Twilight Motel
| Twilight Motel | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Progressive bluegrass, jazz | |||
| Length | 42:49 | |||
| Label | Vanguard[1] | |||
| Producer | Mike Marshall | |||
| Alison Brown chronology | ||||
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Twilight Motel is an album by the American banjoist Alison Brown, released in 1992.[2][3] Brown used a 1938 Gibson banjo.[4]
Production
[edit]Recorded in Nashville and in Berkeley, the album was produced by Mike Marshall.[5] "Sweet Thames Flow Softly" is a cover of the Ewan MacColl song.[6]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [1] |
| The Indianapolis Star | [7] |
The Baltimore Sun wrote that the album "touches on everything from slippery samba rhythms to flashy Scruggs-style picking."[8] The Indianapolis Star concluded that "there's nothing bad on this disc, much that's good, but too much that's merely pleasant, veering close to 'easy listening'."[7] Stereo Review noted that "Brown never wanders as far into space-grass territory as Bela Fleck, but her artistic vision, while less flashy, is no less profound."[9]
In his AllMusic review, music critic Michael McCall called the album "jazzier, yet also more relaxed, than her debut."[2]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Alison Brown unless otherwise noted
- "First Light" – 5:17
- "Lorelei" – 4:36
- "Twilight Motel" – 3:45
- "Blue Marlin" – 4:40
- "Saint Geneviéve" – 4:02
- "Gods of Brazil" – 4:29
- "Shoot The Dog" – 3:25
- "Pelican Bay" – 3:12
- "Chicken Road" – 4:25
- "Sweet Thames Flow Softly (MacCall, MacColl)" – 5:24
Personnel
[edit]- Alison Brown – banjo, guitar
- Roy Huskey Jr. – bass
- Stuart Duncan – violin
- Matt Eakle – flute
- Jerry Douglas – dobro
- Darol Anger – violin
- Mike Marshall – guitar, mandolin
- Todd Philips – bass
- Mark Schatz – banjo, bass
- Scott Nygaard – guitar
- Maura O'Conell – vocals
- Tony Rice – guitar
- Michael Spiro – percussion
- Paul VanWageningen – drums
- Garry West – bass
- Kristin Wilkinson – viola
- Andrea Zonn - violin
- David Hoffner – piano, keyboards
- Tom Miller – drums, steel pan
- John Catchings – violoncello
References
[edit]- ^ a b Duckman, David (28 Jan 1993). "Rave recordings". Tempo. Chicago Tribune. p. 6.
- ^ a b c McCall, Michael. "Twilight Motel > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
- ^ Henry, Murphy (2013). Pretty Good for a Girl: Women in Bluegrass. University of Illinois Press. p. 298.
- ^ Adams, Noah (Nov 25, 1992). "Twilight Motel". All Things Considered. NPR.
- ^ Clark, Renee Hopkins (December 13, 1992). "Twilight Motel, Alison Brown". The Dallas Morning News. p. 6C.
- ^ Lawrence, Keith (December 25, 1992). "Bluegrass Notes". Messenger-Inquirer. p. 2D.
- ^ a b Schoch, Eric (22 Jan 1993). "Alison Brown Twilight Motel". The Indianapolis Star. p. B9.
- ^ Considine, J.D. (1 Jan 1993). "Twilight Motel". Features. The Baltimore Sun. p. 5.
- ^ "Twilight Motel by Alison Brown". Stereo Review. 58 (5): 90. May 1993.
