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Eva Cassiday Blew Me Away with her cover of Wayfaring Stranger....

It caught me by surprise to have my eyes already closed (because of work stress), sitting at my desk with a glass of bourbon.  I was cleaning junk up and Wayfaring Stranger comes on by Eva Cassiday, and I had no idea for a moment who was singing the song.  I was just listening without active listening. 

Well, I was grooving to her movements on this and I thought her tone was big, warm and bold with gobs and gobs of soul.  Wow.  It woke me up from some stress to experience a moment.  That's pretty great.  

Is Eva Cassidy worth a deeper dive?  I'm only superficially familiar with her and find her talented, if not a touch easy listening at times.  I can dig that.  Is her catalog diverse in sound scape and production? 

At any rate, what a version of Wayfaring Stranger, and it just so happens to be a  superb recording to boot!

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sns
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Eva Cassidy is great, and recording quality of all her stuff wonderful!. You should also check out Patricia Barber, I sort of always equate the two, wonderful music, perhaps a bit more on jazz side of things, again just simply great recording quality.

 

Listened to Patricia's rendition of 'The Beat Goes On,' from 'Companion' album last listening session, just awesome.

reubent
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So "Live At Blues Alley", and the extended version "Night Bird" are incredibly good records and captured an incredible moment in time. If you are interested in Eva Cassidy and the live session, check out the documentary linked below:

 

laps
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She has one of the most beautifully inspiring voices of all time.  "Tall Trees in Georgia" is a favorite from her "Live at Blues Alley".  A real loss to music with her passing at such a young age.

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