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Bill Frisell: The Intercontinentals
by Farrell Lowe
With the release of The Intercontinentals, Bill Frisell invites us into a lush and verdant musical world. On this outing he has chosen to work with five superb musicians from various parts of the planet. The eclectic range of instruments employed herein include electric and acoustic guitars, subtle electronics, calabash, djembe, vocals, oud, bouzouki, pedal steel ...
Saka Acquaye and His African Ensemble: Ghana: High-Life And Other Popular Music
by AAJ Staff
With all the sophistication that accompanied highlife's ascendancy as the popular music of West Africa, its roots remain somewhat obscured. Highlife, born in Ghana, incorporates rhythmic styles and instruments from Cuba and the Caribbean, jazz styles from America, and traditional music from West Africa. In the '50s, it was a revolutionary mix. By the '60s, highlife ...
Animals of Africa: Sounds of the Jungle, Plain, & Bush
by AAJ Staff
We get so intellectual some times about our music that we fail to see the beauty in simple things. After all, it's whether the sound conveys a situation or mood that matters. Some purists would even say that a musical instrument is a crutch for what can be done with the voice alone. Much can be ...
Joko (The Link)
Label: Nonesuch Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Birima; Mademba; This Dream; Yama; She Doesn't Need to Fall; Miss;
Beykat; Liggeey; My Hope Is in You; Red Clay.
The Willies
By Bill Frisell
Label: Nonesuch Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Sittin' on Top of the World; Cluck Old Hen; Everybody Loves Everybody; I Want to Go Home; Single Girl, Married Girl; Get Along; John Hardy Was a Desperate Little Man; Sugar Baby; Blackberry Blossom; If I Could I Surely Would; Cluck Old Hen (Reprise); Cold, Cold Heart; I Know You Care; Goodnight Irene; Big Shoe; The Willies
Youssou N'Dour: Joko (The Link)
by AAJ Staff
If there is one icon in the fertile ground of Senegalese popular music, it is Youssou N'Dour. His career exploded from early tapes circulated throughout his home country to beautifully produced CDs snapped up all over the world. It's a tribute to his originality, his keen marketing sense, and the still-growing affinity of Americans and Europeans ...
Bill Frisell: The Willies
by John Eyles
Recently, Bill Frisell seems to be averaging at least two new albums per year. Fortunately, there is no sign of this increased quantity equating to decreased quality. This album is full of all the familiar Frisell trademarks--compelling playing, quirkily familiar melodies, eclecticism, loops, swing, tradition, innovation, and, yes, fun. On this outing, Frisell opts ...
Bill Frisell With Dave Holland And Elvin Jones
By Bill Frisell
Label: Nonesuch Records
Released: 2001
Track listing: Outlaws; Twenty Years; Coffaro's Theme; Blues Dream; Moon River; Tell Your Ma, Tell Your Pa; Strange Meeting; Convict 13;Again; Hard Times; Justice And Honor; Smilin' Jones.
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