Coming Forth By Day is a Jazz album by Cassandra Wilson, originally released in 2015. On Gatefold: 11 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Vocal Jazz
- lush
- tender
- romantic
About
Cassandra Wilson’s decision to cover the works of Billie Holiday in celebration of Holiday’s centennial was simply the right thing to do. Thankfully, Wilson doesn’t just run through the catalog and collect $200 here. She teams up with producer Nick Launay (Nick Cave, Arcade Fire) and recasts the songs as modern marvels. “Billie’s Blues” is every bit Cassandra’s, and “Strange Fruit” is as eerie and horrific as ever, enhanced by a noirscape of rumbling drums, ominous piano, and stalking bass. “The Way You Look Tonight,” with clarinet and strings, holds its romance. Occasional modernity peeks out, but the torch ballads are timeless and the singing is sublime. Of course.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Don't Explain
- A2Billie's Blues
- A3Crazy He Calls Me
Side B
- B1You Go To My Head
- B2All Of Me
- B3The Way You Look Tonight
Side C
- C1Good Morning Heartache
- C2What A Little Moonlight Can Do
- C3These Foolish Things
Side D
- D1Strange Fruit
- D2I'll Be Seeing You
- D3Last Song (For Lester)
Credits
Performers
- Eric GorfainARRANGED BY STRINGS VIOLIN
- Van Dyke ParksARRANGED BY
- T-Bone BurnettBARITONE GUITAR
- Martyn P. CaseyBASS
- Thomas WydlerDRUMS PERCUSSION
- Nick ZinnerGUITAR
- Kevin BreitGUITAR ACOUSTIC GUITAR BANJO
- Jon CowherdPIANO ORGAN ELECTRIC PIANO
- Robby MarshallSAXOPHONE CLARINET BASS CLARINET
- Daphne ChenSTRINGS
- Lauren ChipmanSTRINGS
- Richard DoddSTRINGS
- The Section QuartetSTRINGS
- Van Dyke Parks OrchestraSTRINGS ORCHESTRA
- Paul CantelonACCORDION
- Cassandra WilsonLEAD GUITAR
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 11 pressings tracked on Gatefold