The Intercontinentals
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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
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. ".[2]
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Track listing
- "Boubacar" - 6:13
- "Good Old People" - 5:25
- "For Christos" - 6:13
- "Baba Drame" (Traoré) - 5:18
- "Listen" - 6:47
- "Anywhere Road" - 1:52
- "Procissão" (Gil) - 6:43
- "The Young Monk" (Traditional) - 2:23
- "We Are Everywhere" - 7:06
- "Yála" (Govetas) - 5:47
- "Perritos" (Cantuaria) - 4:33
- "Magic" - 5:54
- "Eli" - 4:15
- "Remember" - 1:36
- All compositions by Bill Frisell except as indicated
Personnel
- Bill Frisell - electric and acoustic guitars, loops, bass
- Sidiki Camara - calabash, djembe, congas, percussion, vocals
- Vinicius Cantuaria - electric and acoustic guitars,vocals, drums, percussion
- Christos Govetas - oud, vocals, bouzouki
- Greg Leisz - slide guitars, pedal steel guitar
- Jenny Scheinman - violin
References
- ^ Nonesuch Records album info accessed 12 September, 2008.
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed June 21, 2011