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Loverly
Jazz · 2008 · 12 tracks

Loverly

Cassandra Wilson

A Grammy-winning return to jazz standards recorded in a Mississippi home. Warm, honeyed vocals meet playful piano and polyrhythmic percussion.

June 9, 2008 · Blue Note

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A sophisticated yet earthy collection of standards that feels like a warm embrace.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Lover Come Back to Me
4:16
02
Black Orpheus
4:59
03
Wouldn't It Be Loverly
5:02
04
Gone With the Wind
5:51
05
Caravan
4:23
06
'Til There Was You
6:42
07
Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most
5:02
08
Arere
5:43
09
St. James Infirmary
4:40
10
Dust My Broom
4:46
11
The Very Thought of You
4:47
12
Sleepin' Bee
4:36
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the percussion shifts into a polyrhythmic dance on Caravan, turning the standard into a swampy groove.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Loverly sound next to the rest of Cassandra Wilson's catalogue?

Sunday Morning+4.0σ

Sunday Morning saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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