''Ghost Town'' is the 12th album by
Bill Frisell
William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. Frisell first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts ...
to be released on the
Elektra Nonesuch label. It was released in 1999 and is the first album featuring solo performances, overdubs and loops, by Frisell.
Nonesuch Records album info
accessed 12 September 2008.
Reception
The AllMusic
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review by Rick Anderson states: "To call the music he creates on this album "introspective" would be something of an understatement... there's a darkness around the edges this time out that is unusual, as if he's lonely playing by himself and a little bit unnerved at the thoughts and feelings he's being forced to face on his own... There are moments of light relief, such as the gently lovely title track and the brief banjo interlude "Fingers Snappin' and Toes Tappin'," but the overall mood here is relatively dark, though consistently beautiful."[Anderson, R]
AllMusic Review
accessed August 4, 2011.
Track listing
All compositions by Bill Frisell except as indicated.
# "Tell Your Ma, Tell Your Pa" – 5:18
# "Ghost Town/Poem for Eva" – 6:33
# "Wildwood Flower
"Wildwood Flower" (or "The Wildwood Flower") is an American song, best known through performances and recordings by the Carter Family. It is a folk song, cataloged as Roud Folk Song Index No. 757.
History
"Wildwood Flower" is a variant of the ...
" (Carter
Carter(s), or Carter's, Tha Carter, or The Carter(s), may refer to:
Geography United States
* Carter, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
* Carter, Mississippi, an unincorporated community
* Carter, Montana, a census-designated place
* Carter ...
) – 6:28
# "Creep" – 0:46
# "Variation on a Theme (Tales from the Far Side)" – 5:44
# "Follow Your Heart" ( McLaughlin) – 5:10
# "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1949. The song has been covered by a wide range of musicians.
Authorship and production
Various writers quoted Williams a ...
" ( Williams) – 3:27
# "What a World" – 5:00
# "My Man's Gone Now
"My Man's Gone Now" is an aria composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by DuBose Heyward, written for the opera '' Porgy and Bess'' (1935).
Sung in the original production by Ruby Elzy, it has been covered by many singers, notably Ella Fitzgera ...
" ( Gershwin, Gershwin, Heyward) – 3:14
# "Outlaw" – 3:20
# "When I Fall in Love
"When I Fall in Love" is a popular song, written by Victor Young (music) and Edward Heyman (lyrics). It was introduced in the film ''One Minute to Zero'' as the instrumental titled "Theme from One Minute to Zero". Jeri Southern sang on the firs ...
" ( Heyman, Young
Young may refer to:
* Offspring, the product of reproduction of a new organism produced by one or more parents
* Youth, the time of life when one is young, often meaning the time between childhood and adulthood
Music
* The Young, an American roc ...
) – 2:30
# "Big Bob" – 2:48
# "Winter Always Turns to Spring" – 5:33
# "Justice and Honor" – 4:02
# "Fingers Snappin' and Toes Tappin'" – 0:50
# "Under a Golden Sky" – 2:04
Personnel
*Bill Frisell
William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. Frisell first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts ...
– electric & acoustic guitars, 6-string banjo, loops and bass guitar
References
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2000 albums
Bill Frisell albums
Nonesuch Records albums