Point of View (Cassandra Wilson album)

Point of View is the debut studio album by American jazz singer Cassandra Wilson. It was released on the JMT label in 1986. Writing for Allmusic, Scott Yanow gave the album a star rating of four out of five and praised Wilson's effort to "find a role for her voice" among "overcrowded ensembles". He described Wilson as a "chance-taking singer in a funky M-Base setting."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Square Roots" (Cassandra Wilson) – 4:39
2. "Blue in Green" (Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Wilson) – 4:10
3. "Never" (Steve Coleman, Wilson) – 4:41
4. "Desperate Move" (Coleman) – 7:58
5. "Love & Hate" (Grachan Moncur III) – 8:19
6. "I Am Waiting" (Wilson) – 3:39
7. "I Wished on the Moon" (Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger) – 3:35
8. "I Thought You Knew" (Jean-Paul Bourelly) – 5:36

Personnel

• Cassandra Wilson – vocals, guitar
• Jean-Paul Bourelly – guitar
• Steve Coleman – percussion, saxophone
• Mark Johnson – drums
• Grachan Moncur III – trombone
• Lonnie Plaxico – bass

Production notes:

• Stefan F. Winter – producer
• Steve Coleman – producer
• Joe Marciano – engineer
• Adrian Von Ripka – mastering
• Joseph Gasu Rittenberg – photography
• Scott Sternbach – photography
• Günter Mattei – cover design

References