Traveling Miles

Traveling Miles is the thirteenth overall album by American jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson. Released on the Blue Note label in 1999, it is a tribute to Miles Davis, taking many of its cues from Davis' catalog of recordings with Columbia Records.

Traveling Miles
Studio album (Tribute album) by
Cassandra Wilson
ReleasedMarch 23, 1999
RecordedDecember 1997 at The Hit Factory, NYC;
May & September 1998 at Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY
GenreJazz
Length62:21
LabelBlue Note
ProducerCassandra Wilson
Cassandra Wilson chronology
Rendezvous
(1997)		 Traveling Miles
(1999)		 Belly of the Sun
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz(favorable)[1]
Allmusic[2]
Q[3]
laut.de[4]
Penguin Guide to Jazz[5]
Robert Christgau:)[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Tom HullB+[8]

Reception

A reviewer of Dusty Groove stated: "Cassandra Wilson's tribute to Miles Davis – a pretty brave and ambitious move, writing lyrics to classic Miles compositions – and a winning one! Wilson produced the record, too, and her genuine love of the material makes it worth – as does her fairly earthy, timeless production. Made in the late 90s, and it honestly hasn't aged a day. Very impressive!"[9] Scott Yanow of AllMusic wrote: "A tribute album by Cassandra Wilson to Miles Davis seems like a very logical idea, but this CD is actually less than one would expect... her interpretations smooth down most of the melodies, robbing them of their personality."[2]

Track listing
  1. "Run the Voodoo Down" (Miles Davis, Cassandra Wilson) – 4:36 *
  2. "Traveling Miles" (Wilson) – 4:52
  3. "Right Here Right Now" (Marvin Sewell, Wilson) – 5:57
  4. "Time After Time" (Rob Hyman, Cyndi Lauper) – 4:08
  5. "When The Sun Goes Down" (Wilson) – 6:05
  6. "Seven Steps" (Victor Feldman, Davis) – 6:44
  7. "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) – 3:53
  8. "Never Broken" (Wayne Shorter, Wilson) – 5:13
  9. "Resurrection Blues (Tutu)" (Marcus Miller, Wilson) – 6:11 *
  10. "Sky & Sea (Blue in Green)" (Davis, Wilson) – 5:24 *
  11. "Piper" (Wilson) – 5:03
  12. "Voodoo Reprise" (Davis, Wilson, Angelique Kidjo) – 4:15
Japanese Bonus Track
  1. "Prancing" (Davis, Wilson) – 6:24

* Links for these tracks are to original Miles Davis recordings, from which Wilson's recordings adapt and take inspiration.

Personnel

Chart positions
Year Chart Position
1999 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 1
Billboard Heatseekers 5
Billboard The Billboard 200 158
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References
  1. All About Jazz review
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Glasser, Brian. "Review: Cassandra Wilson - Travelling Miles". Q. EMAP Metro Ltd (July 1999): 125.
  4. Kopp, Kai. ""Meine Musik kann problemlos neben all dem bestehen, was im Radio gespielt wird"" (in German). laut.de. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. Hull, Tom. "Penguin Guide to Jazz Diffs: 4th vs. 5th Editions". Tom Hull. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  6. Christgau, Robert. "CG: Cassandra Wilson". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  7. Rolling Stone review
  8. "Tom Hull: Grade List: Cassandra Wilson". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  9. "Cassandra Wilson: Traveling Miles". Dusty Groove. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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