| To Sail, to Sail | ||||
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| Released | July 2008 (2008-07) | |||
| Recorded | February 14 and 15, 2008 | |||
| Studio | Guerrilla Recording, Oakland, California | |||
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| Length | 65:23 | |||
| Label | Tzadik (US) | |||
| Producer | Fred Frith | |||
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To Sail, to Sail is astudio album ofacoustic guitar solos byEnglishguitarist,composer andimprovisorFred Frith. It is Frith's first album of acoustic guitar solos and crosses musical borders with 16 tracks ofclassical,blues,folk andfree improvisation. Frith dedicates each track to some of the important figures in his musical life, includingChampion Jack Dupree,John Cage,Terry Riley,Daevid Allen,Barre Phillips andDavey Graham. The album was released onTzadik Records' Key Series in 2008.[1][2][3]
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz | favorable[4] |
In a review forAllMusic, Charity Stafford called the album "a quiet, moving masterpiece," and wrote: "To Sail, to Sail is a beautiful, reflective album that creates a sense of wistfulness and nostalgia. Frith has never sounded so lyrical before, although the spiky, cerebral aspect of his music remains undimmed."[5]
Marc Medwin, writing forAll About Jazz, commented: "To Sail, To Sail... is a study in contrast, space and unpretentious virtuosity... Continuing in the tradition ofGuitar Improvisations andClearing, Frith has fashioned a radical series of sonic excursions whose recorded sound is as beautiful and as subtle as the playing."[4]
In an article for Something Else Reviews, Mark Saleski stated: "What's really cool about releases like this is the new set of possibilities that is presented. I mean, I don't know who Camel Zekri or Robbie Basho are but if they're big in Frith's mind, it would be silly to not check them out."[6]
All tracks written byFred Frith.
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