The Busker, by Jacob Duncan, John Goldsby, Craig Wagner

The Busker

by Jacob Duncan, John Goldsby, Craig Wagner

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Sheik Yerbutti This is a fantastic album that reminded me conceptually of another great one, Beyond the Missouri Sky by the great late Charlie Haden with Pat Metheny. Full of intricate melodies, rhythms and open spaces that evoke a multitude of emotions, a musical journey that must be revisited again and again as there are new things to be discovered with each hearing. The trio shines throughout.

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1.	Backyard Self Portrait 00:59 video	buy track
2.	Warsaw of Ermou 04:38	buy track
3.	Yuni et Anais 05:17 video	buy track
4.	Kentucky Child 06:33	buy track
5.	The Locked Door 06:05	buy track
6.	Down By Monk's Pond 02:11 video	buy track
7.	Hamburg, 1998 05:02	buy track
8.	Spyro's Song 06:20	buy track
9.	Green Maria 05:59	buy track

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Jacob Duncan’s The Busker is a treasure. The protagonists of Duncan’s autobiographical compositions are fellow companions, drifters, and triumphant nomads exclaiming their insignificance. The album balances acute sonic observations of a traveler’s microcosm with grand hints at the struggle to understand the macrocosm. The compositions are melodically-driven, sincere, musical conversations between storytellers. The improvisations are undisguised and earthy, exploring comings and goings, estrangements, and connections.
Duncan’s arrangements are sometimes sad, sometimes playful, and always original. They are well-served by his masterful companions, John Goldsby on double bass and Craig Wagner on acoustic guitar. It is paradoxical that The Busker, a musical memoir of an
erican music. Duncan’s compositions are constructed of the greatest melodic aspects of the American songbook and, the intimate, yet universal colloquialisms of the American folk traditions. Despite being instrumentals, each piece evokes the voice of a troubadour lulling the listener into a lucid dream, in which they become the teller of their own tall tales.

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released November 18, 2016

Jacob Duncan - alto saxophone
John Goldsby - bass
Craig Wagner - acoustic guitar

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