The Intercontinentals Explained

The Intercontinentals
Type:	Album
Artist:	Bill Frisell
Cover:	The Intercontintals.jpg
Released:	2003
Genre:	World fusion Ethno jazz Folk jazz
Length:	70:27
Label:	Elektra Nonesuch
Producer:	Lee Townsend
Prev Title:	The Willies
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Unspeakable
Next Year:	2004

The Intercontinentals is the 16th album by Bill Frisell to be released on the Elektra Nonesuch label. It was released in 2003 and features performances by Frisell, Sidiki Camara, Vinicius Cantuaria, Christos Govetas, Greg Leisz and Jenny Scheinman.^[1]

Reception

Response was positive, with Metacritic assigned album an aggregate score of 86 out of 100 based on 7 critical reviews indicating "Universal Acclaim". The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4.5 stars, stating, "This is a remarkable album; its sets a new watermark for Frisell's sense of adventure and taste, and displays his perception of beauty in a pronounced, uncompromising, yet wholly accessible way".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Frisell except as indicated.

1. "Boubacar" – 6:13
2. "Good Old People" – 5:25
3. "For Christos" – 6:13
4. "Baba Drame" (Traoré) – 5:18
5. "Listen" – 6:47
6. "Anywhere Road" – 1:52
7. "Procissão" (Gil) – 6:43
8. "The Young Monk" (Traditional) – 2:23
9. "We Are Everywhere" – 7:06
10. "Yála" (Govetas) – 5:47
11. "Perritos" (Cantuaria) – 4:33
12. "Magic" – 5:54
13. "Eli" – 4:15
14. "Remember" – 1:36

Personnel

• Bill Frisell – electric and acoustic guitars, loops, bass
• Sidiki Camara – calabash, djembe, congas, percussion, vocals
• Vinicius Cantuaria – electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, drums, percussion
• Christos Govetas – oud, vocals, bouzouki
• Greg Leisz – slide guitars, pedal steel guitar
• Jenny Scheinman – violin

Notes and References

1. http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/the-intercontinentals Nonesuch Records album info
2. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed June 21, 2011