Review by Glenn Astarita
Famed photographer Walker Evans' black-and-white photo of a rural Mississippi railroad station sets the stage for guitarist Bill Frisell's homespun depiction of Americana on this 1994 release. Here, the artist and his horn-based sextet serve up an aural panorama consisting of country blues motifs, modern jazz, and even Caribbean grooves. The guitarist's now familiar penchant for constructing climactic opuses framed upon his deft utilization of volume control and often-slithery mode of attack counterbalances the horn sections' pumping notes and harmonious choruses. Essentially, melody is the key throughout these pleasantly arranged pieces, as Frisell makes his axe talk and cry while also partaking in lustrous unison lines with Don Byron (clarinet), Curtis Fowlkes (trombone), and Billy Drewes (alto sax). Overall, This Land signifies yet another powerful statement by this wonderfully inventive musician. Recommended!
https://www.allmusic.com/album/this-land-mw0000109402
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Reseña de Glenn Astarita
La foto en blanco y negro del famoso fotógrafo Walker Evans de una estación de ferrocarril rural de Mississippi prepara el escenario para la descripción hogareña de Americana del guitarrista Bill Frisell en este lanzamiento de 1994. Aquí, el artista y su sexteto de trompas ofrecen un panorama sonoro compuesto por motivos de country blues, jazz moderno e incluso ritmos caribeños. La ya conocida inclinación del guitarrista por construir opus clímax enmarcados en su hábil utilización del control de volumen y un modo de ataque a menudo escurridizo contrarresta las notas bombeantes y los coros armoniosos de las secciones de vientos. Esencialmente, la melodía es la clave a lo largo de estas piezas agradablemente arregladas, ya que Frisell hace que su hacha hable y llore mientras también participa en lustrosas líneas al unísono con Don Byron (clarinete), Curtis Fowlkes (trombón) y Billy Drewes (saxo alto). En conjunto, This Land supone otra poderosa declaración de este músico maravillosamente inventivo. Recomendado.
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Tracks:
1 - Is It Sweet? - 5:05
2 - Strange Meeting - 6:18
3 - Jimmy Carter (Part 1) - 2:03
4 - Jimmy Carter (Part 2) - 5:22
5 - This Land - 3:11
6 - Dog Eat Dog - 4:17
7 - Amarillo Barbados - 4:13
8 - Monica Jane - 4:59
9 - Resistor - 6:56
10 - Julius Hemphill - 9:53
11 - Unscientific Americans - 0:46
12 - Cartoon - 6:22
13 - Rag - 4:18
14 - Tag - 1:45
Credits:
A&R [Representation] – Tone Field productions
Alto Saxophone – Billy Drewes
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Don Byron
Composed By [All Compositions By] – Bill Frisell
Composed By [Composition By] – Joey Baron (tracks: 14)
Design – John Heiden
Drums – Joey Baron
Edited By – Mark Slagle
Electric Bass, Acoustic Bass – Kermit Driscoll
Engineer [Assistant Engineer, Mastersound] – David Merrill, Tony Viamontes
Engineer [Assistant Engineer, The Site] – Kevin Scott
Engineer [Engineered By] – Joe Ferla
Guitar – Bill Frisell
Mastered By – Greg Calbi
Photography By – Deborah Feingold
Photography By [Cover Photograph] – Walker Evans
Producer [Produced By] – Lee Townsend
Trombone – Curtis Fowlkes
Recorded October 1992 at Mastersound Astoria, New York
Label: Elektra Nonesuch – 9 79316-2
Format:
CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 1994
Genre: Jazz
Style: Post Bop
https://www.discogs.com/es/release/682988-Bill-Frisell-This-Land
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