The Willies

The Willies

ASIN: B0000668K2

Editorial Reviews
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His collaborations with John Zorn, Marc Johnson, and Paul Motian have shown that guitarist Bill Frisell is no stranger to the bustle and grind of rock and bebop, but on The Willies he again prefers a gentle ramble through the byways of American folk. Joined by Danny Barnes (Bad Livers) on banjo, guitar, bass harmonica, and pump organ, and Keith Lowe on bass, Frisell wanders dreamily through a mixture of bluegrass standards and originals. The pace hovers around a stroll and the rhythms, melodies, and harmonies are generally true to the idiom. Frisell's longstanding affinity with jazz may perhaps be deduced by the occasionally dark harmonic undertow, a suggestion that all may not be well down on the farm. Those with a taste for Ry Cooder's glowering 1985 soundtrack to Paris, Texas may find happiness with The Willies. --Mark Gilbert

Product Description
2002 release on Nonesuch from the un-classifiable guitar master featuring Danny Barnes on banjo, acoustic guitar, bass, harmonica, pump organ and Keith Lowe on bass. 16 tracks. Slipcase.

Tracks:

Roly Poly
I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
Love Me
It's Not You It's Me
Best of All Possible Worlds
No Place To Fall
Roll On
Gotta Get Drunk
Streets of Baltimore
Easy As The Rain
Tennessee Stud
Night Life
Lou Reed

Amazon.com

One of the freshest country albums of the year comes not out of Nashville, but rather New York, from a sporadic band with the unlikely (and somewhat suggestive) moniker of the Little Willies. At times, the fivesome (named in homage to Willie Nelson) hearkens to the great historic western-swing bands--crack, loose-limbed musicians fronted by a hypnotically sublime girl singer. If that sleepy female voice (and her distinctive piano) sounds astonishingly like Norah Jones, that's because it is Jones, exploring the country side of the blues. The group--rounded out by Lee Alexander (bass), Jim Campilongo (electric guitar), Richard Julian (guitar, vocals), and Dan Rieser (drums)--formed in 2003 to play the Living Room on New York's Lower East Side and just do the classic American music they grew up enjoying. That's why their low-key labor of love, recorded without commercial expectations and promoted under the radar, includes both originals (including the achingly sweet "Easy as the Rain") and covers of Hank Williams's "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive"; Nelson's "I Gotta Get Drunk" and "Nightlife"; Kris Kristofferson's "Best of All Possible Worlds"; Townes Van Zandt's "No Place to Fall"; and Leiber & Stoller's "Love Me" (made great by Elvis Presley). Throughout, the record maintains the slightly inebriated, bar-band feel of a live club performance, especially on "Lou Reed," a very funny saga of a cow-tipping incident possibly involving the dark rocker. This is an extraordinary record, not only for its musicianship, but for the infectious joy and exuberance of performers who remember just how fun it is to play music from the inside out. --Alanna Nash

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New York City
The Peter Malick Group featuring Norah Jones
Jim Campilongo and the 10 Gallon Cats
Jim Campilongo
Slow New York
Richard Julian

Come Away with Me
Norah Jones
Table for One
Jim Campilongo
Feels Like Home
Norah Jones

Album Description

THE LITTLE WILLIES are Lee Alexander, Jim Campilongo, Norah Jones, Richard Julian and Dan Rieser. On their self-titled debut CD they cover a range of songs by Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Townes Van Zandt and Fred Rose, as well as bandmember originals.

Customer Reviews:

Disappointing.......2007-07-09

A big fan of Norah and country music I was excited by the potential of this album but it is a waste of time. The songs uniformly fail to excite, you get the sense that none of the very talented people involved in the production really cared about putting together a good recording. Not awful, but not good which for me was very disappointing.

Willies disappointment.......2007-05-12

A found this CD disappointing. The tracks seem too raw and a touch unprofessional.

Fun little retreat to the past.......2007-03-23

This is so reminiscent of my childhood. Song styles of the past, very folksy, bluesy and sweet. I really enjoyed her selections and the vocal harmony.

Chilley Willies!.......2007-03-09

This CD was recommended with Norah Jones' new CD by Amazon so I took the advice and purchased it! Wrong!

IT WAS AWFUL!!!!!

Best when Norah sings........2007-03-09

Not a bad album, but clearly best when Norah Jones has the mic. This seems to have been a diversion for her, rather than a serious effort. Still, if you are a NJ fan, this is a must. It does nicely show her affection for the C&W genre.

