Cassandra Wilson Sings Standards

Sings Standards
Compilation album by Cassandra Wilson
Released	2002
Recorded	1985–1991
Genres	Jazz, blues
Length	59:23
Label	Verve
Producers	Cassandra Wilson, Stefan F. Winter, Steve Coleman, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Richard Seidel
Cassandra Wilson chronology
Belly of the Sun (2002) Sings Standards (2002) Glamoured (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Sings Standards is a compilation album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson, released in 2002.

Track listing

1. "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) — 5:45
2. "I Wished on the Moon" (Ralph Rainger, Dorothy Parker) — 3:33
3. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) — 5:57
4. "Angel" (Carolyn Franklin, Sonny Saunders) — 4:39
5. "I've Grown Accustomed to His Face" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) — 5:14
6. "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) — 6:30
7. "I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) — 3:06
8. "Baubles, Bangles & Beads" (Robert Wright, George Forrest) — 6:36
9. "Blue Skies" (Irving Berlin) — 3:09
10. "Blue in Green" (Miles Davis, Bill Evans) — 4:09
11. "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) — 10:39

Personnel

• Cassandra Wilson – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Terri Lyne Carrington – drums
• Mark Johnson – drums
• Kevin Bruce Harris – bass
• Lonnie Plaxico – bass
• Reggie Washington – bass
• Mulgrew Miller – piano
• James Weidman – piano
• Rod Williams – piano
• Jean-Paul Bourelly – guitar
• Grachan Moncur III – trombone

Production notes

• Jean-Paul Bourelly – producer
• Steve Coleman – producer
• Richard Seidel – producer
• Danny Kopelson – engineer, mixing
• Kevin Reeves – mastering
• Mark Smith – production assistant
• Hollis King – art direction
• John Abbott – photography
• Tom Terrell – liner notes
• Ken Druker – executive producer
• Peter Pullman – editing

Chart performance

References