Coming Forth by Day [180g Vinyl]

by Cassandra Wilson

Overview

Perhaps the pairing of Cassandra Wilson and Billie Holiday carries a whiff of inevitability, but there's nothing predictable about Coming Forth by Day. Released to coincide with Holiday's centennial in 2015, Coming Forth by Day explicitly celebrates Lady Day by drawing upon standards she sang in addition to songs she wrote, but Wilson deliberately sidesteps the conventional by hiring Nick Launay as a producer. As a result of his work with Nick Cave, Launay mastered a certain brand of spooky Americana, something that comes in handy with the Holiday catalog, but Coming Forth by Day is never too thick with murk. It luxuriates in its atmosphere, sometimes sliding into a groove suggesting smooth '70s soul, often handsomely evoking a cinematic torch song -- moods that complement each other and suggest Holiday's work without replicating it. This is a neat trick: such flexibility suggests how adaptable Holiday's songbook is while underscoring the imagination behind Wilson's interpretations. Certainly, Launay deserves credit for his painterly production, but the success of Coming Forth by Day belongs entirely to Wilson, who proves that she's an heir to Holiday's throne by never once imitating her idol. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	04/21/2015
Label:	Legacy / Sony Legacy / Sony Music
UPC:	0888750646019
Rank:	7539

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Don't Explain
2. Billie's Blues
3. Crazy He Calls Me
4. You Go to My Head
5. All of Me
6. The Way You Look Tonight

Disc 2

7. Good Morning Heartache
8. What a Little Moonlight Can Do
9. These Foolish Things
10. Strange Fruit
11. I'll Be Seeing You
12. Last Song (For Lester)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cassandra Wilson   Primary Artist