Artist: Cassandra Wilson
Although her recording career has been somewhat erratic, Cassandra Wilson became one of the top jazz singers of the '90s, a vocalist blessed with a distinctive and flexible voice who is not afraid to take chances. She began playing piano and guitar when she was nine and was working as a vocalist by the mid-'70s, singing a wide variety of material. Following a year in New Orleans, Wilson moved to New York in 1982 and began working with Dave Holland and Abbey Lincoln. After meeting Steve Coleman, she became the main vocalist with the M-Base Collective. Although there was really no room for a singer in the overcrowded free funk ensembles, Wilson did as good a job of fitting in as was possible. She worked with New Air and recorded her first album as a leader in 1985.
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- Styles:
- Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
- Alternative Pop/Rock
- Avant-Garde
- Ballads
- Contemporary Blues
- Contemporary Jazz
- Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
- Electric Blues
- Free Funk
- M-Base
- Modern Creative
- Modern Delta Blues
- Modern Electric Blues
- Modern Electric Chicago Blues
- Progressive Folk
- Retro-Soul
- Soul-Blues
- Standards
- Traditional Pop
- Urban
- Vocal Jazz
- World Fusion