Average customer rating:

Bill Frisell Does It Once Again!!!!!!
Wonderful CD - even if you don't like the banjo
sublime interpretation
What was said 300 years ago about Bill
The Willies + I Know You Care + Sugar Baby

The Willies
Bill Frisell
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Everybody Loves Everybody
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John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man
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The Willies

Amazon.com

His collaborations with John Zorn, Marc Johnson, and Paul Motian have shown that guitarist Bill Frisell is no stranger to the bustle and grind of rock and bebop, but on The Willies he again prefers a gentle ramble through the byways of American folk. Joined by Danny Barnes (Bad Livers) on banjo, guitar, bass harmonica, and pump organ, and Keith Lowe on bass, Frisell wanders dreamily through a mixture of bluegrass standards and originals. The pace hovers around a stroll and the rhythms, melodies, and harmonies are generally true to the idiom. Frisell's longstanding affinity with jazz may perhaps be deduced by the occasionally dark harmonic undertow, a suggestion that all may not be well down on the farm. Those with a taste for Ry Cooder's glowering 1985 soundtrack to Paris, Texas may find happiness with The Willies. --Mark Gilbert

Album Description

2002 release on Nonesuch from the un-classifiable guitar master featuring Danny Barnes on banjo, acoustic guitar, bass, harmonica, pump organ and Keith Lowe on bass. 16 tracks. Slipcase.

Customer Reviews:

Bill Frisell Does It Once Again!!!!!!.......2004-08-28

Bill Frisell is a musical chameleon. Every album he makes seems to be so different than the last. "The Willies" is a wonderful album full of soulful guitar, bass, and banjo. I, personally, have 11 of Bill's albums, and this one is currently getting the heaviest rotation in the cd player. What I love about this album is not only the fact that it's bluegrass with dark overtones, but it's got a really amazing feel to it. It's a very cohesive album. In my opinion, there isn't a bad song on this album. I really love "Everybody Loves Everybody." That song alone is worth the price of the album. Some of my other favorites are "Blackberry Blossom," "Get Along," "Sittin' on Top of the World," and "John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man." But as I said, the whole album is very good. The thing that attracts me to Bill Frisell's music is it's subtlety and dark, textural beauty. This is an album that a fan of jazz, bluegrass, or rock would enjoy. Yeah, there's nothing that gets your feet or body going, but so what! This album is strictly for open-minded music lovers. If you are a patient person then this album will be very rewarding, but if you think everything has to get your feet going, then you shouldn't even bother with this album or any other Frisell album for that matter. Another thing I want to point out is that Bill Frisell is not a shredder. He's more into the textural side of guitar playing like David Torn, Andy Summers, Steve Tibbets, and King Crimson's Robert Fripp. All of these guitar players have the technical ability, but they don't feel the need to show that side of their playing too often. This album should appeal to those already familiar with Bill's work or any person who has an ear for intricately arranged music.

Wonderful CD - even if you don't like the banjo.......2004-07-07

This a great CD - easy going, yet compelling. This one is more in-line with his Nashville CD (recommended) but is a bit more traditional. Like all of his CD's, the songs are the key. Whether they are covers of Carter family standards (Single Girl, Married Girl) or any of the originals, they have that dark, mysterious, eery, and beautiful quality that Bill Frisell always manages to capture. I have loved Bill Frisell for years - but recently discovered Danny Barnes - who is, like Frisell, an incredibly gifted musician. Dig his guitar solo on Cluck Old Hen, (reprise). The guy is a killer companion to Bill Frisell. Serious chops.
If you don't like the banjo - open your ears... the guy can play!

sublime interpretation.......2004-07-02

Downloaded this one from iTunes, on the strength of loving 'Nashville'...now it's late and I should be sleeping, but I just can't draw myself away. A sublime interpretation of the American Acoustic Tradition...highly recommended.

What was said 300 years ago about Bill.......2004-01-17

"Man plays only when he is in the full sense of the word a man, and he is only wholly Man when he is playing." Schiller, from 'Letters on the Aestetic Education of Mankind'

The Willies + I Know You Care + Sugar Baby.......2003-06-13

This CD is worth it for those 3 songs, and those are all Frisell originals. This guy can write insanely great songs in so many genres. Unfortunately, he leads the album off with a lot of traditional stuff, and that's what samples are available here, but his originals are all better than the traditional old-timey. I agree with another reviewer that said this is like Blues Dream fused with something else. Frisell's output just the last 5 or 6 years, you can put it up against anyone's. Danny Barnes banjo is a revelation. Cold Cold Heart was a little too vanilla, but Frisell always puts so many songs on his albums that you don't notice the clunkers as much. I have about a dozen Frisell, including his work with Ginger Baker & Kenny Wheeler, and yet this is the CD that's currently getting the heaviest rotation. Frisell keeps topping himself. Loved the laid-back Blackberry Blossom. This album is awesome.

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