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New Moon Daughter, released in 1995, is Cassandra Wilsons second album for Blue Note and a masterful blend of jazz, blues, folk, and pop reinterpretations. Her deep, smoky voice anchors the record, delivering both warmth and mystery across a diverse set of songs. Wilson reimagines standards, contemporary tracks, and originals alike, from a brooding take on Billie Holidays Strange Fruit to an atmospheric cover of U2s Love Is Blindness. The instrumentation is sparse yet richly textured, relying on acoustic guitars, percussion, and subtle horns to frame her vocals, creating an intimate, earthy sound.
The album is as much about mood as it is about melody, with Wilsons interpretations transforming familiar songs into entirely new emotional experiences. Winning the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, New Moon Daughter cemented her reputation as one of the most innovative jazz vocalists of her generation. Its combination of daring song choices and genre-blurring arrangements make it a modern classic that resonates far beyond jazz audiences.
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Her latest collection is uncompromising, but also accessible: Wilsons dusky, sensual voice invites you in. Rolling Stone
Cassandra Wilson has an uncanny ability to inhabit a song, to make even the most familiar tune sound like its being sung for the first time. AllMusic
Her cool, earthy voice brings a fresh perspective to jazz standards and pop covers alike, creating a record that feels timeless. The Guardian
New Moon Daughter confirms Wilson as one of the most distinctive vocalists of the decade. Los Angeles Times
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- Artist: Cassandra Wilson Label: Blue Note Format: LP Units: 2 Country: US Genre: Jazz Style: Contemporary Jazz
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A1 Strange Fruit
A2 Love Is Blindness
A3 Solomon Sang
B1 Death Letter
B2 Skylark
B3 Find Him
B4 I’M So Lonesome I Could Cry
C1 Last Train To Clarksville
C2 Until
C3 A Little Warm Death
D1 Memphis
D2 Harvest Moon
D3 32-20 (Bonus Track)
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