Two Videos Of African American Jazz Singer Cassandra Wilson Performing Son House's 1933 Composition "Death Letter"

Домашние кинотеатры HighEndAV, Jan 9, 2017
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This concert was filmed in Stuggart, Germany, 1996.

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Edited by Azizi Powell This pancocojams post presents information about Jazz singers Cassandra Wilson.

This post also showcases wo video performances of Son House's 1933 composition "Death Letter Blues" (also given as "Death Letter") by Cassandra Wilson. The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes. All copyrights remain with their owners. Thanks to Cassandra Wilson for her music. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to all those who are associated with this video. Thanks also to the publishers of theses videos on YouTube. Special thanks to Pavel Skradlant for suggesting that pancocojams showcase Cassandra Wilson's rendition of "Death Letter". Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/09/son-house-death-letter-blues-1967-video.html for the closely related pancocojams post entitled "Son House - "Death Letter Blues" (1967 video, information, lyrics, & comments)".
The original lyrics for "Death Letter Blues" are included in that post. ****
INFORMATION ABOUT CASSANDRA WILSON
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_Wilson "Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi.[1] She is one of the most successful female Jazz singers and has been described by critic Gary Giddins[2] as "a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack [who has] expanded the playing field" by incorporating blues, country, and folk music into her work. She has won numerous awards, including two Grammys, and was named "America's Best Singer" by Time magazine in 2001.

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Wilson's 1996 album New Moon Daughter won the Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal Performance. In 1997, she recorded and toured as a featured vocalist with Wynton Marsalis' Pulitzer Prize winning composition, Blood on the Fields.

Miles Davis was one of Wilson's greatest influences. In 1989, Wilson performed as the opening act for Davis at the JVC Jazz Festival in Chicago. In 1999 she produced Traveling Miles as a tribute to Davis. The album developed from a series of jazz concerts that she performed at Lincoln Center in November 1997 in Davis' honor, and includes three selections based on Davis' own compositions, from which Wilson adapted the original themes.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2: Cassandra Wilson with George Benson - Death Letter (1998)

Vintage Far East, July 3, 2020
Montreaux 1998
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Here's some information about George Benson from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson
"George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943)[3] is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist.

A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, playing soul jazz with Jack McDuff and others. He then launched a successful solo career, alternating between jazz, pop, R&B singing, and scat singing. His album Breezin' was certified triple-platinum, hitting no. 1 on the Billboard album chart in 1976.[4] His concerts were well attended through the 1980s, and he still has a large following.[4] Benson has won ten Grammy Awards and has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame."...

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