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Cassandra Wilson

BAND RANKINGS:

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All Time

of 150,006

1,912
Decades
- 1980s
  
  of 1,418
  
  943
- 1990s
  
  of 7,254
  
  4,655
- 2000s
  
  of 10,561
  
  6,673
Genres
- Blues
  
  of 748
  
  522
- Broadway & Vocalists
  
  of 240
  
  147
- Folk
  
  of 936
  
  860
- International
  
  of 2,378
  
  1,205
- Jazz
  
  of 1,947
  
  1,032
- Pop
  
  of 13,662
  
  7,033
- R&B & Soul
  
  of 1,920
  
  789

CAREER SPAN:

Decade

Album Score

# Albums

1980s

1.1976

1990s

1.7130

2000s

0.8559

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews for each album.

Overall Band Score: Cassandra Wilson is ranked overall as 2.1599 out of 4 stars

2.1599

Cassandra Wilson Album Rankings

Cassandra Wilson scores a combined 3.6151 out of 4 stars for Blue Light Til Dawn

Blue Light Til Dawn (3.6151)

Cassandra Wilson has steadfastly refused to be pigeonholed or confined to any stylistic formula. ...more

6.39

to

10.99

from (5) sources

Cassandra Wilson scores a combined 3.3816 out of 4 stars for New Moon Daughter

New Moon Daughter (3.3816)

SHE MAY be pegged as a jazz singer, but Cassandra Wilson does her best to neither act nor look like one. ...more

5.30

to

11.13

from (5) sources

Cassandra Wilson scores a combined 3.0527 out of 4 stars for Thunderbird

Thunderbird (3.0527)

As for Ms. Wilsons performance, she projects a dark, brooding, cool and commanding sensuality that demands your full attention. Youll comply willingly. ...more

5.49

to

16.86

from (6) sources

Cassandra Wilson scores a combined 2.5597 out of 4 stars for Songbook

Songbook (2.5597)

No review available

45.65

Cassandra Wilson scores a combined 2.5086 out of 4 stars for Point of View

Point of View (2.5086)

Cassandra Wilson's debut as a leader features the chance-taking singer in a funky M-Base setting. ...more

10.92

to

16.98

from (5) sources

Cassandra Wilson scores a combined 2.2285 out of 4 stars for Traveling Miles

Traveling Miles (2.2285)

Since Miles Davis' death, in 1991, there have been more than a dozen tepid album-length tributes to the jazz avatar. ...more

9.35

to

54.47

from (7) sources

Cassandra Wilson scores a combined 1.8282 out of 4 stars for Days Aweigh

Days Aweigh (1.8282)

The formative years of singer Cassandra Wilson's career found her associated with theM-Base Collectiveschool of eccentric funk. ...more

14.47

to

17.00

from (4) sources

Cassandra Wilson scores a combined 1.3456 out of 4 stars for Belly of the Sun

Belly of the Sun (1.3456)

With a voice as rich and caramel-y as Sarah Vaughan's, and a delivery as intimately conversational as Joni Mitchell's, Cassandra Wilson is the perfect jazz singer for people who don't particularly lik ...more

5.00

to

15.65

from (5) sources

Cassandra Wilson scores a combined 0.3520 out of 4 stars for Blue Skies

Blue Skies (0.3520)

An exception in Wilson's discography, here, she focused on using her unorthodox style in a more-or-less traditional jazz setting, singing standards such as the title track, "Polka Dots And Moonbeams" ...more

10.10

to

16.98

from (10) sources

Cassandra Wilson scores a combined 0.2938 out of 4 stars for She Who Weeps

She Who Weeps (0.2938)

She Who Weeps is a transition set of sorts for Cassandra Wilson. ...more

13.29

to

22.45

from (6) sources

Cassandra Wilson scores a combined 0.2772 out of 4 stars for Sings Standards

Sings Standards (0.2772)

No review available

6.49

to

11.98

from (5) sources

Cassandra Wilson scores a combined 0.2767 out of 4 stars for Live

Live (0.2767)

No review available

11.58

to

16.98

from (5) sources

Cassandra Wilson scores a combined 0.2543 out of 4 stars for Glamoured

Glamoured (0.2543)

For years now, Cassandra Wilson has been too good--for her own good. Her voice, a sultry, smoky thing that hints at hot sex and brainy pathos, is like no other. ...more

7.58

to

15.98

from (5) sources

Cassandra Wilson scores a combined 0.2445 out of 4 stars for Loverly

Loverly (0.2445)

No review available

CD Pricing Not Available

After the Beginning Again by Cassandra Wilson

Cassandra Wilson scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for After the Beginning Again

After the Beginning Again (0.0000)

Recorded in the summer of 1991 in New York City, After the Beginning Again features Cassandra Wilson working with M-Base refugees like pianist James Weidman, and the sort of muted jazz-funk on displa ...more

10.79

to

16.98

from (5) sources

Cassandra Wilson scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Jumpworld

Jumpworld (0.0000)

Perhaps her most successful venture in a para-funk direction. ...more

11.97

to

37.41

from (6) sources

Dance to the Drums Again by Cassandra Wilson

Cassandra Wilson scores a combined 0.0000 out of 4 stars for Dance to the Drums Again

Dance to the Drums Again (0.0000)

Though the overall effect is unsettled on this project, the expansion of Wilson's musical concept continues, paving the way for the following year's Blue Light 'Til Dawn . ...more

24.99

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