For this 1989 release, Bill Frisell's regular quartet (bassist Kermit Driscoll, drummer Joey Baron and cellist Hank Roberts) is sometimes augmented or otherwise altered in a set that again showcases the guitarist/composer's varied interests. A trio of saxophonists joins the quartet for the four-piece suite, "Some Song And Dance." John Zorn , with whom Frisell played in Naked City, produced the high-energy, cinematically-charged "Hard Plains Drifter." Arto Lindsay also plays guitar on several tracks and sings the album's beautiful closer, "Steady, Girl," a foretaste of his own forays into Brazilian music. This is a diverse set, anchored by Frisell's compositions and warm musical character.
Live Recording
Recorded at Skyline Studios, Platinum Island, Creative Audio Recording, Power Station and Sound On Sound, New York, New York in August & September 1988.
Personnel: Bill Frisell (acoustic & electric guitars, banjo); Hank Roberts (vocals, cello); Arto Lindsay (vocals, electric guitar); Julius Hemphill, Billy Drewes (alto saxophone); Doug Wieselman (baritone saxophone); Peter Scherer (keyboards, programming); Kermit Driscoll (electric bass); Joey Baron (drums, percussion); Cyro Baptista (shaker).
Producers: Peter Scherer, Arto Lindsay, Lee Townsend, John Zorn.
Goldmine - Recommended - "...shows him at his best"
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