Thunderbird

"Grammy award winner Cassandra Wilson has teamed up with producer T Bone Burnett and spawned a mellow laid back CD. The recording oozes moodiness - not unlike an early Nina Simone album - which ends up being deliciously provocative."
- Roger Marbeck

Cassandra Wilson never fails to surprise and inspire. Sexy, honey-velvet vocals wrapped around her own jazzy blue compositions or inventive interpretations of others' material led Time magazine to name her "America's Best Singer" in recent years.

Deftly combining her own compositions with carefully chosen songs such as "Closer To You" by Jakob Dylan, "Easy Rider" by Blind Lemon Jefferson, the traditional song "Red River Valley" and Willie Dixon's "I Want To Be Loved", Wilson has woven her plaintive, delicious voice in and out of these tales of betrayal, intimacy and wonder. Musicians include Marc Ribot & Keb Mo on guitars & Jim Keltner on drums.

"Wilson's smoky voice is a treasure"
- USA TODAY

"[Wilson is] a pioneering jazz vocalist whose musical taproot is firmly planted in the Delta blues and pop music of her youth… Burnett proved pivotal in opening a fresh window on her music-making sensibility with Thunderbird, her sixth and arguably her finest."
- BILLBOARD

"thunderbird is a change of direction that succeeds magnificently... An early contender for vocal album of the year."
- LONDON TIMES

"[Wilson's] trademark husky bronze voice is still there, but thanks to producer T Bone Burnett and an outstanding supporting cast of musicians, [thunderbird]'s got the kind of company the venerated jazz and blues singer doesn't usually keep. Thunderbird drops her in a whole new world of earthy, textured sound."
- LOS ANGELES TIMES

"it's the same richly colorful Wilson album, but with new hues added."
- NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

"Cassandra Wilson's records and bands have had a consistent scheme since 1993. thunderbird…Produced by T Bone Burnett…has a plusher, more electronic sound"
- NEW YORK TIMES

"Since her 1993 breakout release, Blue Light 'Til Dawn, vocalist Cassandra Wilson has fused blues, soul, jazz, and a handful of other idioms into a unique and powerful amalgam… Her latest, thunderbird, offers a different sound…broad, open, built around keyboards rather than small percussion instruments and gentle acoustic guitars. But the change in music hasn't altered Wilson's overall aesthetic; she's still delving deeply into the roots of the Delta and celebrating its eclectic possibilities."
- PASTE MAGAZINE

"Cassandra Wilson hasn't just found her style - she's just about established her own one-woman category"
- TIME OUT CHICAGO