Lookout for Hope (Bill Frisell album)

Lookout for Hope is an album by the Bill Frisell Band recorded in March 1987 and released on ECM the following year—Frisell's third album as leader. The quartet features cellist and vocalist Hank Roberts and rhythm section Kermit Driscoll and Joey Baron.

Lookout for Hope
Studio album by
the Bill Frisell Band
Released1988
RecordedMarch 1987
StudioPower Station, New York City
GenreJazz fusion
Length44:31
LabelECM 1350
ProducerLee Townsend
Bill Frisell chronology
Smash & Scatteration
(1985)
Lookout for Hope
(1988)
Before We Were Born
(1989)

Reception edit

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos stated: "With Lookout for Hope, Bill Frisell is not so much setting trends and fashion as he is establishing a fresh sound, utterly unique from all others, and laying a foundation for many things to come."[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [3]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Bill Frisell except as indicated.

  1. "Lookout for Hope" – 6:30
  2. "Little Brother Bobby" – 7:04
  3. "Hangdog" – 2:26
  4. "Remedios the Beauty" – 6:23
  5. "Lonesome" – 4:40
  6. "Melody for Jack" – 3:28
  7. "Hackensack" (Monk) – 2:57
  8. "Little Bigger" – 3:16
  9. "The Animal Race" – 2:02
  10. "Alien Prints" – 6:28

Personnel edit

The Bill Frisell Band edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Nastos, Michael. Allmusic Review accessed June 13, 2011
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 512. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 266–267.