When You Wish Upon a Star (album)
When You Wish Upon a Star is an album of motion picture themes by Bill Frisell which was released on the OKeh label in 2016.[1][2]
| When You Wish Upon a Star | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 29, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Studio | Flora Recording & Playback, Portland, OR | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 64:25 | |||
| Label | OKeh | |||
| Producer | Lee Townsend | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| PopMatters | [3] |
| All About Jazz | [4] |
| The Independent | [5] |
| Tom Hull | B[6] |
In his review for PopMatters, John Paul wrote, "Frisell explores the world of television and film themes on his latest, When You Wish Upon a Star. With each, Frisell takes the most recognizable elements of each, building around this central theme and then subjecting each to a funhouse mirror approach that extends and distorts melodies and motifs to create an often gloriously mutated, albeit gentle, impression of the familiar".[3] On All About Jazz, John Kelman said "With When You Wish Upon a Star, Frisell can add a collection of film and television music to his body of work; an album that, in its own inherent diversity and performed by a stellar group that features, for the first time, a vocalist in his lineup, ranks not only as one of the guitarist's best albums in recent years, but one of his best recordings ever".[4] Andy Gill of The Independent wrote, "Frisell is meticulous throughout, never playing more than necessary, and slanting the arrangements to bring out the themes' essential characters."[5]
Track listing edit
- "To Kill a Mockingbird Part 1" (Elmer Bernstein) – 3:10
- "To Kill a Mockingbird Part 2" (Bernstein) – 4:52
- "You Only Live Twice" (John Barry, Leslie Bricusse) – 5:10
- "Psycho Part 1" (Bernard Herrmann) – 1:58
- "Psycho Part 2" (Herrmann) – 2:07
- "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 5:10
- "Bonanza" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 1:35
- "Once Upon a Time in the West (Theme)" (Ennio Morricone) – 4:09
- "As a Judgement" (Morricone) – 4:30
- "Farewell to Cheyenne" (Morricone) – 4:35
- "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Leigh Harline, Ned Washington) – 3:08
- "Tales From the Far Side" (Bill Frisell) – 4:59
- "Moon River" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 3:46
- "The Godfather" (Nino Rota) – 9:32
- "The Bad and the Beautiful" (David Raksin) – 2:56
- "Happy Trails" (Dale Evans) – 1:49
Personnel edit
- Bill Frisell – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Petra Haden – vocals
- Eyvind Kang – viola
- Thomas Morgan – bass
- Rudy Royston – drums, percussion
References edit
- ^ Bill Frisell website, accessed October 30, 2017
- ^ Okeh Records website, accessed October 30, 2017
- ^ a b PopMatters Review, accessed October 30, 2017
- ^ a b All About Jazz Review, accessed October 30, 2017
- ^ a b The Independent Review, February 12, 2016
- ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Bill Frisell". Tom Hull. Retrieved July 27, 2020.