Frisell, Bill & Thomas Morgan / Small Town
| Album: | Small Town | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Frisell, Bill & Thomas Morgan | Added: | May 2017 | |
| Label: | Ecm Records (Jazz) | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-06-08 | Pull Date: | 2017-08-10 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Aug 6 | Jul 30 | Jul 23 | Jul 16 | Jul 9 | Jul 2 | Jun 18 |
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| Airplays: | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jan 21, 2023: | Music Casserole
Goldfinger |
4. | Aug 05, 2017: | Music Casserole
Poet / Pearl |
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| 2. | Aug 11, 2017: | Rebop
Small Town, It Should Have Happened A Long Time Ago |
5. | Aug 04, 2017: | Rebop
Subconscious Lee |
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| 3. | Aug 05, 2017: | No Old Fart, No Minimum
Goldfinger |
6. | Jul 27, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum
Small Town |
Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2017-05-28
Reviewed 2017-05-28
BILL FRISELL & THOMAS MORGAN: Small Town
ECM, 2017
MODERN JAZZ – Here's a friendly set of guitar/bass duets, recorded live at the Village Vanguard in NYC. Has all the dreamy, floating, folksy charm one expects from Frisell, along with a few tributes (such as #2, chosen on the spot because sax legend Lee Konitz was in the audience). Morgan’s bass gives the tunes some body and weight.
All excellent. Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
1. 11:05 – slow, spare, haunting: simple melody rises gradually from ethereal musings, plus a few brief rhythmic patterns (Paul Motian tune)
2. 7:31 – midtempo stroll: a Lee Konitz bebop classic, stripped to its essence
3. 9:35 – slow & dreamy, for drummer Andrew Cyrille: guitar sings gently
4. 5:09 – relaxed folk song, with a lazy summer-day country flavor
5. 8:58 – relaxed road song with a western touch, stretches out over time
6. 6:41 – midtempo bounce: Fats Domino tune with a folk-blues feel
7. 12:05 – gentle, like a tone poem, but much more melodic in the middle; fine interplay between guitar & bass throughout, bass solo near the end
8. 7:01 – relaxed: theme from "Goldfinger" has an air of exotic mystery
[ Fo ] - 28 May 2017
ECM, 2017
MODERN JAZZ – Here's a friendly set of guitar/bass duets, recorded live at the Village Vanguard in NYC. Has all the dreamy, floating, folksy charm one expects from Frisell, along with a few tributes (such as #2, chosen on the spot because sax legend Lee Konitz was in the audience). Morgan’s bass gives the tunes some body and weight.
All excellent. Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
1. 11:05 – slow, spare, haunting: simple melody rises gradually from ethereal musings, plus a few brief rhythmic patterns (Paul Motian tune)
2. 7:31 – midtempo stroll: a Lee Konitz bebop classic, stripped to its essence
3. 9:35 – slow & dreamy, for drummer Andrew Cyrille: guitar sings gently
4. 5:09 – relaxed folk song, with a lazy summer-day country flavor
5. 8:58 – relaxed road song with a western touch, stretches out over time
6. 6:41 – midtempo bounce: Fats Domino tune with a folk-blues feel
7. 12:05 – gentle, like a tone poem, but much more melodic in the middle; fine interplay between guitar & bass throughout, bass solo near the end
8. 7:01 – relaxed: theme from "Goldfinger" has an air of exotic mystery
[ Fo ] - 28 May 2017
Track Listing
| 1. | It Should Have Happened A Long Time Ago | 5. | Small Town | |||
| 2. | Subconscious Lee | 6. | What A Party | |||
| 3. | Song For Andrew #1 | 7. | Poet / Pearl | |||
| 4. | Wildwood Flower | 8. | Goldfinger |