Cassandra Wilson Analysis
In the 1980s, Cassandra Wilson was one of the most ingenious, original, and enthralling musicians working in the progressively difficult-to-expound world of jazz. Cassandra Wilson won two Grammy awards; One for her album New Moon Daughter in 1996, and one in 2010 for her song Loverly. The American jazz musician and Grammy award winner released an album in the year of 1999 called Traveling Miles. Traveling Miles is purportedly Cassandra's salute to Miles Davis, who was a well respected American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Joy Bennett Kinnon, a magazine editor states, "Cassandra Wilson transcends category and defies convention." Throughout Cassandra’s album, she grasps every window of opportunity she can, from securing her personal
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In every phase of his career, he understood that this music was a tribute to the African muse.” Traveling Miles flourished from a spate of jazz concerts she had performed effortlessly at the Lincoln Center in November of 1997 in Davis' distinction. The album contains three components built on Davis' personal constitution, from which Wilson customized the indigenous subject matters. Cassandra Wilson explains, “Miles Davis was doing something inherently African, something that has to do with all forms of American music, not just jazz,” so she had to find a way to do the same. Cassandra’s Traveling Miles album hit the billboards in April of 1999; the top 200. She placed as number 160 and maintained this position for two weeks. In Traveling Miles, Cassandra Wilson shares strong understanding with Holiday dominance, but without the ostentatious drama. Cassandra utilizes her husky voice to scrutinize the melodies and pitches of each of the songs on her album. While the overall central genre of the album is jazz, the songs differ from a more orthodox Miles Davis tune to funk and nearly to pop. Commonly the only jazz sounding component is the vocals and the upright bass. Cassandra presents a plethora of Miles Davis melodies throughout his career while incorporating her personal lyrics, and a few raw songs motivated by Miles
In every phase of his career, he understood that this music was a tribute to the African muse.” Traveling Miles flourished from a spate of jazz concerts she had performed effortlessly at the Lincoln Center in November of 1997 in Davis' distinction. The album contains three components built on Davis' personal constitution, from which Wilson customized the indigenous subject matters. Cassandra Wilson explains, “Miles Davis was doing something inherently African, something that has to do with all forms of American music, not just jazz,” so she had to find a way to do the same. Cassandra’s Traveling Miles album hit the billboards in April of 1999; the top 200. She placed as number 160 and maintained this position for two weeks. In Traveling Miles, Cassandra Wilson shares strong understanding with Holiday dominance, but without the ostentatious drama. Cassandra utilizes her husky voice to scrutinize the melodies and pitches of each of the songs on her album. While the overall central genre of the album is jazz, the songs differ from a more orthodox Miles Davis tune to funk and nearly to pop. Commonly the only jazz sounding component is the vocals and the upright bass. Cassandra presents a plethora of Miles Davis melodies throughout his career while incorporating her personal lyrics, and a few raw songs motivated by Miles