Frontiers (Jesse Cook album)
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Frontiers is the sixth album
Album
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 by Jesse Cook
Jesse Cook
Jesse Cook is a Toronto-based guitarist, born in Paris to Canadian parents. Like other guitarists of his style of music, he incorporates funky jazz, latin & world music into his playing. Cook is also well known for the energy of his live shows. He has contributed to the Afro Celt Sound System album...

. According to Cook's official web page
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, inspiration for the album came from a "temporary move with his wife to Seville
Seville
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, Spain
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" and the birth of his first child, Lucas Cook (b. March 14, 2005). Cook and nine other musicians recorded the album at Coach House Music in Canada. The album
Album
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 was mixed by Cook. All songs were written by Jesse Cook except "It Ain't Me Babe", which is a cover version
Cover version
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 of the original song by Bob Dylan
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, and La Llorona, a traditional Mexican folk song.

Track listing

  • 1.Matisse the Cat.
  • 2.Cafe Mocha.
  • 3.Rain.
  • 4.Vamos.
  • 5.Turning.
  • 6.Havana.
  • 7.El Cri.
  • 8.Come What May.
  • 9.It Ain't Me Babe.
  • 10.La Llorona.
  • 11.Waiting.
  • 12.Europa.
  • 13.Alone.

Credits for Album, according to Cook's official web page:
  • Chris Church, Violins.
  • Art Avalos, Percussion on Cafe Mocha, Rain, Vamos, Turning, Havana, Come What May, timbales on Matisse the Cat.
  • Chendy Leon, Percussion on El Cri, La Llorona, Europa.
  • Ross MacIntire, Acoustic Bass.
  • Kevin Fox, Cello.
  • Gary Craig, Drums on It Ain't Me Babe.
  • Melissa McClelland, Vocals on It Ain't Me Babe
    It Ain't Me Babe
    "It Ain't Me Babe" is the title of a 1964 song by Bob Dylan, first included on his album Another Side of Bob Dylan. The song's opening line is allegedly influenced by musicologist/folk-singer John Jacob Niles' composition "Go 'Way From My Window." Niles is referred to by Dylan as an early...

    .
  • Amanda Martinez, Vocals on La Llorona.
  • Maryem Tollar, Vocals on Europa.
  • Jesse Cook
    Jesse Cook
    Jesse Cook is a Toronto-based guitarist, born in Paris to Canadian parents. Like other guitarists of his style of music, he incorporates funky jazz, latin & world music into his playing. Cook is also well known for the energy of his live shows. He has contributed to the Afro Celt Sound System album...

    , Guitars and all instruments not listed.
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