Epistrophy [Import Disc]

[Machine Translation] Bill Frisell, a leading guitarist in the contemporary music scene whose duo album Small Town was released to great acclaim in 2017, and bassist Thomas Morgan, a close friend from a different generation, performed live at the NY Village Vanguard in March 2016. The album is a live performance of the song "Small Town". The album captures the intimate musical exchange between the two players that was captured on "Small Town," once again, this time in the presence of an audience, and features poetic songs from their beloved Americana songbook ("All in Fun," "Red River Valley," "Last Dance is for Me"), as well as a selection of songs by Paul Motifs, with whom they have often performed together. The two also recorded another version of Paul Motian's composition "Mumbo Jumbo," with which they have often performed together, as well as Billy Strayhorn's "Lush Life" and Frank Sinatra's hit "In The Wee Small Hours Of the Morning," which they both performed together. The famous words seem to float in the air even without the singer.

Note: This is an import edition (manufactured outside of Japan).

2017年にリリースされたデュオ・アルバム『Small Town』が大絶賛された現代ミュージック・シーンの重鎮ギタリスト、ビル・フリゼール、そして世代が異なりながらも盟友のベーシスト、トーマス・モーガンによる2016年3月のNYヴィレッジ・ヴァンガードでのライヴ盤がリリース。本作では『Small Town』で捉えた2人のプレイヤーの親密な音楽交流を再び今度は観客がいる中で再度捉えた名レコーディング。2人の愛するアメリカーナの歌集(「All in Fun」「Red River Valley」「ラストダンスは私に」)など詩的な曲の他に、2人がそれぞれよく共演してきたPaul Motianによるコンポジション「Mumbo Jumbo」の別バージョン、さらにビリー・ストレイホーンの「Lush Life」やフランク・シナトラのヒット曲「In The Wee Small Hours Of the Morning」などを見事にとらえ、歌手がいなくても有名な言葉が空中に浮かぶように見える。