{"product_id":"cd-bill-callahan-days-of-58","title":"CD - Bill Callahan - Days Of 58","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1CD \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Days of 58\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the eighth \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Callahan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e album, his first since 2022. The twelve tunes here open uncanny depths of expression as Bill continues to blaze one of the most original songwriting-and-performance trails out there. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Days of 58\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, he applies the living, breathing energies of his live shows to the studio process, sharpening his slice-of-life portraiture to cut deeper than ever before. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe core musicians featured on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Days of 58\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the group that toured for 2022's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eREALITY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: guitarist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Kinsey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, saxophonist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDustin Laurenzi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and drummer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim White\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose synergy was evident in 2024's live \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eResuscitate!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. This showed Bill, as he puts it, 'that they could handle anything I threw at them,' adding: 'Improv\/unpredictability\/the unknown is the thing that keeps me motivated to keep making music. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's all about listening to yourself and others. A lot of the best parts of a recording are the mistakes -- making them into strengths, using them as springboards into something human.' With this in mind, Bill prepared the songs with each player separately. Taking a note from songwriter, fan and friend \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJerry DeCicca\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, he recorded the basic tracks for all but one song in a duo with Jim White. Meanwhile, he rehearsed with Matt, guitar to guitar, while asking Dustin to make horn charts for a few songs. Bill: 'I usually just sing a melody to a horn player or let them try a few takes and go from there. This time I thought, why not get some of the record charted out. There's always room for spontaneity on top of that. And we did indeed throw some off the cuff stuff on top of the charted horns in a couple cases where they weren't fully doing what I wanted. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith this record I kept thinking of it as a 'living room record.' I'm not talking about fidelity at all here. Living room attitude. Living room vibe. Not too loud, not otherworldly. I asked for the horns to be relaxed like someone on the couch playing, not a blast from heaven or hell.' For more spontaneity and human color, Bill called up several other players: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Bowden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on fiddle, whom he'd seen playing with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Allen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and loved; pianist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ePat Thrasher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; bassist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Vreeland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; and trombonist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike St. Clair\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Encore Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47819551473918,"sku":null,"price":20.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1546\/6351\/files\/DC964LP_CU.jpg?v=1771877129","url":"https:\/\/encorerecords.ca\/products\/cd-bill-callahan-days-of-58","provider":"Encore Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}