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Have a Little Faith (Bill Frisell album)

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Released
  
1992

Studio
  
RPM Studios NYC

Have a Little Faith (1992)
  
This Land (1993)

Release date
  
1992

Label
  
Nonesuch Records Inc.

Recorded
  
March, 1992

Length
  
60:46

Artist
  
Bill Frisell

Producer
  
Wayne Horvitz

Genres
  
Americana, Downtown music

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Bill Frisell albums, Avant-garde jazz albums, Other albums

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Have a Little Faith is the fourth album by Bill Frisell to be released on the Elektra Nonesuch label. It was released in 1992 and features performances by Frisell, Don Byron, Kermit Driscoll, Guy Klucevsek and Joey Baron covering a range of American classical and popular music.

Contents

Bill frisell have a little faith


Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested "Core Collection" calling it a "marvellous examination of Americana'".

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars out of 5, stating "This is one of the most inventive recordings of the 1990s and should delight most listeners from any genre.".

Track listing

  1. "The Open Prairie": from Billy the Kid (Copland) – 3:11
  2. "Street Scene in a Frontier Town": from Billy the Kid (Copland) – 1:45
  3. "Mexican Dance and Finale": from Billy the Kid (Copland) – 3:44
  4. "Prairie Night (Card Game at Night)/Gun Battle": from Billy the Kid (Copland) – 5:02
  5. "Celebration After Billy's Capture": from Billy the Kid (Copland) – 2:17
  6. "Billy in Prison": from Billy the Kid (Copland) – 1:33
  7. "The Open Prairie Again": from Billy the Kid (Copland) – 2:34
  8. "The Saint-Gaudens in Boston Common": Excerpt 1 (Ives) – 0:41
  9. "Just Like a Woman" (Dylan) – 4:49
  10. "I Can't Be Satisfied" (Morganfield) (3:00)
  11. "Live to Tell" (Leonard, Madonna) – 10:10
  12. "The Saint-Gaudens in Boston Common": Excerpt 2 (Ives) – 3:05
  13. "No Moe" (Rollins) – 2:37
  14. "Washington Post March" (Sousa) – 2:05
  15. "When I Fall in Love" (Heyman, Young) – 3:26
  16. "Little Jenny Dow" (Foster) – 3:30
  17. "Have a Little Faith in Me" (Hiatt) – 5:39
  18. "Billy Boy" (Traditional) – 1:38

Personnel

  • Bill Frisell – guitar
  • Don Byron – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Guy Klucevsek – accordion
  • Kermit Driscoll – bass
  • Joey Baron – drums

    • Songs

    1Billy the Kid: The Open Prairie3:12
    2Billy the Kid: Street Scene in a Frontier Town1:45
    3Billy the Kid: Mexican Dance and Finale3:45

    References

    Have a Little Faith (Bill Frisell album) Wikipedia
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