Far From Enough

Viktor Krauss | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 3, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nonesuch
• ASIN: B00018D332
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,873 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why grouse about Krauss?, March 4, 2004

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Jan P. Dennis "Longboard jazzer" (Monument, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Far From Enough (Audio CD)

What we've got here is more glorious Heartland Jazz, right up there with the finest of Bill Frisell and Joel Harrison's spectacular Free Country.

Flawless interaction between dobro vet Jerry and Bill Frisell plying his usual trade of wacky and whacked-out acoustic and electric guitars. Sister Alison contributing mysterioso ambient vocals. That dusty, hardbitten South/Southwest sensibility. What more do you want?

If you're looking for pyrotechnics, this ain't the place. If you're after a mellow, bloozy, slightly off-kilter Midwest/Southern/Western vibe, this is your disc. Sorta like Ry Cooder's Mambo Sinuendo translated to the American Heartland.

Dig it.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Liked it a lot. Frisell & Douglas play great together., February 5, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Far From Enough (Audio CD)

This is another fine session involving guitarist Bill Frisell. He and Krauss made great music on the "Gone Just Like a Train" album, and this is something like a cross between that and "Nashville." The difference is that Krauss' compositions have a little more rigid form, and there are more up-tempo pieces. Those who look for the more esoteric material might come away disappointed. As expected, the interplay between Frisell and Jerry Douglas' dobro is exquisite; it echoes Frisell's great work with lap steel player Greg Leisz. Krauss plays very well throughout. I like that his writing fits somewhere in between jazz, instrumental rock, and bluegrass. Sister Allison Krauss adds fine vocals and some viola. As mentioned earlier, their cover of Robert Plant's "Big Log" is wonderful.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, February 3, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Far From Enough (Audio CD)

Most people are familiar with Viktor Krauss through his tenure as Lyle Lovett's bass player. He is also a well-known session player in the LA and Nashville circuit, which is what intrigued me to get this cd. This album is FAR different from any projects you associate him with. It is all instrumental, except for one track, which is a nicely done cover of Robert Plant's "Big Log", sung by his sister Alison Krauss. The rest of the album is very hard to describe. Very mellow and hypnotic tracks which seem to have a melting pot touch of Pink Floyd, Pat Metheny, blues, Zappa, and contemporary jazz. Very hard to classify. This album focuses on the compositions and the sound textures, and less on the Krauss' technical prowess (which is my only minor complaint). I would like to hear MORE of Krauss' bass chops, even though that was probably not the intent.