Bill Wells and Isobel Campbell
.Ghost of Yesterday.
(Creeping Bent, Bent067CD)
released: Monday 17th June 2002
.Ghost of Yesterday. is a one-off collection of lesser known Billie Holliday songs as recorded by Falkirk based jazz visionary, Bill Wells, and Isobel Campbell of The Gentle Waves/ Belle and Sebastian.
.Ghost of Yesterday. is one of the most striking pieces of music you.ll hear hear this year, a distant relation to their other work, late night contemplative sketches you.ll fall in love with.
Bill Wells has been making music for years, largely ignored by the Scottish jazz clique, performing live and selling home made cassettes of his expansive music. In recent years he has been embraced by musicians from further afield, working with the likes of the Pastels, Future Pilot AKA and V-Twin, as well as releasing three albums through Geographic/ Domino. The latest, .Also In White. has already been afforded glowing press notices to match those of its predecessor, .Incorrect Practice..
Isobel Campbell is a founder member of Belle and Sebastian, but has stretched herself outside the confines of the group. She has released two albums as The Gentle Waves and has recently been working on a solo album in Glasgow. Her collaborations with Wells began with some Gentle Waves live shows in which he participated and culminated in .Ghost of Yesterday.. The duo have played a number of shows supporting Belle and Sebastian in Europe and will play a number of one off shows after the release of the album.
The first of these takes place at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow on Friday 21st June.
.Ghost of Yesterday.s. crepuscular tones will be a friend for life. Long live Billie H.
