''Days Aweigh'' is the second studio album by American jazz singer

Cassandra Wilson Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. She is one of the most successful female Jazz singers and has been described by critic Gary Giddins as "a singer blessed wi ...

. It was originally released on the JMT label in 1987 and later rereleased on

Winter & Winter Winter & Winter is a record label in Munich, Germany that specializes in jazz, classical and improvised music. It was founded by Stefan Winter following the demise of his JMT Records label. Since 1997 Winter & Winter has released records by Da ...

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JMT label discography
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Reception

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's Scott Yanow stated that "this is advanced free funk dance music."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Cassandra Wilson; except where indicated # "Electromagnolia" (

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, Cassandra Wilson) – 4:45 # "

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) – 2:31 # "Days Aweigh" ( Jean-Paul Bourelly) – 3:27 # "Subatomic Blues" – 4:34 # "Apricots on Their Wings" (

Henry Threadgill Henry Threadgill (born February 15, 1944) is an American composer, saxophonist and flautist. He came to prominence in the 1970s leading ensembles rooted in jazz but with unusual instrumentation and often incorporating other genres of music. He h ...

) – 5:49 # "If You Only Know How" – 5:07 # "You Belong to You" – 4:55 # " Some Other Time" ( Leonard Bernstein,

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) – 5:12 # "Black and Yellow" (Rod Williams) – 5:38

Personnel

*Cassandra Wilson – vocals, guitar * Jean-Paul Bourelly – guitar * Steve Coleman – percussion, saxophone *Mark Johnson – drums *

– cornet, vocals *

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– trumpet *Kenny Davis – bass *Kevin Bruce – bass *Rod Williams – piano, synthesizer Production notes: *Steve Coleman – producer *Cassandra Wilson – producer *Stefan F. Winter – executive producer *Joe Marciano – engineer *Adrian Von Ripka – mastering *Henry Threadgill – arranger *Joseph Gasu Rittenberg – photography, cover design *Günter Mattei – cover design

References

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