Ghost Town is the twelfth album by Bill Frisell

Bill Frisell

William Richard "Bill" Frisell is an American guitarist and composer.One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, Frisell's eclectic music touches on progressive folk, classical music, country music, noise and more...

 to be released on the Elektra Nonesuch

Nonesuch Records

Nonesuch Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed by Warner Bros. Records.-Company history:Nonesuch was founded in 1964 by Jac Holzman to produce "fine records at the same price as a trade paperback", which would be half the price of a normal LP...

 label. It was released in 1999 and is the first album featuring solo performances, overdubs and loops, by Frisell.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 4 stars stating "To call the music he creates on this album "introspective" would be something of an understatement... there's a darkness around the edges this time out that is unusual, as if he's lonely playing by himself and a little bit unnerved at the thoughts and feelings he's being forced to face on his own... There are moments of light relief, such as the gently lovely title track and the brief banjo interlude "Fingers Snappin' and Toes Tappin'," but the overall mood here is relatively dark, though consistently beautiful".

Track listing

1. "Tell Your Ma, Tell Your Pa" – 5:18
2. "Ghost Town/Poem for Eva" – 6:33
3. "Wildwood Flower" (Carter
   A. P. Carter
   Alvin Pleasant Delaney Carter , best known as A.P. Carter, was an American musician and founding member of The Carter Family, one of the most notable acts in the history of country music.-Life:...
   
   ) – 6:28
4. "Creep" – 0:46
5. "Variation on a Theme (Tales from the Far Side)" – 5:44
6. "Follow Your Heart" (McLaughlin
   John McLaughlin (musician)
   John McLaughlin , also known as Mahavishnu John McLaughlin, is an English guitarist, bandleader and composer...
   
   ) – 5:10
7. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (Williams) – 3:27
8. "What a World" – 5:00
9. "My Man's Gone Now" (Gershwin
   George Gershwin
   George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...
   
   , Gershwin
   Ira Gershwin
   Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century....
   
   , Heyward
   DuBose Heyward
   Edwin DuBose Heyward was a white American author best known for his 1925 novel Porgy. This novel was the basis for the play by the same name and, in turn, the opera Porgy and Bess with music by George Gershwin.-Life and career:Heyward was born in 1885 in Charleston, South Carolina and was a...
   
   ) – 3:14
10. "Outlaws" – 3:20
11. "When I Fall in Love" (Heyman
    Edward Heyman
    Edward Heyman was an American musician and lyricist, best known for his compositions "Body and Soul", "When I Fall in Love", and "For Sentimental Reasons". He also contributed many songs for films.-Biography:...
    
    , Young
    Victor Young
    Victor Young was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor. He was born in Chicago.-Biography:...
    
    ) – 2:30
12. "Big Bob" – 2:48
13. "Winter Always Turns to Spring" – 5:33
14. "Justice and Honor" – 4:02
15. "Fingers Snappin' and Toes Tappin'" – 0:50
16. "Under a Golden Sky" – 2:04

All compositions by Bill Frisell except as indicated