Album Review: Americana from Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin, and Bill Frisell
Album: Americana
Artists: Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin, and Bill Frisell
Label: ACT Music
Websites:
https://www.billfrisell.com
https://www.romaincollin.com
https://www.gregoiremaret.com
A blend of country folk, ambient jazz, indie rock, and acoustic pop, the trio of Grégoire Maret on harmonica, Romain Collin on piano, and Bill Frisell on guitar and banjo come together on Americana from ACT Music label. The trio's collection of cover tunes permeates healing attributes as the music feels like a soothing balm on the listener's senses. Track after track shepherds soulful passages from the trio, arranging them into a cavalcade of blissful soundscapes. The natural flow of the music keeps the chord progressions advancing, producing fluxing movements that harvest elegant sprigs along the coasting swells.
The trio's rendition of Bon Iver's serenely lilting "Stacks" features the soothing verses of Maret's harmonica trussed in Frisell's comfy guitar chords as the light touch of Collin's keys project a tender swath of graceful shadows in the backdrop. Most impressive is how the trio instinctively select the ebb and flare of each instrument. Egos take a backseat on this recording as the trio work in a unified manner. The trio's reimagination of Dire Strait's "Brothers in Arms" demonstrates this teamwork as the wispy strokes of Maret's harmonica are caressed by the succor-enriched currents of Collin's keys and Frisell's guitar strings. Frisell switches to the ruched pleats of the banjo on John Mellencamp's hit single "Small Town," threading a soulful weeping across the soaring notes of the harmonica.
The lamenting lulls echoed in the harmonica are propped by ribbons of trundling keys and guitar strings for "Rain Rain," producing a pensive mood. The calming feel of the music is an invitiing balm on the aural senses through "San Luis Obispo" bunkered in the soothing musings of Collin's keys and Frisell's guitar. "Back Home" elicits a warm country folk ambience that moves into an acoustic pop brightness through "The Sail." Collin's solo on "Still" is mesmerizing as his keys trickle and traipse gingerly along the melodic passages.
These three masterminds, Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin, and Bill Frisell,come together on Americana for a stimulating expedition that induces warmth and deep introspection in the listener. Calm and serene, the trio's reimagination of an assortment of popular and obsure tunes delivers a soothing balm on the aural senses.
Musicians:
Grégoire Maret - harmonica
Romain Collin - piano
Bill Frisell - guitar
Artists: Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin, and Bill Frisell
Label: ACT Music
Websites:
https://www.billfrisell.com
https://www.romaincollin.com
https://www.gregoiremaret.com
A blend of country folk, ambient jazz, indie rock, and acoustic pop, the trio of Grégoire Maret on harmonica, Romain Collin on piano, and Bill Frisell on guitar and banjo come together on Americana from ACT Music label. The trio's collection of cover tunes permeates healing attributes as the music feels like a soothing balm on the listener's senses. Track after track shepherds soulful passages from the trio, arranging them into a cavalcade of blissful soundscapes. The natural flow of the music keeps the chord progressions advancing, producing fluxing movements that harvest elegant sprigs along the coasting swells.
The lamenting lulls echoed in the harmonica are propped by ribbons of trundling keys and guitar strings for "Rain Rain," producing a pensive mood. The calming feel of the music is an invitiing balm on the aural senses through "San Luis Obispo" bunkered in the soothing musings of Collin's keys and Frisell's guitar. "Back Home" elicits a warm country folk ambience that moves into an acoustic pop brightness through "The Sail." Collin's solo on "Still" is mesmerizing as his keys trickle and traipse gingerly along the melodic passages.
These three masterminds, Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin, and Bill Frisell,come together on Americana for a stimulating expedition that induces warmth and deep introspection in the listener. Calm and serene, the trio's reimagination of an assortment of popular and obsure tunes delivers a soothing balm on the aural senses.
Musicians:
Grégoire Maret - harmonica
Romain Collin - piano
Bill Frisell - guitar
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