(Blue Note)The follow-up to Cassandra Wilson's 2008 standards album Loverly, Silver Pony has an autobiographical spin, mixes the singer's familiar fascination for the blues with Lennon/McCartney, Stevie Wonder and three originals, and includes a duet with John Legend as the finale. If the best parts of Loverly seemed to indicate a new confidence and focus for the arrestingly velvet-toned Wilson, this mix of studio and live recordings (her first live releases in nearly 20 years) pushes that momen...
Guardian Music — (Blue Note)The follow-up to Cassandra Wilson's 2008 standards album Loverly, Silver Pony has an autobiographical spin, mixes the singer's familiar fascination for the blu... more info