Traveling Miles
| Traveling Miles | ||||
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| Studio album (Tribute album) by | ||||
| Released | March 23, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | December 1997 at The Hit Factory, NYC; May & September 1998 at Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 62:21 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Cassandra Wilson | |||
| Cassandra Wilson chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz | (favorable)[1] |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Q | [3] |
| laut.de | [4] |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | [5] |
| Robert Christgau | :)[6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| Tom Hull | B+[8] |
Traveling Miles is the thirteenth overall album by American jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson. Released on the Blue Note label in 1999, it is a tribute to Miles Davis, taking many of its cues from Davis' catalog of recordings with Columbia Records.
Reception
A reviewer of Dusty Groove stated: "Cassandra Wilson's tribute to Miles Davis – a pretty brave and ambitious move, writing lyrics to classic Miles compositions – and a winning one! Wilson produced the record, too, and her genuine love of the material makes it worth – as does her fairly earthy, timeless production. Made in the late 90s, and it honestly hasn't aged a day. Very impressive!"[9] Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote: "A tribute album by Cassandra Wilson to Miles Davis seems like a very logical idea, but this CD is actually less than one would expect... her interpretations smooth down most of the melodies, robbing them of their personality."[2]
Track listing
- "Run the Voodoo Down" (Miles Davis, Cassandra Wilson) – 4:36 *
- "Traveling Miles" (Wilson) – 4:52
- "Right Here Right Now" (Marvin Sewell, Wilson) – 5:57
- "Time After Time" (Rob Hyman, Cyndi Lauper) – 4:08
- "When The Sun Goes Down" (Wilson) – 6:05
- "Seven Steps" (Victor Feldman, Davis) – 6:44
- "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) – 3:53
- "Never Broken" (Wayne Shorter, Wilson) – 5:13
- "Resurrection Blues (Tutu)" (Marcus Miller, Wilson) – 6:11 *
- "Sky & Sea (Blue in Green)" (Davis, Wilson) – 5:24 *
- "Piper" (Wilson) – 5:03
- "Voodoo Reprise" (Davis, Wilson, Angelique Kidjo) – 4:15
- Japanese Bonus Track
- "Prancing" (Davis, Wilson) – 6:24
* Links for these tracks are to original Miles Davis recordings, from which Wilson's recordings adapt and take inspiration.
Personnel
- Cassandra Wilson – vocals, acoustic guitar
- Doug Wamble – acoustic guitar
- Eric Lewis – piano
- Jeffrey Haynes, Kevin Breit – acoustic, electric, resophonic & e-bow guitars, electric mandolin, mandocello, bazouki
- Lonnie Plaxico – acoustic bass
- Marcus Baylor – drums, percussion
- Marvin Sewell – acoustic, classical & electric guitars, bazouki
- Mino Cinelu – percussion
- Perry Wilson – drums
- Vincent Henry – harmonica
- Dave Holland – bass
- Olu Dara – cornet
- Steve Coleman – alto sax
- Pat Metheny – classical guitar
- Angelique Kidjo – vocals
- Regina Carter – violin
- Stefon Harris – vibraphone
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 1 |
| Billboard Heatseekers | 5 | |
| Billboard The Billboard 200 | 158 |
References
- ^ All About Jazz review
- ^ a b Allmusic review
- ^ Glasser, Brian. "Review: Cassandra Wilson - Travelling Miles". Q (July 1999). EMAP Metro Ltd: 125.
- ^ Kopp, Kai. ""Meine Musik kann problemlos neben all dem bestehen, was im Radio gespielt wird"" (in German). laut.de. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Hull, Tom. "Penguin Guide to Jazz Diffs: 4th vs. 5th Editions". Tom Hull. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Cassandra Wilson". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Cassandra Wilson". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Cassandra Wilson: Traveling Miles". Dusty Groove. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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