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.Nonesuch Records album info accessed 12 September 2008.
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".Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed June 21, 2011
Track listing All compositions by Bill Frisell except as indicated.
"Boubacar" – 6:13 "Good Old People" – 5:25 "For Christos" – 6:13 "Baba Drame" (Traoré) – 5:18 "Listen" – 6:47 "Anywhere Road" – 1:52 "Procissão" (Gil) – 6:43 "The Young Monk" (Traditional) – 2:23 "We Are Everywhere" – 7:06 "Yála" (Govetas) – 5:47 "Perritos" (Cantuaria) – 4:33 "Magic" – 5:54 "Eli" – 4:15 "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
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