Days Aweigh
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Days Aweigh is the second studio album
by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson
. It was released on the Winter & Winter
label in 1987.
Production notes:
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson
Cassandra Wilson
Cassandra Wilson is an American jazz musician, vocalist, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. Described by critic Gary Giddins as "a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack [who has] expanded the playing field" by incorporating country, blues and folk music into her...
. It was released on the Winter & Winter
Winter & Winter
Winter & Winter is a Munich-based record label that specializes in jazz and improvised music. Stefan Winter, also the founder of the now-defunct JMT Records, is the founder and executive producer of Winter & Winter...
label in 1987.
Track listing
- "Electromagnolia" (Olu DaraOlu DaraOlu Dara Jones is an American cornetist, guitarist and singer.-History:...
, Cassandra WilsonCassandra WilsonCassandra Wilson is an American jazz musician, vocalist, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. Described by critic Gary Giddins as "a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack [who has] expanded the playing field" by incorporating country, blues and folk music into her...
) – 4:45 - "Let's Face the Music and Dance" (Irving BerlinIrving BerlinIrving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist of Jewish heritage, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history.His first hit song, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", became world famous...
) – 2:31 - "Days Aweigh" (Jean-Paul BourellyJean-Paul BourellyJean-Paul Bourelly is an American jazz fusion and blues rock guitarist.Bourelly was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, his mother American and his father an immigrant from Haiti. Bourelly sang at the Lyric Opera when he was ten years old and learned piano and drums, picking up guitar by age...
) – 3:27 - "Subatomic Blues" (Wilson) – 4:34
- "Apricots on Their Wings" (Henry ThreadgillHenry ThreadgillHenry Threadgill is an American composer, saxophonist and flautist. Threadgill came to prominence in the 1970s leading ensembles with unusual instrumentation and often incorporating a range of non-jazz genres....
) – 5:49 - "If You Only Know How" (Wilson) – 5:07
- "You Belong to You" (Wilson) – 4:55
- "Some Other Time" (Leonard BernsteinLeonard BernsteinLeonard Bernstein August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive worldwide acclaim...
, Betty ComdenBetty ComdenBetty Comden was one-half of the musical-comedy duo Comden and Green, who provided lyrics, libretti, and screenplays to some of the most beloved and successful Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows of the mid-20th century...
, Adolph GreenAdolph GreenAdolph Green was an American lyricist and playwright who, with long-time collaborator Betty Comden, penned the screenplays and songs for some of the most beloved movie musicals, particularly as part of Arthur Freed's production unit at MGM, during the genre's heyday...
) – 5:12 - "Black and Yellow" (Rod WilliamsRod WilliamsRod Williams is an offensive/defensive lineman for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League. He has been with the Storm since 1999.-External links:*...
) – 5:38
Personnel
- Cassandra Wilson – vocals, guitar
- Jean-Paul BourellyJean-Paul BourellyJean-Paul Bourelly is an American jazz fusion and blues rock guitarist.Bourelly was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, his mother American and his father an immigrant from Haiti. Bourelly sang at the Lyric Opera when he was ten years old and learned piano and drums, picking up guitar by age...
– guitar - Steve ColemanSteve ColemanSteve Coleman, born , is an African American saxophone player, spontaneous composer, composer and band leader. His music and concepts have been a heavy influence on contemporary jazz.-Chicago:...
– percussion, sax - Mark Johnson – drums
- Olu DaraOlu DaraOlu Dara Jones is an American cornetist, guitarist and singer.-History:...
– cornet, vocals - Graham HaynesGraham HaynesGraham Haynes is an American cornetist, trumpeter and composer, the son of jazz drummer Roy Haynes....
– trumpet - Kenny Davis – bass
- Kevin Bruce – bass
- Rod Williams – piano, synthesizer
Production notes:
- Stefan F. Winter – producer
- Steve Coleman – producer
- Cassandra Wilson – producer
- Joe Marciano – engineer
- Adrian Von Ripka – mastering
- Henry Threadgill – arranger
- Joseph Gasu Rittenberg – photography, cover design
- Günter Mattei – cover design