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Re-mastering by Ron McMaster at Capitol Studios.
This is no easy listen sparse, complex, often brooding arrangements coupled with Cassandra Wilsons deep, earthy voice and complicated phrasing demand your attention. Waver and youre lost. But give this album the listening time & space it deserves and reap the rewards. Unusual, highly atmospheric tracks that combine superb singing and marvellously distant musical backings to weave real magic.
Cassandra Wilsons own excellent, jazz tinged compositions sit alongside a stunning set of ingenious covers from a highly diverse spectrum of composers. Last Train To Clarksville is transformed from a catchy pop song into a stripped-down and genuinely effective jazz vocal work-out. Harvest Moon slows down Neil Youngs already wistful ballad to an almost painful level and, in so doing, takes it to an even higher level of gentle reflection. Hank Williams Im So Lonesome I Could Cry & U2s Love Is Blindness are transformed into 3 in the morning jazz club classics. The vocals and backing to Robert Johnsons 32-20 are simplified to the point where only the essence of the blues is allowed to shine and, Lewis Allans Strange Fruit becomes as desolate and challenging as its horrific lyrics. Clever, very effective and worth the required effort!
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