Lookout for Hope (Bill Frisell album) explained

Lookout for Hope
Type:	Album
Artist:	the Bill Frisell Band
Cover:	Lookout for Hope.jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	1988
Recorded:	March 1987
Studio:	Power Station, New York City
Genre:	Jazz fusion
Length:	44:31
Label:	ECM 1350
Producer:	Lee Townsend
Prev Title:	Smash & Scatteration
Prev Year:	1985
Next Title:	Before We Were Born
Next Year:	1989
Chronology:	Bill Frisell

Lookout for Hope is an album by the Bill Frisell Band recorded in March 1987 and released on ECM the following year—Frisell's third album as leader. The quartet features cellist and vocalist Hank Roberts and rhythm section Kermit Driscoll and Joey Baron.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated: "With Lookout for Hope, Bill Frisell is not so much setting trends and fashion as he is establishing a fresh sound, utterly unique from all others, and laying a foundation for many things to come."^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Frisell except as indicated.

1. "Lookout for Hope" – 6:30
2. "Little Brother Bobby" – 7:04
3. "Hangdog" – 2:26
4. "Remedios the Beauty" – 6:23
5. "Lonesome" – 4:40
6. "Melody for Jack" – 3:28
7. "Hackensack" (Monk) – 2:57
8. "Little Bigger" – 3:16
9. "The Animal Race" – 2:02
10. "Alien Prints" – 6:28

Personnel

The Bill Frisell Band

• Bill Frisell – electric and acoustic guitars, banjo
• Hank Roberts – cello and voice
• Kermit Driscoll – bass
• Joey Baron – drums

Notes and References

1. Nastos, Michael. Allmusic Review accessed June 13, 2011