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Free Country - CD

  • Format: CD
  • Cat No.: ACT 9419-2
  • Barcode: 6 14427 94192 3
  • German Release: 01/05/2003
  • Genre: Guitar Jazz, US-Jazz

"Songs für die Seele"
(TAGESSPIEGEL)

Vierteljahrespreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik 2/2003

 
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Free Country is a collection of old American Country and Appalachian tunes arranged in unusual, sometimes radical, ways. Simply put, this body of work is my sonic view of the experiment known as America- not the billboard, but the underbelly. I love these songs, their pathos, economy, magisterial beauty, sly wisdom, and deep soul. I have tried to be true to their timeless, primal spirit, while illuminating their essence with my own imprint, using every musical device at my disposal. Each song is a story, retold through the lens of my composing, arranging and the enormous jazz improvisational skill of the players.The tunes are a narrative history of this country. I expect their poetry will outlast us all, opening a door to the backroads, the lost footprints, the heartbreak, and hollering of our strange, wayfaring nation. Joel Harrison&...

line up

JOEL HARRISON – Guitar, vocals
DAVID BINNEY – saxophone
ROB THOMAS – violin
SEAN CONLY – bass
ALISON MILLER – drums

Special Guests:
NORAH JONES - vocals
JEN CHAPIN - vocals
URI CAINE - piano
TONY CEDRAS - accordion


Recording Information

Recorded at Peter Karl Studio by John Rosenberg, January 2002/2003
Produced by Joel Harrison


Tracks

  1. 1 Lonesome Road Blues ( traditional) 03:29
  2. 2 I Walk The Line ( Cash, Johnny) 05:04
  3. 3 Wayfaring Stranger ( traditional) 06:47
  4. 4 This Land Is Your Land ( Guthrie, Woody) 06:01
  5. 5 Twelve Gates To The City ( traditional) 04:56
  6. 6 Tennessee Waltz ( King, Pee Wee / Stewart, Redd) 06:08
  7. 7 Hell Broke Loose In Georgia ( traditional) 05:24
  8. 8 Folsom Prison Blues ( Cash, Johnny) 06:39
  9. 9 Tender Years ( Darell Edwards, Darell) 03:12
  10. 10 Will The Circle Be Unbroken ( Carter, A.P.) 06:05
  11. 11 Sing Me Back Home ( Haggard, Merle) 03:35
  12. 12 Lone Pilgrim ( traditional) 08:16

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