Bishop, Andrew / Hank Williams Project
Album: Hank Williams Project   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Bishop, Andrew   Added:Jun 2007
Label:Envoi Recordings  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2007-07-01 Pull Date: 2007-09-02 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Aug 26 Jul 29 Jul 22 Jul 15 Jul 8
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Sep 01, 2009: Jena & Gomorrah
I'm So Lonesme I Could Cry
4. Jul 17, 2007: Alban Stands There
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
2. Aug 24, 2007: No Cover, No Minimum
Crazy Heart
5. Jul 13, 2007: No Cover, No Minimum
Crazy Heart
3. Jul 27, 2007: No Cover, No Minimum
Your Cheatin' Heart
6. Jul 06, 2007: Memory Select
I'm So Lonesme I Could Cry

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2007-07-01
ANDREW BISHOP: Hank Williams Project
Envoi, 2007

ODDBALL JAZZ-FOLK – This unique and very cool octet plays music written, performed or simply inspired by country music legend Hank Williams, although it’s not always easy to tell. Augmented by banjo, violin and cello, and deadpan vocals, the band spins between avant-garde territory, slow folk tragedy and cute, happy ditties. Love it!

Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 8… but I liked it all.

1. 4:33 – slow folk strings & guitar, builds: gently surging and wistful
2. 5:02 – urgent pulse, fast banjo, violin spars with guitar, angular sax solos
3. 5:04 – haunting male vocal over slow bass and low, sad murmurings
4. 3:00 – upbeat country classic w/ deadpan vocal, scat & a boogaloo beat
5. 5:09 – a warmer, slightly drunken-sounding, scattery revision of #1
6. 8:14 – circular grooves, happy, folksy solos; gradually drifts further “out”…
7. 3:01 – Weird! plinky noises, slow vocal trio, a classic country song.
8. 5:10 – happy classic: upbeat, folksy, filtered vocal, optimistic strings
9. 6:26 – slow, Indian-sounding vocal soars over turbulent drone, then a sneaky, exotic melody. Trippy stuff.
10. 3:19 – relaxed, quiet, “Happy Trails” style revision of #1

[ Fo ] 1-Jul-07

Track Listing
1. Hymn For Hank Williams (Greeting)   6. Found A New Love
2. Again You Win   7. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
3. I'm So Lonesme I Could Cry   8. Crazy Heart
4. Your Cheatin' Heart   9. All Is Bliss
5. Hymn For Hank (And Willie Nelson)   10. Hymn For Hank Williams (Farewell)