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Rendezvous
by Jacky Terrasson & Cassandra Wilson
from Blue Note Records
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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Yes, It Is Beautiful! 
Originally at first listen I was going to give this a four-star rating, but after a careful consideration and repeated listening, I believe it is a conclusive five-star-affair.
Blue Note Records has the reputation of producing high quality and reliable jazz recordings. This album was recorded under Blue Note. Therefore, this is a high quality and reliable recording. You can't go wrong with Cassandra Wilson and Jacky Terrasson's "Rendezvous" - the material is quite notable and the sound quality is just... more info
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This is Fabulous!
Cassandra Wilson's voice and phrasing are as interesting and lovely as ever. The surprise is the interplay between instrument and vocals - the subtle conversation between the players. These are great muscians making music together. Don't buy this if you want to swing - buy it if you are going to sit and listen to what they are saying. This is one of my favorite all time CDs. The instrumentation is gorgeous.
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Rhythm-less, slow, dull 
I have just been listening to this album in a shuffle play with songs by Sarah Vaughan, Karrin Allyson and Johnny Hartman. Cassandra Wilson's performances are so much duller, slower and less alive than the other three that I keep skipping to the end of her songs when they come on.
I am a tenor myself, and I find it strange that Wilson is singing in my range, but I would never sing these songs the way she sings them. They don't swing.
I bought this album originally because I liked another album... more info
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A Neglected Gem
Have you ever had the experience where you've listened or read something and liked it, then put it down and didn't pick it up until years later, and then you really dug it?
I had that experience last year with Shirley Horn's 1992 "Here's to Life". And this year, I'm having that experience with 1997's "Rendezvous", a brilliant, creative work by the French pianist, Jacky Terrasson, and the world-class jazz singer, Cassandra Wilson.
This album is about standards, done in truly unique ways, generally... more info
Tracks:
- Old Devil Moon - Jacky Terrasson, Harburg, E.Y.
- Chan's Song - Jacky Terrasson, Hancock, Herbie
- Tennessee Waltz - Jacky Terrasson, Stewart, Redd
- Little Boy Lost - Jacky Terrasson, Bergman, Alan
- Autumn Leaves - Jacky Terrasson, Kosma, Joseph
- It Might as Well Be Spring - Jacky Terrasson, Hammerstein, Oscar
- My Ship - Jacky Terrasson, Gershwin, Ira
- I Remember You - Jacky Terrasson, Mercer, Johnny
- Tea for Two - Jacky Terrasson, Caesar, Irving
- If Ever I Would Leave You - Jacky Terrasson, Lerner, Alan Jay
- Chicago 1987 - Jacky Terrasson, Terrasson, Jacky
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