Frisell is a pretty wild player when he wants to be, but this side of him is found more on his earlier recordings from lookout for hope up to this land. Its rare that such an artistic maverick as bill frisell should be such a soft spoken and humble man. These are some of the best public videos of bill frisell on youtube. News about bill contactsmedia tour store live download series tour archive news about bill contactsmedia. Frisell has released more than 40 albums, and won a 2005 grammy award for best contemporary jazz album for his cd unspeakable. Of course, i am a hugely biased fan of bill frisell, own several of his cds and have seen him play live on several occasions in a variety of musical contexts. Feb 09, 2018 listen or download bill frisells new album music is here. Bill frisell rambler alternate version official video. Since august of 2010, the guitarist has released beautiful dreamers, sign of life, and now this one. Beginning in november of 2008, songtone introduced the bill frisell live download series. Bill frisell sound from the mid 1990s the gear page.
His 2004 release, entitled unspeakable, produced by hal wilner, won a grammy for best contemporary jazz album. William richard frisell is an american guitarist, composer and arranger. On unspeakable, guitarist bill frisell and producer hal willner laurie anderson, lou reed take a freewheelings, idiosyncratic approach to the modern art of. Unspeakable mp3 downloads, free streaming music, lyrics. He is known for using an array of effects to create unique sounds from his instrument. The intercontinentals 2003 unspeakable 2004 richter 858 2005 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. Celebrated guitarist bill frisells 19th nonesuch record, unspeakable, was released in august 2004. On unspeakable, guitarist bill frisell and producer hal willner laurie anderson, lou reed take a freewheelings, idiosyncratic approach to the modern art of music sampling, in a grooveandsoul based project. This is a shorter version of the behindthescenes footage from bill frisells studio recording of all we are saying. All we are saying is bill frisells third album for savoy in months. You can buy latest album when you wish upon a star 2016 bill frisell. Create an account help customer service mobile version affiliate program. Jan 01, 2005 this collaboration between bill frisell and hal willner, the producer, turntablist and saturday night live music supervisor, yields intriguing but mixed results. It seems to exist in a parallel universe, a sciencefiction construct that makes you wonder what the world would be like had some tipping point moment gone a different way.
In a career spanning more than 25 years and over 200 recordings, including 25 albums of his own, guitarist, composer, and bandleader bill frisell is. Unspeakable by bill frisell is the bill and beats dance album promised by producer hal willner last spring. William richard bill frisell born march 18, 1951 is an american guitarist, composer and arranger. This collaboration between bill frisell and hal willner, the producer, turntablist and saturday night live music supervisor, yields intriguing but mixed results. Unspeakable wasnt exactly one of his most heralded albums, but its still a great one. Here you can buy and download music mp3 bill frisell. On this channel you will see me pull pranks on my friends, drive crazy cars, do insane challenges, and much more with the squad. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. That frisell should choose to put his postmodern country twang through a hiphop filter isnt surprising.
A london show, a couple weeks later, was released as part of frisells ongoing live download series, but it wasnt until frisells fourday residency at oakland, cas yoshis, in april, 2010, that he. All we are saying is a fulllength offering of frisells. The consensus that im getting is that there is no real answer to this except that bill frisell is a genius, which is what i kind of suspected in the first place. These are personal favorites of bills which he would like to share.
Listen or download bill frisells new album music is here. After revisiting the music of others, bill frisell has decided in this 2018 opus to gather new as well as older themes, some he hadnt played for years. Hes never one to sing his own praises, yet this truly gifted jazz guitarist has always followed his own muse, quietly gaining more and more fans with each passing year by combining avant garde improvisational jazz with bluegrass, folk and rock. The east disc was recorded in december of 2003 at the village vanguard with frisell on guitar acoustic and electric and loops, tony sherr on acoustic bass and a bit of acoustic guitar, and kenny wollesen on drums and. William richard frisell born march 18, 1951 is an american guitarist, composer and arranger. More music from the same recording session was released in 2019 as the followup album, epistrophy. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Home trending history get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live fashion learning spotlight. Provided to youtube by nonesuch 1968 bill frisell unspeakable. Aug 24, 2004 of course, i am a hugely biased fan of bill frisell, own several of his cds and have seen him play live on several occasions in a variety of musical contexts. Frisell a etudie au berklee college of music a boston aveuc jim hall. Apr 07, 2017 bill frisell, a legendary jazz and blues guitarist and composer, comes to kpc for an intimate solo performance. Bill frisell biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.
