Have a Little Faith (Bill Frisell album)

Have a Little Faith is the fourth album by Bill Frisell to be released on the Elektra Nonesuch label. It was released in 1992 and features performances by Frisell, Don Byron, Kermit Driscoll, Guy Klucevsek and Joey Baron covering a range of American classical and popular music.[1]

Have a Little Faith
Studio album by Bill Frisell
Released	1992
Recorded	March, 1992
Studio	RPM Studios NYC
Genre	Downtown music, Americana
Length	60:46
Label	Elektra Nonesuch
Producer	Wayne Horvitz
Bill Frisell chronology
Where in the World? (1991) Have a Little Faith (1992) This Land (1993)

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested "Core Collection" calling it a "marvellous examination of Americana'".[2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars out of 5, stating, "This is one of the most inventive recordings of the 1990s and should delight most listeners from any genre".[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]
Allmusic	[3]

Track listing

1. "The Open Prairie": from Billy the Kid (Copland) – 3:11
2. "Street Scene in a Frontier Town": from Billy the Kid (Copland) – 1:45
3. "Mexican Dance and Finale": from Billy the Kid (Copland) – 3:44
4. "Prairie Night (Card Game at Night)/Gun Battle": from Billy the Kid (Copland) – 5:02
5. "Celebration After Billy's Capture": from Billy the Kid (Copland) – 2:17
6. "Billy in Prison": from Billy the Kid (Copland) – 1:33
7. "The Open Prairie Again": from Billy the Kid (Copland) – 2:34
8. "The Saint-Gaudens in Boston Common": Excerpt 1 (Ives) – 0:41
9. "Just Like a Woman" (Dylan) – 4:49
10. "I Can't Be Satisfied" (Morganfield) (3:00)
11. "Live to Tell" (Leonard, Madonna) – 10:10
12. "The Saint-Gaudens in Boston Common": Excerpt 2 (Ives) – 3:05
13. "No Moe" (Rollins) – 2:37
14. "Washington Post March" (Sousa) – 2:05
15. "When I Fall in Love" (Heyman, Young) – 3:26
16. "Little Jenny Dow" (Foster) – 3:30
17. "Have a Little Faith in Me" (Hiatt) – 5:39
18. "Billy Boy" (Traditional) – 1:38

Personnel

• Bill Frisell – guitar
• Don Byron – clarinet, bass clarinet
• Guy Klucevsek – accordion
• Kermit Driscoll – bass
• Joey Baron – drums

References

1. Nonesuch Records album info accessed 12 September 2008.
2. Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006) [1992]. "Bill Frisell". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th. ed.). New York: Penguin. pp. 464. ISBN 0-14-102327-9.
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 15, 2011