To Sail, to Sail

To Sail, to Sail is a studio album of acoustic guitar solos by English guitarist, composer and improvisor Fred Frith. It is Frith's first album of acoustic guitar solos and crosses musical borders with 16 tracks of classical, blues, folk and free improvisation. Frith dedicates each track to some of the important figures in his musical life, including Champion Jack Dupree, John Cage, Terry Riley, Daevid Allen, Barre Phillips and Davey Graham. The album was released on Tzadik Records' Key Series in 2008.

To Sail, to Sail
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 2008 (2008-07)
Genre
Length65:23
LabelTzadik (US)
ProducerFred Frith
Fred Frith chronology
The Art of Memory II
(2008)
To Sail, to Sail
(2008)
Still Urban
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazzfavorable[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Fred Frith.

  1. "Because Your Mama Wants You Home" – 2:39
  2. "Weather Gauge" – 4:23
  3. "Reconstructed" – 4:07
  4. "Life on Venus" – 4:29
  5. "Mondays" – 2:05
  6. "Life-Enhancing Interior" – 4:00
  7. "First Light" – 4:45
  8. "Scratch Orchestra" – 4:16
  9. "The Wrong Door" – 5:05
  10. "Circuit Breakers and Fuses" – 5:05
  11. "The Slightest Shiver" – 2:32
  12. "Sheep's Head, 1963" – 5:40
  13. "Life by Another Name" – 3:38
  14. "Dog Watch" – 6:16
  15. "Hopscotch Horizon" – 3:19
  16. "King Dawn" – 3:04

Personnel

  • Fred Frith – Taylor 810 Model steel-string acoustic guitar

References

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