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{{Infobox album
| name = The High Sign/One Week: Music for the Films of Buster Keaton
| type = [[Album]]
| artist = [[Bill Frisell]]
| cover = The High Sign - One Week.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1995
| recorded = 1995
| venue =
| studio = Möbius Music, San Francisco
| genre = [[Downtown music]], [[film soundtrack]]
| length = 36:59
| label = [[Nonesuch Records|Elektra Nonesuch]]
| producer = [[Lee Townsend]]
| prev_title = [[Go West: Music for the Films of Buster Keaton]]
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = [[Live (Bill Frisell album)|Live]]
| next_year = 1995
}}
'''''The High Sign/One Week: Music for the Films of Buster Keaton''''' is an album by the guitarist [[Bill Frisell]], released on the [[Nonesuch Records|Elektra Nonesuch]] label. It was released in 1995 and features performances by Frisell, bassist [[Kermit Driscoll]] and drummer [[Joey Baron]].<ref>[http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/music-for-the-films-of-buster-keaton-the-high-sign-one-week Nonesuch Records album info] accessed 12 September 2008.</ref> The album is designed as accompaniment to [[Buster Keaton]]'s first two [[silent film]] classics, ''[[The High Sign]]'' (1921) (tracks 1-9) and ''[[One Week (1920 film)|One Week]]'' (1920) (tracks 10-19). It was released at the same time as another album by Frisell of Keaton soundtracks, ''[[Go West: Music for the Films of Buster Keaton]]'' (1995).

==Reception==
The [[AllMusic]] review by JT Griffith stated: "These rich narrative accompaniments are essential for students of film music and evangelists of the power of the score to enrich and enlighten visual art.".<ref name="Allmusic">Griffith, JT. [http://allmusic.com/album/high-signone-week-r210172/review AllMusic Review] accessed June 15, 2011</ref>
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
|rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=513}}</ref>
}}

==Track listing==
All compositions by Bill Frisell.
# "Introduction" – 0:37
# "The High Sign Theme/Help Wanted" – 0:42
# "Target Practice" – 1:16
# "The Blinking Buzzards" – 1:06
# "Good Shot/Swearing In/Shooting Gallery" – 2:30
# "Chase/Cop" (5:43)
# "The High Sign Theme/At The Home Of August Nickelnurser" – 1:10
# "Chase/Caught" – 3:21
# "The High Sign Theme" – 1:56
# "One Week Theme/The Wedding" – 0:27
# "Reckless Driving" – 1:39
# "Construction" – 0:49
# "Oh, Well/The Piano" – 1:42
# "Fight" – 5:12
# "Oh, Well/Bath Scene" – 2:05
# "Housewarming Party and Storm" – 2:52
# "One Week Theme/Aftermath" – 2:19
# "Here Comes The Train" – 0:44
# "Oh, Well" – 0:49

==Personnel==
*[[Bill Frisell]] – acoustic and electric guitars
*[[Kermit Driscoll]] – acoustic and electric basses
*[[Joey Baron]] – drums and percussion

== References ==
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{{Bill Frisell}}
{{Buster Keaton}}
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[[Category:1995 albums]]
[[Category:Bill Frisell albums]]
[[Category:Nonesuch Records albums]]
[[Category:Cultural depictions of Buster Keaton]]
[[Category:Alternative versions of soundtracks]]

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