| Floratone II | ||||
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| Released | March 2, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Studio | Flora, Portland, OR, Kung Fu Bakery, Portland, OR and Phantom Studios, Westlake Village, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:06 | |||
| Label | SavoySVY17855 | |||
| Producer | Lee Townsend,Tucker Martine | |||
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Floratone II is the second album by the collective Floratone, which comprises guitaristBill Frisell, drummerMatt Chamberlain along with producersLee Townsend andTucker Martine which was released on theSavoy label in 2012.[1][2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| All About Jazz |  [4] |
In his review forAllmusic, Thom Jurek notes that, "Floratone II is a sonically more adventurous, yet more musically focused album than its predecessor".[3] OnPopMatters, John Garrett noted "Floratone II sharpens every shortcoming that the first album had. The pieces are tighter, melodies better pronounced, and the studio manipulation never offers too much or not enough. I'm not going to say that this is one of the best albums of Bill Frisell's career but I will warn you that it can get stuck in your head".[5] OnAll About Jazz, John Kelman said "as Floratone continues to driveTeo Macero's innovative collage work with trumpeterMiles Davis' late 1960s/early 1970s electric music into the 21st century and beyond, the expansive, cinematicFloratone II gives hope that Frisell, Chamberlain, Townsend and Martine will continue to collaborate well into the future".[4]
All compositions by Bill Frisell, Matt Chamberlain, Lee Townsend and Tucker Martine
