Love and Ghosts

Love and Ghosts is the third album by Farmers by Nature, a collective trio consisting of Gerald Cleaver on drums, William Parker on bass and Craig Taborn on piano. The double disc set documents two complete, all improvised concerts recorded in France during their 2011 tour. It was released on the AUM Fidelity label.

Love and Ghosts
Live album by Farmers by Nature
Released	2014
Recorded	Disc One June 27, 2011 Disc Two June 28, 2011
Venue	Disc One Studio des Resistants Cité de la Musique, Marseille Disc Two Petit Kursaal, Besançon
Genre	Jazz
Length	139:53
Label	AUM Fidelity
Producer	Gerald Cleaver, Steven Joerg
Gerald Cleaver chronology
Life in the Sugar Candle Mines (2013) Love and Ghosts (2014)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat

The Down Beat review by Bradley Bambarger says that "Something like Love And Ghosts can only be made through relationships of extraordinary empathy. There’s a lot of music going on here, more rewarding with every listen.""

In his review for JazzTimes Britt Robson notes that "The abundance of talent, trust, self-confidence, patience and intuition required to collectively improvise at such a high level for more than an hour at a time is possessed by the three members of Farmers by Nature and precious few others."

The PopMatters review by Will Layman states "It’s terrific to hear this kind of music, with its not-obvious but still emotional beauty, coming out of a culture that seems so constrained and plastic at times."

Track listing

All compositions by Cleaver/Parker/Taborn

Disc One

1. "Love and Ghosts" – 18:05
2. "Without a Name" – 6:50
3. "Aquilo" – 16:10
4. "Seven Years In" – 16:21
5. "Massalia" – 12:29

Disc Two

1. "The Green City" – 9:16
2. "Bisanz" – 21:09
3. "Comté" – 17:58
4. "Castle #2" – 16:45
5. "Les Flâneurs" – 4:50

Personnel

• Gerald Cleaver - drums, percussion
• William Parker – bass
• Craig Taborn – piano