Bill Frisell - Nashville - 2 x 180g Vinyl LPs

2 LP set

The vague country elements long dwelling on the fringes of Bill Frisell's music rise to the forefront on Nashville, an exquisitely atmospheric collection recorded in Music City with the aid of dobro legend Jerry Douglas, Union Station members Adam Steffey and Ron Block, and Lyle Lovett & His Large Band's bassist Viktor Krauss. Produced by Wayne Horvitz, the record is both genuine and alien -- while played with real affection for the country form and without any avant posturing, its sound is original and distinct, a cinematic variation on C&W tenets. While primarily instrumental and comprised largely of Frisell originals, Nashville does welcome vocalist Robin Holcomb for a pair of more traditional numbers -- Hazel Dickens' "Will Jesus Wash the Bloodstains from Your Hands" and the Skeeter Davis hit "The End of the World" -- as well as a cover of Neil Young's "One of These Days."

AllMusic Review by Jason Ankeny

Mastered for vinyl by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, this 2LP set is pressed on 180g vinyl at Record Industry and comes in a beautiful gatefold Stoughton tip-on jacket.

Tracklist:

    1.Gimme a Holler
    2.Go Jake
    3.One Of These Days
    4.Mr. Memory
    5.Brother
    6.Will Jesus Wash The Bloodstains From Your Hands
    7.Keep Your Eyes Open
    8.Pipe Down
    9.Family
    10.We're Not From Around Here
    11.Dogwood Acres
    12.Shucks
    13.The End Of The World
    14.Gone