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]
| Days Aweigh | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | May 1987 | |||
| Studio | Systems Two, Brooklyn. | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 51:58 | |||
| Label | JMT JMT 870012 | |||
| Producer | Stefan F. Winter, Steve Coleman, Cassandra Wilson | |||
| Cassandra Wilson chronology | ||||
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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's Scott Yanow stated that "this is advanced free funk dance music."[3]
Track listing
editAll 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. ISBN 9780199879533. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
Days Aweigh (Cassandra Wilson album).
- ^ Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed September 26, 2014
- ^ a b Days Aweigh at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin. "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". archive.org. p. 5871. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Cook, Richard. "The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD". archive.org. p. 1589. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music. Virgin. p. 475. ISBN 9780753501597. Retrieved 23 September 2019.