Is That You? is the second album by Bill Frisell to be released on the Elektra Nonesuch label.[1] It was released in 1990 and features performances by Frisell, keyboardist Wayne Horvitz and drummer Joey Baron, who were all members of Naked City at this time.
Is That You? | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1990 | |||
Recorded | August 1989 | |||
Studio | Ironwood Studios, Seattle | |||
Genre | Downtown music | |||
Length | 49:33 | |||
Label | Elektra Nonesuch | |||
Producer | Wayne Horvitz | |||
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Reception
editThe Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 3 stars, stating, "Is That You? finds the guitarist already trending away from that band's scattershot assault and toward the more pastoral leanings he would embrace in the upcoming decade".[2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing
editAll compositions by Bill Frisell except as indicated.
- "No Man's Land" - 6:40
- "Someone in My Backyard" - 2:45
- "Rag" - 4:00
- "Is That You?" - 6:50
- "The Way Home" - 6:00
- "Twenty Years" - 2:43
- "Chain of Fools" (Covay) - 3:30
- "Hello Nellie" - 4:07
- "The Days of Wine and Roses" (Mancini, Mercer) - 3:35
- "Yuba City" (Horvitz)- 5:42
- "Half a Million" - 4:00
- "Hope and Fear" - 1:06
Personnel
edit- Bill Frisell: electric and acoustic guitars, bass, banjo, ukulele, clarinet
- Wayne Horvitz: keyboards, drum programming, momentary bass
- Joey Baron: drums
- Dave Hofstra: tuba on 4 & 8, bass on 7
References
edit- ^ Nonesuch Records album info accessed 12 September 2008.
- ^ a b Olewnick, B. Allmusic Review accessed June 13, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 513. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.