Serenity Knolls
Serenity Knolls | ||||
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Studio album by Bill Brovold & Jamie Saft | ||||
Released | 2017 | |||
Recorded | March 31, 2017 | |||
Studio | Potterville International Sound, Kingston, NY | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 76:28 | |||
Label | RareNoise RNR076 | |||
Producer | Jamie Saft | |||
Jamie Saft chronology | ||||
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Serenity Knolls is an album by guitarists Bill Brovold and Jamie Saft released on the RareNoise label in 2017.[1]
Reception
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All About Jazz | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
On All About Jazz, Dan Bilawsky called it"an album of front porch twang-and-strum, evoking peacefulness on the prairies and offering one American idyll after another" noting "Bill Brovold and Jamie Saft have managed to capture the heart, spirit, and sound of a country day in their duo explorations. Heartland, hearth, and home sweet home are well-represented on Serenity Knolls".[2] Chronogram's James Keepnews wrote "Although Kingston-based Rasta polymath Jamie Saft is best known as an accomplished keyboardist and studio maven, his recorded work as a guitarist dates as far back as two decades ... His dobro and lap steel skills get a rare, ample, and ravishing workout on this new collaboration with his fellow local multi-instrumentalist, guitarist Bill Brovold. The album title references the rehab center where Jerry Garcia died, striking a fitting balance for these 12 often stark tone poems—some warm and serene, others as dark and searching as the emotions upon the loss of a loved one. Much of the darkness comes from Brovold's chimes-at-midnight, dirge-y chordal atmospheres enveloping Saft's adept, pealing slide chorales".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Bill Brovold and Jamie Saft
- "Sweet Grass" – 8:33
- "Mitchimakinak" – 7:25
- "Saddle Horn" – 4:58
- "Wendigo" – 4:23
- "Thermopolis" – 8:46
- "The Great American Bison" – 6:08
- "Bemidji" – 5:42
- "No Horse Seen" – 5:02
- "Splintering Wind" – 5:02
- "Greybuli" – 6:54
- "Serenity Knolls" – 6:35
- "Silent Midpoint" – 7:00
Personnel
- Bill Brovold – electric guitar
- Jamie Saft - dobro, lap steel guitar
References
- ^ RareNoise Records album details, accessed February 22, 2018
- ^ a b Bilawsky, D., All About Jazz Review , March 14, 2017
- ^ Keepnews, J. Chronogram Review, November 1, 2017