Artist: Joel Harrison
Album: Angel Band: Free Country, Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 2018
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 44,1 kHz
Duration: 01:03:15
Total Tracks: 12
Total Size: 653 MB

Tracklist:

1. Joel Harrison – America the Beautiful (06:26)
2. Joel Harrison – Jerusalem Ridge (05:12)
3. Joel Harrison – Ring of Fire (04:27)
4. Joel Harrison – 900 Miles (05:34)
5. Joel Harrison – We Shall Rise (05:39)
6. Joel Harrison – Angel Band (09:26)
7. Joel Harrison – My Epitaph (03:50)
8. Joel Harrison – Osage Stomp (04:01)
9. Joel Harrison – Wichita Lineman (05:59)
10. Joel Harrison – Go Rest High on That Mountain (04:47)
11. Joel Harrison – Lost Indian (04:32)
12. Joel Harrison – Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain (03:18)

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My goal on the latest Free Country recording is again to arrange country and Appalachian music for a jazz group in new and unusual ways. I’m conscious of both moving forward and staying true to the elemental soul of the songs, where old stories are told by modern, protean players. Or as a friend once put it, “Downtown meets the heartland.” Whether sung straight, or approached as improvisational vehicles, I find endless currency in this material.

An angel is defined as an attendant and benevolent spirit. Perhaps we musicians are entrusted to act as such. This is, of course, a serious task, and yet the beauty of these tunes is they encourage us not just to meditate and grieve but also to laugh and dance.