Frisell has a mysterious take on the guitar, one that can suggest and function in just about any style there is, conjure a wide range of textures and tones, work in a variety of registers (sometimes at the same time), and effortlessly slip from inside to outside. With assistance from bassist Viktor Krauss and drummer to the superstars Jim Keltner (Cooder, Dylan, Clapton, Harrison), he draws on all of those resources for this follow up to 1997’s Nashville.
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