Cassandra Wilson’s Intimate Voice Redefined Jazz’s Future
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Cassandra Wilson, who died at 70, fused jazz with blues and folk through a self-directed, intimate vocal style, with Blue Light ’Til Dawn (1993) and New Moon Daughter (1995) signaling a shift away from neo-traditionalism and helping usher a postmodern era in jazz.
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