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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = The Intercontinentals
| name = The Intercontinentals
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = [[Album]]
| Artist = [[Bill Frisell]]
| artist = [[Bill Frisell]]
| Cover = The Intercontintals.jpg
| cover = The Intercontintals.jpg
| Released = 2003
| alt =
| Recorded =
| released = 2003
| Studio =
| recorded =
| Genre = [[World fusion]]<br>[[Ethno jazz]]<br>[[Folk jazz]]
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[World fusion]]<br>[[Ethno jazz]]<br>[[Folk jazz]]
| Length = 70:27
| length = 70:27
| Label = [[Nonesuch Records|Elektra Nonesuch]]
| label = [[Nonesuch Records|Elektra Nonesuch]]
| Producer = [[Lee Townsend]]
| producer = [[Lee Townsend]]
| prev_title = [[The Willies]]
| Reviews =
| Last album = ''[[The Willies]]''<br>(2002)
| prev_year = 2002
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| next_title = [[Unspeakable (album)|Unspeakable]]
| This album = '''''The Intercontinentals'''''<br>(2003)
| next_year = 2004
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| Next album = ''[[Unspeakable (album)|Unspeakable]]''<br>(2004)
}}
}}


'''''The Intercontinentals''''' is the 16th album by [[Bill Frisell]] to be released on the [[Nonesuch Records|Elektra Nonesuch]] label. It was released in 2003 and features performances by Frisell, [[Sidiki Camara]], [[Vinicius Cantuaria]], [[Christos Govetas]], [[Greg Leisz]] and [[Jenny Scheinman]].<ref>[http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/the-intercontinentals Nonesuch Records album info] accessed 12 September 2008.</ref>
'''''The Intercontinentals''''' is the 16th album by [[Bill Frisell]] to be released on the [[Nonesuch Records|Elektra Nonesuch]] label. It was released in 2003 and features performances by Frisell, Sidiki Camara, [[Vinicius Cantuaria]], [[Christos Govetas]], [[Greg Leisz]] and [[Jenny Scheinman]].<ref>[http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/the-intercontinentals Nonesuch Records album info] accessed 12 September 2008.</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
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The [[Allmusic]] review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4.5 stars, stating, "This is a remarkable album; its sets a new watermark for Frisell's sense of adventure and taste, and displays his perception of beauty in a pronounced, uncompromising, yet wholly accessible way. ".<ref name="Allmusic">Jurek, T. [http://allmusic.com/album/the-intercontinentals-r636590/review Allmusic Review] accessed June 21, 2011</ref>
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
|MC=86/100<ref name=Metacritic>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-intercontinentals/bill-frisell|title=The Intercontinentals by Bill Frisell - Reviews|publisher=Metacritic.com|accessdate=2017-11-03}}</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Allmusic]]''
| rev1 = ''[[Allmusic]]''
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
|rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=513}}</ref>
}}
}}
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Response was positive, with [[Metacritic]] assigned album an aggregate score of 86 out of 100 based on 7 critical reviews indicating "Universal Acclaim".<ref name=Metacritic/> The [[Allmusic]] review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4.5 stars, stating, "This is a remarkable album; its sets a new watermark for Frisell's sense of adventure and taste, and displays his perception of beauty in a pronounced, uncompromising, yet wholly accessible way".<ref name="Allmusic">Jurek, T. [http://allmusic.com/album/the-intercontinentals-r636590/review Allmusic Review] accessed June 21, 2011</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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# "Good Old People" – 5:25
# "Good Old People" – 5:25
# "For Christos" – 6:13
# "For Christos" – 6:13
# "Baba Drame" ([[Boubacar Traoré|Traoré]]) – 5:18
# "Baba Drame" ([[Boubacar Traoré (musician)|Traoré]]) – 5:18
# "Listen" – 6:47
# "Listen" – 6:47
# "Anywhere Road" – 1:52
# "Anywhere Road" – 1:52
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Bill Frisell]] – electric and acoustic guitars, loops, bass
*[[Bill Frisell]] – electric and acoustic guitars, loops, bass
*[[Sidiki Camara]] – calabash, djembe, congas, percussion, vocals
*Sidiki Camara – calabash, djembe, congas, percussion, vocals
*[[Vinicius Cantuaria]] – electric and acoustic guitars,vocals, drums, percussion
*[[Vinicius Cantuaria]] – electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, drums, percussion
*[[Christos Govetas]] – oud, vocals, bouzouki
*[[Christos Govetas]] – oud, vocals, bouzouki
*[[Greg Leisz]] – slide guitars, pedal steel guitar
*[[Greg Leisz]] – slide guitars, pedal steel guitar
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{{Bill Frisell}}

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[[Category:2003 albums]]
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Latest revision as of 19:54, 3 November 2022

The Intercontinentals
Studio album by
Bill Frisell
Released2003
GenreWorld fusion
Ethno jazz
Folk jazz
Length70:27
LabelElektra Nonesuch
ProducerLee Townsend
Bill Frisell chronology
The Willies
(2002) 		The Intercontinentals
(2003) 		Unspeakable
(2004)

The Intercontinentals is the 16th album by Bill Frisell to be released on the Elektra Nonesuch label. It was released in 2003 and features performances by Frisell, Sidiki Camara, Vinicius Cantuaria, Christos Govetas, Greg Leisz and Jenny Scheinman.[1]

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic86/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Response was positive, with Metacritic assigned album an aggregate score of 86 out of 100 based on 7 critical reviews indicating "Universal Acclaim".[2] The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4.5 stars, stating, "This is a remarkable album; its sets a new watermark for Frisell's sense of adventure and taste, and displays his perception of beauty in a pronounced, uncompromising, yet wholly accessible way".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Bill Frisell except as indicated.

  1. "Boubacar" – 6:13
  2. "Good Old People" – 5:25
  3. "For Christos" – 6:13
  4. "Baba Drame" (Traoré) – 5:18
  5. "Listen" – 6:47
  6. "Anywhere Road" – 1:52
  7. "Procissão" (Gil) – 6:43
  8. "The Young Monk" (Traditional) – 2:23
  9. "We Are Everywhere" – 7:06
  10. "Yála" (Govetas) – 5:47
  11. "Perritos" (Cantuaria) – 4:33
  12. "Magic" – 5:54
  13. "Eli" – 4:15
  14. "Remember" – 1:36

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Nonesuch Records album info accessed 12 September 2008.
  2. ^ a b "The Intercontinentals by Bill Frisell - Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  3. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed June 21, 2011
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 513. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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