Serenity Knolls is an album by guitarists Bill Brovold and Jamie Saft released on the RareNoise label in 2017.[1]
| Serenity Knolls | ||||
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| Studio album by Bill Brovold & Jamie Saft | ||||
| Released | 2017 | |||
| Recorded | March 31, 2017 | |||
| Studio | Potterville International Sound, Kingston, NY | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 76:28 | |||
| Label | RareNoise RNR076 | |||
| Producer | Jamie Saft | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |    [2] |
On All About Jazz, Dan Bilawsky called it "an album of front porch twang-and-strum, evoking peacefulness on the prairies and offering one American idyll after another" noting "Bill Brovold and Jamie Saft have managed to capture the heart, spirit, and sound of a country day in their duo explorations. Heartland, hearth, and home sweet home are well-represented on Serenity Knolls".[2] Chronogram's James Keepnews wrote "Although Kingston-based Rasta polymath Jamie Saft is best known as an accomplished keyboardist and studio maven, his recorded work as a guitarist dates as far back as two decades ... His dobro and lap steel skills get a rare, ample, and ravishing workout in this new collaboration with his fellow local multi-instrumentalist, guitarist Bill Brovold. The album title references the rehab center where Jerry Garcia died, striking a fitting balance for these 12 often stark tone poems—some warm and serene, others as dark and searching as the emotions upon the loss of a loved one. Much of the darkness comes from Brovold's chimes-at-midnight, dirge-y chordal atmospheres enveloping Saft's adept, pealing slide chorales".[3]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Bill Brovold and Jamie Saft
- "Sweet Grass" – 8:33
- "Mitchimakinak" – 7:25
- "Saddle Horn" – 4:58
- "Wendigo" – 4:23
- "Thermopolis" – 8:46
- "The Great American Bison" – 6:08
- "Bemidji" – 5:42
- "No Horse Seen" – 5:02
- "Splintering Wind" – 5:02
- "Greybuli" – 6:54
- "Serenity Knolls" – 6:35
- "Silent Midpoint" – 7:00
Personnel
edit- Bill Brovold – electric guitar
- Jamie Saft - dobro, lap steel guitar
References
edit- ^ RareNoise Records album details, accessed February 22, 2018
- ^ a b Bilawsky, D., All About Jazz Review , March 14, 2017
- ^ Keepnews, J. Chronogram Review, November 1, 2017