Dance of the Infidel is Meshell Ndegeocello’s first straight jazz album, yet the vital, adventurous spirit of the genre often called "America's classical music" has always saturated her work, beginning with her 1993 debut, Plantation Lullabies. Yet the singer, songwriter and much-sought-after bassist insists making a jazz CD wasn’t part of some well-thought-out career plan. Read more.