Strange Liberation
Jazz
| Jan 2004
Reviews
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2004-02-01
Reviewed 2004-02-01
Accessible stuff with lots of room to wander; another of Douglas' creatively mainstream sessions. Overall rather gentle, with a sophisticated, cerebral touch, relying heavily on a '60s horn sound. With electric piano for a gently, loungy atmosphere.
Bill Frisell is on guitar here, and many of the tracks were written particularly for him, resulting in a country/blues lilt here (7) or a ghostly echoing passage there (4,6).
1- Rolling, sparkling little piece
2*- Midtempo, lots of free wandering
3- Gentle, w/old-fashioned jazz feel
4- Slow, a bit ghostly
5*- Mid/fast
6- Spacey slowness, relaxing
7- Bar-band rockabilly feel w/soft jazz horns. Bluesy.
8- Mid/fast swaying, peaceful feel
10- Midtempo
11*- Mid/fast, some blazing sax soloing
Bill Frisell is on guitar here, and many of the tracks were written particularly for him, resulting in a country/blues lilt here (7) or a ghostly echoing passage there (4,6).
1- Rolling, sparkling little piece
2*- Midtempo, lots of free wandering
3- Gentle, w/old-fashioned jazz feel
4- Slow, a bit ghostly
5*- Mid/fast
6- Spacey slowness, relaxing
7- Bar-band rockabilly feel w/soft jazz horns. Bluesy.
8- Mid/fast swaying, peaceful feel
10- Midtempo
11*- Mid/fast, some blazing sax soloing
Recent airplay
Rock of Billy
No Cover, No Minimum — Mar 12, 2004
A Single Sky
No Cover, No Minimum — Feb 27, 2004
Catalyst
Juan 2-3-Show — Feb 27, 2004
Rock of Billy
Morning Glory — Feb 21, 2004
Rock of Billy
No Cover, No Minimum — Feb 20, 2004
Rock of Billy
No Cover, No Minimum — Feb 13, 2004
Charting
2004-02-02 — 2004-04-05
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 14 | 1 |
| Feb 29 | 2 |
| Feb 22 | 2 |
| Feb 15 | 2 |
| Feb 8 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | A Single Sky | ||
| 2. | Strange Liberation | ||
| 3. | Skeeter-Ism | ||
| 4. | Just Say this | ||
| 5. | Seventeen | ||
| 6. | Mountains From the Train | ||
| 7. | Rock of Billy | ||
| 8. | The Frisell Dream | ||
| 9. | Passing Through | ||
| 10. | The Jones | ||
| 11. | Catalyst |