Wilson taps into a lot of different musical styles. Obviously, the main influence is Miles Davis. Davis had himself covered Cyndi Lauper's "time after time" back in the 80s. I'm not sure that was Davis's finest moment, but Wilson gives the song a sultry flavor here with her smoke filled voice. The musicianship and recording clarity are spectacular, and the CD really shines on a great stereo. Wilson is also heavily informed by candomble/santeria, which emerges throughout the disc. Davis had also tapped into that magical Afro Brazilian rhythm, most famously on "Bitches Brew". As someone else said in a review here, this record requires pretty close attention, but doing so will, with one or two exceptions, definitely reward the listener.
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