Brooks Williams, Skiffle-Bop - 42m 40s

Tracks & Durations

1. Love Came Down	4:17
2. Ring Bell	4:06
3. Author	4:44
4. Travels	4:14
5. Restless	4:11
6. Mountain	3:13
7. Zoe	2:12
8. Weary of the Moon	4:19
9. Chasin' the Groove	2:35
10. Libra Me	3:30
11. Liberation Waltz	4:23
12. Bonus Track	0:48

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Review

On his 10th album, acoustic guitar virtuoso Brooks Williams stretches beyond his folk-blues background to explore fresh, complex rhythms while adhering to a less-is-more production aesthetic. Handling steel- and nylon-string guitars, as well as a bit of slide and electric, Williams is joined only by momentary bass, light harmony vocals, and hand percussion. In these simple settings, the rhythmic subtleties shine: opener "Love Came Down" has the drive of Cuban son, "Ring Bell" suggests bubbly South African township jive, and "Restless" has a strong, old-fashioned soul groove. There's no skiffle and not much bop here--though Williams knows how to improvise with jazzy phrasings--and there's no song as riveting as his early narrative "Mercy, Illinois," but Williams again proves that, in the hands of a master, the acoustic guitar has more than a few surprises up its strings. --Roy Kasten

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