Cassandra Wilson rediscovers the blues with Blue Light Til Dawn

2 November 1993: Number 46 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of Jazz musicWhen Cassandra Wilson signed to Blue Note in 1993 she had been struggling to find a suitable vehicle for her gorgeous contralto. In an attempt to ignore the creative cul-de-sac of jazz-funk, producer Craig Street asked Wilson to list the music that had ever moved her to tears, and was surprised to hear her cite ancient blues standards and 70s folk-rock classics. Ever since then, Wilson's pastoral jazz has d...

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