Is That You?

Is That You? is the second album by Bill Frisell to be released on the Elektra Nonesuch label.[1] It was released in 1990 and features performances by Frisell, Wayne Horvitz and Joey Baron who were also members of Naked City.

For the Adventure Time episode, see Is That You? (Adventure Time).
Is That You?
Studio album by
Bill Frisell
Released1990
RecordedAugust, 1989
StudioIronwood Studios, Seattle
GenreDowntown music
Length49:33
LabelElektra Nonesuch
ProducerWayne Horvitz
Bill Frisell chronology
Before We Were Born
(1989)		 Is That You?
(1990)		 Where in the World?
(1991)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 3 stars, stating, "Is That You? finds the guitarist already trending away from that band's scattershot assault and toward the more pastoral leanings he would embrace in the upcoming decade".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Frisell except as indicated.

  1. "No Man's Land" - 6:40
  2. "Someone in My Backyard" - 2:45
  3. "Rag" - 4:00
  4. "Is That You?" - 6:50
  5. "The Way Home" - 6:00
  6. "Twenty Years" - 2:43
  7. "Chain of Fools" (Covay) - 3:30
  8. "Hello Nellie" - 4:07
  9. "The Days of Wine and Roses" (Mancini, Mercer) - 3:35
  10. "Yuba City" (Horvitz)- 5:42
  11. "Half a Million" - 4:00
  12. "Hope and Fear" - 1:06

Personnel
  • Bill Frisell: electric and acoustic guitars, bass, banjo, ukulele, clarinet
  • Wayne Horvitz: keyboards, drum programming, momentary bass
  • Joey Baron: drums
  • Dave Hofstra: tuba on 4 & 8, bass on 7
gollark: That's outrageous.
gollark: <@!202992030685724675> The advanced computers in question are the two buried underneath the PotatOS Transmission Tower v1.
gollark: <@!202992030685724675> You should also return the two advanced computers under the broadcast tower.
gollark: <@!202992030685724675> You can explain to them how that's remotely justified.
gollark: <@!418589168197697556> Terrariola is stealing your stuff in the underwater base because you "cooperated with me".

References
  1. Nonesuch Records album info accessed 12 September 2008.
  2. Olewnick, B. Allmusic Review accessed June 13, 2011
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.