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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075597989137
Label: Nonesuch
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Nonesuch
Release Date: September 23, 2008
Sales Rank: 4415
Studio: Nonesuch
Disc 1:- Ham and Cheese
- The Farmer and the Duck
- I Wasn't Talking to You
- G-22
- Just as Well
- Rabbit Cake
- FRB
- Slow Song for a Dog
- Fence Post in the Front Yard
- This Is the Pig
- Cassandra's Waltz
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Product Description:
This collaboration between Chris Thile, leader of Nonesuch quintet the Punch Brothers and former Nickel Creek vocalist-mandolin player, and double bassist Edgar Meyer is a meeting of two prodigious, Grammy Award-winning talents in, quite literally, the most down home of settings. Co-writing a dozen compositions, the pair recorded their work at Meyer's house in Nashville. No frills, no words and no other musicians were needed, keeping the focus on thed quick-thinking repartee between these two players. Their wide-ranging musical dialogue incorporates bluegrass, folk, country, and classical elements.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Challenging but worthy
These two players have serious chops, and they are certainly on display here! While these guys can tear it up speed wise, you don't get the sense that they are just noodling. At the same time, the compositions are challenging for me. This is not background music, it demands attention.
Partly because of the freedom that the players feel to use dissonance, and plenty of it. The other part that makes it challenging for me is the freedom of their melodic improvisation. There are few predictable ... Read More
Rating:  - Brilliant.
To those not used to 20th century composition, this might be a difficult listen. To those with ears for dissonance, this will be a pleasure.
Rating: - Another great duet album
Chris Thile is a mandolin prodigy. Edgar Meyer is a virtuoso who took string bass to new musical heights. Each of them in their own right is in total command of their instrument. While their talent is clear in this album (which is hardly bluegrass), the music seems a little schitzophrenic at times. For any Chris Thile fan this album is a sure buy, but I miss the days of Not All Who Wander Are Lost when melody took more of a presence. Nevertheless, listening to these two musicians is a joy, and no matter where ... Read More
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EAN: 0075597989137
Label: Nonesuch
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Nonesuch
Release Date: September 23, 2008
Sales Rank: 4415
Studio: Nonesuch