The Nation, April 26th, 1993
As I write this, the official month allotted to women is fading into history. Coincidentally, a number of recent releases demonstrate how women have become more integrated into the world of popular music. The frontwoman syndrome has yielded to a growing acceptance of women as musicians.
Even though she's a vocalist, Cassandra Wilson epitomizes some of the key results of that shift. Wilson's wonderfully elastic, velveteen voice is just one of the instruments on Dance to the Drum Again (DIW/Columbia), her seventh outing as a leader. Yes, her voice is the first among equals, but the musicians'...
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