In the Wilderness ~ All Cassandra

5:04am, 9-18-2026

“For those who discovered her decades ago, she will remain part of the soundtrack of our lives; for those discovering her now, she will still sound like an artist speaking with extraordinary clarity and humanity,” so writes Thierry de Clemensat in Paris-Move. This hour of In the Wilderness likewise pays tribute to Cassandra Wilson, with a set of her songs that ranges from lush to rootsy to ethereal, from traditional jazz to more experimental. Neil Molloy hosts.

The Set List:

Autumn Nocturne (Blue Skies, JMT)

Time After Time (Traveling Miles, Blue Note)

Tupelo Honey (Blue Light ‘til Dawn, Blue Note)

Danilo Pérez, featuring Cassandra Wilson ~ All of a Sudden My Heart Sings (Across the Crystal Sea, Concord/EmArcy)

Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most (Loverly, Blue Note)

fill: No More Blues (Another Country, eOne)

I’ll Be Seeing You (Coming Forth by Day, Legacy)

These Foolish Things (Coming Forth by Day, Legacy)

Darkness on the Delta (Belly of the Sun, Blue Note)

Bill Frisell & Cassandra Wilson ~ Painted From Memory (The Sweetest Punch, Decca)

Apricots on Their Wings (Days Aweigh, JMT)