Name: Folk Jazz! by Bill Smith
Brand: Bill Smith
SKU: 5055869568685
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4.5 (84 reviews)

ALBUM

A record that could only have been made in the late '50s, 1959's Folk Jazz is a meeting of the two great collegiate crazes of the period, post-bebop modern jazz and traditional folk music. Clarinetist Bill Smith and a low-key piano-less trio ? Jim Hall on guitar, Monty Budwig on bass and the great Shelly Manne on drums ? take 10 songs from the folk tradition, strip them down to the bare essentials of melody and chord progressions and turn them into a Kind of Blue-like experiment in cool-toned modal jazz. Familiar standards like "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" (which opens with an extended unaccompanied solo by Smith that's a marvel of economy) are presented in entirely new and fresh settings. Perhaps the best of the lot is an extended meditation on the spiritual "Go Down Moses" that turns the song from a gospel shout to an intimate whisper. The 2003 CD reissue adds two tracks, alternate takes of "Reuben, Reuben" and "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen."
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1. A-Roving

by Bill Smith

Primary Artist: Bill Smith; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Concord Music; Other

2. Greensleeves

by Bill Smith

Primary Artist: Bill Smith; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Concord Music; Other

3. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

by Bill Smith

Primary Artist: Bill Smith; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Concord Music; Other

4. John Henry

by Bill Smith

Primary Artist: Bill Smith; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Concord Music; Other

5. Wayfaring Stranger

by Bill Smith

Primary Artist: Bill Smith; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Concord Music; Other

6. Three Blind Mice

by Bill Smith

Primary Artist: Bill Smith; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Concord Music; Other

7. Go Down, Moses

by Bill Smith

Primary Artist: Bill Smith; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Concord Music; Other

8. Blow the Man Down

by Bill Smith

Primary Artist: Bill Smith; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Concord Music; Other

9. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair

by Bill Smith

Primary Artist: Bill Smith; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Concord Music; Other

10. Reuben, Reuben

by Bill Smith

Primary Artist: Bill Smith; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Concord Music; Other

11. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

by Bill Smith

Primary Artist: Bill Smith; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Concord Music; Other

12. Reuben, Reuben

by Bill Smith

Primary Artist: Bill Smith; Main Performer
Music Publisher: Concord Music; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

12 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

53 minutes and 12 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1400x1400 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

Studio Quality (Hi-Res)

24bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Hi-Res/Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

No lyrics found

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Vocal Jazz, Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz

Label

RevOla

Music Distribution Service

IIP DDS

Country

United Kingdom

Language

No linguistic content

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 13, 2018

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

5055869568685

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Folk Jazz!

1. A-Roving

2. Greensleeves

3. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

4. John Henry

5. Wayfaring Stranger

6. Three Blind Mice

7. Go Down, Moses

8. Blow the Man Down

9. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair

10. Reuben, Reuben

11. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

12. Reuben, Reuben

Technical Specifications

Folk Jazz!

Product information

Release options

1. A-Roving

2. Greensleeves

3. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

4. John Henry

5. Wayfaring Stranger

6. Three Blind Mice

7. Go Down, Moses

8. Blow the Man Down

9. Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair

10. Reuben, Reuben

11. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

12. Reuben, Reuben

Technical Specifications