Days Aweigh

Days Aweigh is the second studio album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson.[3][4] It was originally released on the JMT label in 1987 and later rereleased on Winter & Winter.[5]

Days Aweigh
Studio album by
Cassandra Wilson
Released1987
RecordedMay 1987
StudioSystems Two, Brooklyn.
GenreJazz
Length51:58
LabelJMT JMT 870012
ProducerStefan F. Winter, Steve Coleman, Cassandra Wilson
Cassandra Wilson chronology
Point of View
(1986)		 Days Aweigh
(1987)		 Blue Skies
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music[2]

Reception

Allmusic's Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated that "this is advanced free funk dance music."[1] A reviewer of Dusty Groove wrote: "A haunting set from Cassandra Wilson – freely creative, and a good example of the way that she was one of the few singers pushing the boundaries of jazz vocal expression in the 80s! The set's never too over the top, but it does feature lots of artful touches on the instrumentation – and in the way that Wilson chooses and sings her material. There's a slight bit of a New York downtown edge to the record, although the performance is relatively straightforward overall."[6]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Cassandra Wilson; except where indicated

  1. "Electromagnolia" (Olu Dara, Cassandra Wilson) – 4:45
  2. "Let's Face the Music and Dance" (Irving Berlin) – 2:31
  3. "Days Aweigh" (Jean-Paul Bourelly) – 3:27
  4. "Subatomic Blues"  – 4:34
  5. "Apricots on Their Wings" (Henry Threadgill) – 5:49
  6. "If You Only Know How"  – 5:07
  7. "You Belong to You"  – 4:55
  8. "Some Other Time" (Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) – 5:12
  9. "Black and Yellow" (Rod Williams) – 5:38

Personnel
  • 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
  1. Days Aweigh at AllMusic
  2. Larkin, Colin (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music. Virgin. p. 475. ISBN 9780753501597. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  3. 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).
  4. "Cassandra Wilson – Days Aweigh". Discogs. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  5. Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed September 26, 2014
  6. "Cassandra Wilson: Days Aweigh". Dusty Groove. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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