''The Intercontinentals'' is the 16th 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 2003 and features performances by Frisell, Sidiki Camara, Vinicius Cantuaria,

Christos Govetas Christos Govetas () was born in the village of Proti, Serres in the province of Serres in Greek Macedonia. After emigrating to Boston in 1978 he joined the Greek rebetiko band Taximi as a bouzouki player and their main vocalist. Since then he has ...

Greg Leisz Gregory Brian Leisz ( ; born September 18, 1949) is an American musician. He is a songwriter, recording artist, and producer. He plays guitar, dobro, mandolin, lap steel and pedal steel guitar. Biography Leisz grew up in the garage band cultu ...

and

Jenny Scheinman Jenny Scheinman is a jazz violinist. She has produced several critically acclaimed solo albums, including ''12 Songs'', named one of the Top Ten Albums of 2005 by ''The New York Times''. She has played with Linda Perry, Norah Jones, Nels Cline ...

.Nonesuch Records album info
accessed 12 September 2008.

Reception

Response was positive, with

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assigned album an aggregate score of 86 out of 100 based on 7 critical reviews indicating "Universal Acclaim". The

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review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4.5 stars, stating, "This is a remarkable album; its sets a new watermark for Frisell's sense of adventure and taste, and displays his perception of beauty in a pronounced, uncompromising, yet wholly accessible way".Jurek, T.
Allmusic Review
accessed June 21, 2011

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Frisell except as indicated. # "Boubacar" – 6:13 # "Good Old People" – 5:25 # "For Christos" – 6:13 # "Baba Drame" (

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) – 5:18 # "Listen" – 6:47 # "Anywhere Road" – 1:52 # "Procissão" ( Gil) – 6:43 # "The Young Monk" (Traditional) – 2:23 # "We Are Everywhere" – 7:06 # "Yála" ( Govetas) – 5:47 # "Perritos" ( Cantuaria) – 4:33 # "Magic" – 5:54 # "Eli" – 4:15 # "Remember" – 1:36

Personnel

– electric and acoustic guitars, loops, bass *Sidiki Camara – calabash, djembe, congas, percussion, vocals * Vinicius Cantuaria – electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, drums, percussion *

– oud, vocals, bouzouki *

– slide guitars, pedal steel guitar *

– violin

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Intercontinentals 2003 albums Bill Frisell albums Nonesuch Records albums