Days Aweigh is the second studio album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson. It was originally released on the JMT label in 1987 and later rereleased on Winter & Winter.Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed September 26, 2014
Reception
AllMusic's Scott Yanow stated that "this is advanced free funk dance music."
Track listing All tracks composed by Cassandra Wilson; except where indicated "Electromagnolia" (Olu Dara, Cassandra Wilson) – 4:45 "Let's Face the Music and Dance" (Irving Berlin) – 2:31 "Days Aweigh" (Jean-Paul Bourelly) – 3:27 "Subatomic Blues" – 4:34 "Apricots on Their Wings" (Henry Threadgill) – 5:49 "If You Only Know How" – 5:07 "You Belong to You" – 4:55 "Some Other Time" (Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) – 5:12 "Black and Yellow" (Rod Williams) – 5:38
Personnel Cassandra Wilson – vocals, arrangements (4, 6, 7) Rod Williams – synthesizers (1, 3, 6, 9), acoustic piano (2, 4–9), arrangements (9) Jean-Paul Bourelly – electric guitar (1, 3), arrangements (3) Kevin Bruce Harris – electric bass (1, 3, 5, 9) Kenny Davis – acoustic bass (2, 4, 6, 7) Mark Johnson – drums (1–7, 9) Steve Coleman – alto saxophone (4, 7) Olu Dara – cornet (1), vocals (1), arrangements (1) Graham Haynes – trumpet (2, 3, 5–7, 9) Henry Threadgill – arrangements (5, 6)
Production Stefan F. Winter – executive producer, producer Steve Coleman – co-producer Cassandra Wilson – co-producer Joe Marciano – engineer Joseph Gallus Rittenberg – photography, cover design Jean-Paul Bourelly – liner notes
Reissue Adrian Von Ripka – remastering Günter Mattei – cover design
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