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Cassandra Wilson’s a deferential diva on “Another Country.” In fact, she lets her guitarist steal the show.
Fabrizio Sotti co-produced the album with Wilson, and he gives the set its sizzle with lyrical, inventive playing on acoustic and electric guitar.
Sotti’s jazzy solos are filled with fanciful flight a la Pat Metheny, and when he backs Wilson’s singing, his radiant tone beautifully complements her smoky alto. Sotti also played on Wilson’s 2003 album, “Glamoured,” which he produced, but he enjoys a more prominent performing role here.
Credit Wilson for her generosity: Two of the album’s 10 cuts even feature Sotti playing solo instrumentals.
Wilson’s at her best on “Almost Twelve” and the title cut, both delivered over a bouncy Latin beat, and on the slow “No More Blues.” But she’s no Three Degrees singing “When Will I See You Again,” which is undermined by her shaky intonation.
