Unspeakable

Unspeakable may refer to:

Unspeakable (album)

Unspeakable is a 2004 album by American jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, his 22nd album overall and his 17th to be released on the Elektra Nonesuch label.

After several often languorous albums emphasizing country, folk and blues music, Unspeakable was something of a new direction for Frisell, emphasizing R&B/funk rhythms, extensive sampling from unusual vinyl records, and some of Frisell's most dissonant guitar work in years. The album features performances by a core band of Frisell, Hal Willner on sampler and turntables, bassist Tony Scherr, drummer Kenny Wollesen, and percussionist Don Alias. Scherr plays second guitar on one song, and on another the band is joined keyboardist Adam Dorn. Several songs feature a horn section (Steven Bernstein, Briggan Krauss, and Curtis Fowlkes) and/or a small string section (Jenny Scheinman, Eyvind Kang, and Hank Roberts).

Unspeakable won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 2005.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Sean Westergaard awarded the album 4.5 stars stating "It's all quite accessible, but fans with delicate ears may be put off by some of the noisier moments on the album, like the keyboard sound on "Stringbean" or the guitar solo on "Old Sugar Bear." Other fans will be delighted to hear such a glorious din on a Bill Frisell record again. After so much of a similar thing, it's just great to hear Frisell being pushed in a new direction (and quite a fun one, at that). Recommended. ".

Unspeakable (song)

"Unspeakable" is a single from Ace of Base's 2002 album Da Capo.

Chart performance

The single peaked at number 45 in Sweden and 97 in Germany.

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single. The video was directed by Daniel Borjesson. This was the last Ace of Base video to receive participation from Malin.

Release dates

Scandinavia/Germany

CD single

CD maxi

Official versions/remixes

Charts

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