Days Aweigh
1987 studio album by Cassandra Wilson
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Days Aweigh is the second studio album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson.[1] It was originally released on the JMT label in 1987 and later rereleased on Winter & Winter.[2]
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| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | May 1987 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 51:58 | |||
| Label | JMT JMT 870012 | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD | |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music | |
AllMusic's Scott Yanow stated that "this is advanced free funk dance music."[3]
Track listing
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
- Cassandra Wilson – vocals, arrangements (4, 6, 7)
- Rod Williams – synthesizers (1, 3, 6, 9), acoustic piano (2, 4–9), arrangements (9)
- Jean-Paul Bourelly – electric guitar (1, 3), arrangements (3)
- Kevin Bruce Harris – electric bass (1, 3, 5, 9)
- Kenny Davis – acoustic bass (2, 4, 6, 7)
- Mark Johnson – drums (1–7, 9)
- Steve Coleman – alto saxophone (4, 7)
- Olu Dara – cornet (1), vocals (1), arrangements (1)
- Graham Haynes – trumpet (2, 3, 5–7, 9)
- Henry Threadgill – arrangements (5, 6)
Production
- Stefan F. Winter – executive producer, producer
- Steve Coleman – co-producer
- Cassandra Wilson – co-producer
- Joe Marciano – engineer
- Joseph Gallus Rittenberg – photography, cover design
- Jean-Paul Bourelly – liner notes
Reissue
- Adrian Von Ripka – remastering
- Günter Mattei – cover design