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Cassie Taylor - Out Of My Mind (2013)

Posted By: Designol

Date: 8 Jul 2023 21:42:57

At age 26, Cassie Taylor is already a veteran musician. She's spent a decade playing bass and singing on stage and in the studio with her father, modern-day blues innovator Otis Taylor. Now she stakes her own claim as an artist of intelligence, power and soul, drawing on a wide swath of influences – spanning centuries, continents and cultures – to create her own indelible and utterly modern sound.

With influences ranging from a New Orleans second line to West African psychedelic rock, the album's 12 original songs – all written and arranged by Taylor – are the work of a truly 21st century musical omnivore. From the record's lead track, "Ol' Mama Dean (Part 1)," which opens with drums and theremin, to the wistful piano closer "Again," Taylor proves to be a gifted, independent-minded songwriter with a flair for the unexpected and a voice that will haunt your dreams.

Legacy musicians sometimes have a rough career. The more important the parent, the higher the bar is set. Otis Taylor is a towering giant on the modern blues scene, but at the tender age of 26, his daughter Cassie has made it clear that the Taylor family legacy is secure. WOW, can she sing!

And let's get something out there early. I don't generally like "clean" singing voices. Give me Nina Simone over Ella Fitzgerald any day. Cassie's voice is silky-smooth, but I love it. I still remember the first time I heard her, singing "Buy Myself Some Freedom," on one of her father's albums. It blew me away, and I've been waiting for a complete statement of her potential ever since. With Out Of My Mind, Cassie has done it. She has arrived.

So how does the daughter of the most important bluesman on the scene go about establishing a musical identity? First, she needs to develop her own sound, separate from her father. Then, she needs to surround herself with a ferocious band. Finally, and most importantly, she needs to find a way to balance the band with her greatest musical asset– her voice. Cassie has done it. If you didn't know that Cassie is Otis's daughter, nothing on this album would suggest it. The mix of blues with R&B and some hints of gospel sound nothing like Otis. The band highlights guitarist Steve Mignano almost as much as Cassie's voice. Most importantly, the ferocity of the band's playing makes for a perfect contrast with Cassie's elegant voice.

She's only 26, and already sounds this good. Otis, your family legacy is secure.

Review by Nobody important, Amazon Top Contributor: Blues Music

There’s no longer any need to say she’s Otis Taylor’s daughter. With her latest, Out Of My Mind, Cassie Taylor proves she has carved out her own niche in blues. Even though her vocals still have a breathless quality, there’s more bottom to her sound this time out.

The title cut recreates the ‘60s soul sounds of Diana Ross and the Supremes but with more punch thanks to Taylor’s throbbing bassline.

Taylor’s bass is like a punch to the gut on “Ol’ Mama Dean Pt 1 and 2” as the singer recounts the tale of a beaten woman in part one and her revenge in part 2 when the smacker gets 25 to life for battering his woman. Sounding like she’s singing through a harp mic on part 2, Taylor delivers a vocal performance like Koko Taylor mixed with Dusty Springfield.

Sultry, sexy and soulful, Taylor soars like Phoebe Snow on “Lay My Head On Your Pillow,” guitarist Steve Mignano plucking at your heartsrings with his tasteful phrasing while Taylor makes the listener wish he was the lucky one with the pillow she wants to sleep on.

Taylor brings the sass of Shemekia Copeland to “No, No,” telling a soon to be ex boyfriend that all his coolness does is make her chilly and since she ain’t a fan of the cold, he might as well take his chilly ass elsewhere.

“Forgiveness” is a strange composition, Jon Gray’s trumpet buttery trumpet spread over a stuttering backbeat, funked up by Taylor’s burbling Hammond organ, like a blend of soul and Tex-Mex, Western soul food that keeps you hopping while satisfying your inner needs as well.

Mignano’s guitar is a perfect foil for her voice throughout, but he takes it to another level on “Again” as Taylor takes off for the stratosphere, launched by Mignano’s blistering, booster rocket solo.

Taylor’s original compositions here all have to do with heartbreak, but she expresses her pain so exquisitely that it’s a pleasure for the listener to bear. If hurtin’ sounds this good, let’s hope Taylor’s got a truckload to deliver.

Review by Grant Britt, NoDepression.com

Cassie Taylor at Allmusic
Cassie Taylor at Wiki

Tracklist:

01. Ol' Mama Dean (Part 1) (4:19)
02. Ol' Mama Dean (Part 2) (3:26)
03. Spare Some Love (5:11)
04. Out Of My Mind (Intro) (0:18)
05. Out Of My Mind (3:07)
06. Lay My Head On Your Pillow (3:59)
07. New Orleans (3:59)
08. No Ring Blues (4:01)
09. No No (4:10)
10. Forgiveness (3:44)
11. Gone And Dead (4:55)
12. That's My Man (3:37)
13. Again (5:08)

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