This final glean from the Lounge Lizards lineup melds Curtis Fowlkes with Eyvind Kang and Ron Miles on Bill Frisell Quartet. Frisell's effects laden, occasionally saccharine playing is much maligned by some folks, and I understand the complaints, but I personally find that he conjures a compelling idiosyncratic niche. Nearly all of these selections were originally audio backing for different projects, most for an animated television special by Gary Larson called Tales from the Far Side. (Frisell, Larson and artist Jim Woodring are acquaintances in Seattle). If you listen regularly to NPR, especially This American Life, you have heard a few of these tunes already. Coffaro's Theme seems to be used about every third episode of This American Life; the song does provide a nice fit for the mood of their stories.I find the instrumentation of this quartet interesting:
Eyvind Kang: violin, tuba
Ron Miles: trumpet, piccolo trumpet
Curtis Fowlkes: trombone
Bill Frisell: electric/acoustic guitars
Score some Frisell.
Frisell shows his respect by hiring a professional for his cover art, that being a drawing by Thomas Hart Benton entitled, The Boy.
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