Wilson,Cassandra She Who Weeps CD

Personnel: Cassandra Wilson (vocals); Rod Williams (piano); Paul Bourelly (guitar); Reggie Washington, Herman Fowlkes, Kevin Bruce Harris (electric bass); Tani Tabbal, Mark Johnson (drums). Recorded at Systems Two, Brooklyn, New York between July & December 1990. Personnel: Cassandra Wilson (vocals, drum programming); Jean-Paul Bourelly (guitar); Rod Williams (piano); Herman Fowlkes, Kevin Bruce Harris, Reggie Washington (electric bass); Mark Johnson, Tani Tabbal (drums). Recording information: Systems Two Studios, Brooklyn, NY (07/1990-12/1990). Illustrator: Diana Klein. She Who Weeps is a transition set of sorts for Cassandra Wilson. Having had good notices for her Blue Skies album (which found her interpreting standards in a style similar to Betty Carter), Wilson performs "Chelsea Bridge" and "Body and Soul. " Most of the other selections still use the free funk rhythms that were a carryover from the singer's association with Steve Coleman and the M-Base players, although no horns are present this time around, just a three- or four-piece rhythm section. Interesting but not overly memorable music.

1. Iconic Memories 2. Chelsea Bridge 3. Out Loud (Jeris' Blues) 4. She Who Weeps 5. Angel 6. Body and Soul 7. New African Blues