The High Sign/One Week

The High Sign/One Week: Music for the Films of Buster Keaton
The High Sign/One Week: Music for the Films of Buster Keaton
Studio album by Bill Frisell
Released	1995
Recorded	1995
Studio	Möbius Music, San Francisco
Genre	Downtown music, film soundtrack
Length	36:59
Label	Elektra Nonesuch
Producer	Lee Townsend
Bill Frisell chronology

The High Sign/One Week: Music for the Films of Buster Keaton is an album by the guitarist Bill Frisell, released on the Elektra Nonesuch label. It was released in 1995 and features performances by Frisell, bassist Kermit Driscoll and drummer Joey Baron.^[1] The album is designed as accompaniment to Buster Keaton's first two silent film classics, The High Sign (1921) (tracks 1-9) and One Week (1920) (tracks 10-19). It was released at the same time as another album by Frisell of Keaton soundtracks, Go West: Music for the Films of Buster Keaton (1995).

Reception

The AllMusic review by JT Griffith stated: "These rich narrative accompaniments are essential for students of film music and evangelists of the power of the score to enrich and enlighten visual art.".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Frisell.

"Introduction" – 0:37
"The High Sign Theme/Help Wanted" – 0:42
"Target Practice" – 1:16
"The Blinking Buzzards" – 1:06
"Good Shot/Swearing In/Shooting Gallery" – 2:30
"Chase/Cop" (5:43)
"The High Sign Theme/At The Home Of August Nickelnurser" – 1:10
"Chase/Caught" – 3:21
"The High Sign Theme" – 1:56
"One Week Theme/The Wedding" – 0:27
"Reckless Driving" – 1:39
"Construction" – 0:49
"Oh, Well/The Piano" – 1:42
"Fight" – 5:12
"Oh, Well/Bath Scene" – 2:05
"Housewarming Party and Storm" – 2:52
"One Week Theme/Aftermath" – 2:19
"Here Comes The Train" – 0:44
"Oh, Well" – 0:49

Personnel

Bill Frisell – acoustic and electric guitars
Kermit Driscoll – acoustic and electric basses
Joey Baron – drums and percussion

References

^ Nonesuch Records album info accessed 12 September 2008.
^ ^a ^b Griffith, JT. AllMusic Review accessed June 15, 2011
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 513. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[1] Nonesuch Records album info accessed 12 September 2008.

[Allmusic-2] Griffith, JT. AllMusic Review accessed June 15, 2011

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 513. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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