"Renowned guitarist Bill Frisell's Blue Note Records debut Harmony is a pleasant album. This does not imply lack of innovation, the saccharine sound or the absence of bite and sorrow. These hues of bite and sorrow actually dominate the fourteen selections, which in patented Frisell manner run the gamut from traditional Americana to Elvis Costello to classic jazz. The album's appeal comes from its utter listenability and sumptuous delivery. It also proffers an innovative, drum-less configuration of strings, lead, and backing vocals. This includes Hank Roberts on cello, Luke Bergman on acoustic guitar, baritone guitar and bass, as well as Petra Haden on lead vocals." (All About Jazz)
Jazzbassist Charlie's dochter (zang, viool; zat in alt.popband That Dog.) met gitarist-extraordinaire Bill die vaak met haar pa speelt. Songs van oa Elliott Smith, Coldplay; breekbaar en fluweelzacht gezongen over kristallijnen klankweefsels.
"This is a peculiar and kind-of-wonderful recording, but one that even the most kindly disposed of listeners will have to warm up to. It is an album of a dozen pop songs written by an excellent songwriter (who is better known for being behind the scenes than for his own solo work) delivered by a singer who has made a career of disappearing into her material. The two leaders on this date, then, are both ghosts of a sort, beautiful but ethereal, easy to miss in the light of day. The result is a beautiful but somewhat too-cool set of tunes, carefully constructed and arranged, that never really take flight the way pop songs ought to. But give it a chance and it just might haunt you. This is exquisite chamber rock. It is organic, free-range, artisanal pop music. If kale salad were to take on the character of jazz-inflected songwriting, it would be Seemed Like a Good Idea." (popmatters.com)
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