In 1992, ''Have a Little Faith'' was the fourth

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 ...

album released by Elektra Nonesuch, featuring performances by Frisell, clarinetist

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, bassist Kermit Driscoll, accordion player Guy Klucevsek and drummer

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. The album covers a range of American classical and popular music.Nonesuch Records album info
accessed 12 September 2008.

Reception

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'' selected this album for its "Core Collection" calling it a "marvelous examination of Americana'". An

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review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars out of 5, stating, "This is one of the most inventive recordings of the 1990s and should delight most listeners from any genre".Yanow, S.
Allmusic Review
accessed June 15, 2011

Track listing

# "The Open Prairie": from ''

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'' ( Copland) – 3:11 # "Street Scene in a Frontier Town": from ''Billy the Kid'' (Copland) – 1:45 # "Mexican Dance and Finale": from ''Billy the Kid'' (Copland) – 3:44 # "Prairie Night (Card Game at Night)/Gun Battle": from ''Billy the Kid'' (Copland) – 5:02 # "Celebration After Billy's Capture": from ''Billy the Kid'' (Copland) – 2:17 # "Billy in Prison": from ''Billy the Kid'' (Copland) – 1:33 # "The Open Prairie Again": from ''Billy the Kid'' (Copland) – 2:34 # " The Saint-Gaudens in Boston Common": Excerpt 1 (

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) – 0:41 # "

Just Like a Woman "Just Like a Woman" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan first released on his seventh studio album, ''Blonde on Blonde'' on June 20, 1966. It was written by Dylan and produced by Bob Johnston. A shorter edit was released as a sin ...

" ( Dylan) – 4:49 # "I Can't Be Satisfied" ( Morganfield) (3:00) # "

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, Madonna) – 10:10 # "The Saint-Gaudens in Boston Common": Excerpt 2 (Ives) – 3:05 # "No Moe" ( Rollins) – 2:37 # "

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" ( Sousa) – 2:05 # "

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,

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) – 3:26 # "Little Jenny Dow" ( Foster) – 3:30 # "

Have a Little Faith in Me "Have a Little Faith in Me" is a song written and performed by John Hiatt that appears on his 1987 album '' Bring the Family''. His version of the song has also appeared on the soundtracks of the movies '' Look Who’s Talking Now'' (1993), ''B ...

" ( Hiatt) – 5:39 # " Billy Boy" (Traditional) – 1:38

Personnel

– guitar *

– clarinet, bass clarinet * Guy Klucevsek – accordion * Kermit Driscoll – bass *

– drums

References

{{Authority control 1992 albums Bill Frisell albums Nonesuch Records albums