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Live is a jazz album by American singer Cassandra Wilson, released in 1991.[5]

Live
Live album by Cassandra Wilson
Released	May 9, 1991
Recorded	April 18 1991 at Amerika Haus, München
Genre	Jazz
Length	69:06
Label	JMT
Producer	Stefan F. Winter
Cassandra Wilson chronology
Jumpworld (1989) Live (1991) She Who Weeps (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Buffalo News	[2]
Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide	[4]

Reception

The Buffalo News review by Jeff Simon wrote, "Wilson's modal version of "Body and Soul" a la Betty Carter more than makes up for it by being as inventive and powerful as any you're likely to hear from jazz's postmodern generation."[2]

Track listing

1. "Don't Look Back" (Jean-Paul Bourelly, Cassandra Wilson) – 5:55
2. "Soul Melange" (Steve Coleman, Wilson) – 11:35
3. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) – 7:58
4. "My Corner of the Sky" (Wilson) – 9:43
5. "Desperate Move" (Coleman) – 12:07
6. "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 9:31
7. "Rock This Calling" (Coleman, Wilson) – 12:15

Personnel

• Cassandra Wilson – vocals
• Kevin Bruce Harris – bass
• James Weidman – piano, synthesizer
• Mark Johnson – drums

Production notes

• Stefan F. Winter – producer
• Johannes Wohlleben – engineer, mixing
• Adrian Von Ripka – engineer, mixing
• Paul Cameron – assistant engineer
• Sara Schwartz – artwork, illustrations
• Andreas Weise –photography

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1992	Billboard Top Jazz Albums	23

References

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