Thunderbird (Cassandra Wilson album)

Thunderbird
Studio album by Cassandra Wilson
Released April 4, 2006
Recorded Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA - The Village Recorder and Electro Magnetic Studio, The Green Room, Los Angeles, CA - Dangerous Music, NY.
Genre Jazz
Length 49:50
Label Blue Note
Producer T-Bone Burnett, Keith Ciancia
Cassandra Wilson chronology
Glamoured
(2003)Glamoured2003		 Thunderbird
(2006)		 Loverly
(2008)Loverly2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
All About Jazz[2]
PopMatters9/10[3]

Thunderbird is an album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson. It was released on the Blue Note label in 2006.

Reception

Kevin Jones of Exclaim! wrote "After years of playing it straight with her roots-y approach to standard jazz, blues and folk sounds, singer Cassandra Wilson has recently moved (rather measurably) left towards a more modern feel, her results garnering mixed reviews from her purist fan base. Her latest effort, Thunderbird, continues unapologetically in that same direction... Though as deep, rich and dreamy as ever, its natural sleepiness leaves you fighting disinterest, even on the most danceable tracks. With Thunderbird, you’re left with the sense that, while one day in the right hands this voice will drop something truly special and far reaching, that day is still a few tweaks and stylistic shifts off."[4]

Martin Johnson of Paste Magazine stated "...the recording’s broad, open sound is built around keyboards rather than small percussion instruments and gentle acoustic guitars. But the change in music hasn’t altered Wilson’s overall aesthetic; she’s still delving deeply into the roots of the Delta and celebrating its eclectic possibilities. The recording takes its name from the Native American legend about the animal that brought calm and growth to its haunts, and Wilson claims this spirit guided the collaboration... Many of her Blue Skies fans resented her Blue Light... material and the music that followed, deeming it a sell-out. But she eventually won over most doubters. And with thunderbird, she’s poised to do it again."[5]

Track listing

  1. "Go to Mexico" (Keith Ciancia, Mike Elizondo, Zigaboo Modeliste, Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter, Jr, Cassandra Wilson) – 4:14
  2. "Closer to You" (Jakob Dylan) – 5:49
  3. "Easy Rider" (Traditional) – 7:03
  4. "It Would Be So Easy" (Ciancia, Elizondo, Mike Piersante, Wilson) – 5:10
  5. "Red River Valley" (Traditional) – 5:52
  6. "Poet" (Ciancia, Wilson) – 5:27
  7. "I Want to be Loved" (Willie Dixon) – 4:03
  8. "Lost" (Joseph Henry Burnett) – 3:34
  9. "Strike a Match" (Burnett, Ethan Coen) – 4:47
  10. "Tarot" (Ciancia, Keltner, Wilson) – 3:51

Personnel

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
2006 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 2
Billboard Heatseekers 10
Billboard The Billboard 200 184

References

  1. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Cassandra Wilson Thunderbird". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Bailey, C. Michael (April 19, 2006). "Cassandra Wilson: Thunderbird". All About Jazz. allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. ↑ LAYMAN, WILL (13 April 2006). "Cassandra Wilson: Thunderbird". PopMatters. popmatters.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Jones, Kevin (1 May 2006). "Cassandra Wilson: Thunderbird". Exclaim!. exclaim.ca. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Martin (7 June 2006). "Cassandra Wilson - thunderbird". Paste Magazine. pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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