Small Town
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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
Recent airplay
Goldfinger
Music Casserole — Jan 21, 2023
Small Town, It Should Have Happened A Long Time Ago
Rebop — Aug 11, 2017
Goldfinger
No Old Fart, No Minimum — Aug 05, 2017
Poet / Pearl
Music Casserole — Aug 05, 2017
Subconscious Lee
Rebop — Aug 04, 2017
Small Town
No Cover, No Minimum — Jul 27, 2017
Charting
2017-06-08 — 2017-08-10
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Aug 6 | 3 |
| Jul 30 | 1 |
| Jul 23 | 1 |
| Jul 16 | 3 |
| Jul 9 | 2 |
| Jul 2 | 2 |
| Jun 18 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | It Should Have Happened A Long Time Ago | ||
| 2. | Subconscious Lee | ||
| 3. | Song For Andrew #1 | ||
| 4. | Wildwood Flower | ||
| 5. | Small Town | ||
| 6. | What A Party | ||
| 7. | Poet / Pearl | ||
| 8. | Goldfinger |