March 7, 2019
For this notable set, pianist Jacky Terrasson teams up with the smoky, chance-taking vocalist Cassandra Wilson, either Lonnie Plaxico or Kenny Davis on bass and percussionist Mino Cinelu. The music is quite impressionistic and atmospheric. Terrasson and Wilson stick to standards, but their renditions of such songs as “Old Devil Moon,” “My Ship,” “Tea for Two” and even “Tennessee Waltz” are quite haunting and floating, slightly disturbing and occasionally sensuous. Terrasson, who takes “Autumn Leaves” and “Chicago 1987” (the one non-standard) as solo pieces, was on his way to forming his own style, while Wilson had certainly found her niche. An intriguing matchup.
