Fred Frith
To Sail, To Sail
LabelTzadikGenreExperimental
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One of the most profound solo statements to date from a musical master who has been crossing musical borders for over three decades! Concentrating exclusively on the acoustic guitar, Fred Frith stretches himself and the instrument like never before, performing with the eloquence and grace of a master in peak form. With a prodigious technique and elegant sense of maturity he draws upon a lifetime of study and experience to bring together influences as diverse as classical, blues, folk, gypsy and free improvisation, creating a fascinating new world of sound and feeling. Beautiful and absolutely essential.
Format
Fred Frith: Taylor 810 Model Steel-string Acoustic Guitar
All songs improvised Recorded at Guerrilla Recording, Oakland, CA, February 14-15, 2008
Pre-mastered at Headless Buddha Mastering Lab, February 28, 2008
Release notes
All songs improvised Recorded at Guerrilla Recording, Oakland, CA, February 14-15, 2008 Pre-mastered at Headless Buddha Mastering Lab, February 28, 2008 Dedicated to my teachers
| 1 | Because Your Mama Wants Your Home (For Champion Jack Dupree) | 2:38 | |
| 2 | Weather Gauge (For Barre Phillips) | 4:23 | |
| 3 | Reconstructed (For Chris Frith) | 4:07 | |
| 4 | Life On Venus (For Camel Zekri) | 4:29 | |
| 5 | Mondays (For Nyoman Windha) | 2:04 | |
| 6 | Life-Enhancing Interior (For Denis Mariotte) | 4:00 | |
| 7 | First Light (For Robbie Basho) | 4:45 | |
| 8 | Scratch Opera (For Wolfgang Stryi) | 4:16 | |
| 9 | The Wrong Door (For François Verret) | 5:04 | |
| 10 | Circuit Breakers And Fuses (For John Cage) | 5:04 | |
| 11 | The Slightest Shiver (For Wu Fei) | 2:32 | |
| 12 | Sheep's Head, 1963 (For Davy Graham) | 5:39 | |
| 13 | Life By Another Name (For Janet Feder) | 3:38 | |
| 14 | Dog Watch (For Daevid Allen) | 6:15 | |
| 15 | Hopscotch Horizon (For Paulo Angeli) | 3:19 | |
| 16 | King Dawn (For Terry Riley) | 3:03 |
- Fred Frith
- Acoustic Guitar [Taylor 810 Model Steel String], Producer
- Heung-Heung Chin
- Design
- Myles Boisen
- Engineer
- John Zorn
- Executive-Producer
- Kazunori Sugiyama
- Executive-Producer [Associate]
- Scott Hull
- Mastered By
- Heike Liss
- Photography By
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