He has collaborated live and in recording with hundreds of artists including paul motian, john zorn, chick corea, elvis costello, suzanne vega, paul simon, norah jones, brian eno, bono, rickie lee jones and bonnie raitt. With the exception of 2003s intercontinentals, bill frisell had been playing it pretty safe for some time, sticking to his own personal vision of variations on the americana theme with nearly all of those albums being produced by lee townsend, by the way. Provided to youtube by nonesuch old sugar bear bill frisell unspeakable. Well, a change of producers often means a change of pace, and teaming up with eclectic producer hal willner for unspeakable. Bill frisell biography bill frisell is an extraordinary name in a guitar world of contemporary american jazz and jazz rock scene. I would try out frisell s solo recordings gone, just like a train, good dog, happy man, blues dream, bill frisell with dave holland and elvin jones, unspeakable, and eastwest. The social blade decade abbreviated subscriber counts on youtube social blade launches report cards for youtube instagram opens highlycoveted verification fo youtube premium to debut 50 original shows in youtube music inks partnership with american m netflix testing adsthatarentreallyads dur. Overture my old kentucky home i got off the plane around midnight. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from bill frisell at the discogs marketplace. Bill frisell, tony scherr, don alias, briggan krause. Listening to these fifteen tracks in one go is like travelling in the colourful meanders of this exceptional musicians brain. Sep 14, 2004 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. Eastwest is a two cd set, featuring his two working trios recorded in concert on both coasts.
One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, frisells eclectic music touches on progressive folk, classical music, country music, noise and more. Provided to youtube by nonesuch goodbye goodbye godbye bill frisell unspeakable. Listen to bill frisell soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create seattle. He went on to work in a variety of contexts, notably as a member of the new york city downtown scene where he formed a long. As removed as possible from the austere tone of the solo creative improvisation, guitarist bill frisell 1951, who moved to new york in 1980, a staple of paul motians ensemble 198184, assimilated rock and jazz innovations while harking back to oldtime church and folk music, and sometimes to marching bands and cafe orchestras, on in line august 1982, a collection of. Stream tracks and playlists from bill frisell on your desktop or mobile device. Bill frisell, ron carter, paul motian features two jazz legends that bill considers among his true mentors and musical inspirations. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Bill frisell live in seattle 11222004 full album youtube. This is a shorter version of the behindthescenes footage from bill frisell s studio recording of all we are saying. Listen online 14 songs from guitar in the space age. I would try out frisells solo recordings gone, just like a train, good dog, happy man, blues dream, bill frisell with dave holland and elvin jones, unspeakable, and eastwest.
One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, frisell came to prominen. 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. This is a release of select live performance recordings direct from the soundboard. My favorite cuts from the always great bill frisell. He went on to work in a variety of contexts, notably as a member of the new york city downtown scene where he formed a long partnership with john zorn. In addition, he collaborated on the duet recording lagrimas mexicanas with brazilian guitarist vinicius cantuaria on naive jazz, released earlier this year. A stunning, eclectic guitarist who blends the best elements of rock energy with jazz harmonic sophistication and melodic interpretation. Oct 03, 2014 small town is a live album by bill frisell and thomas morgan recorded at the village vanguard in 2016 and released on the ecm label the following year.
As removed as possible from the austere tone of the solo creative improvisation, guitarist bill frisell 1951, who moved to new york in 1980, a staple of paul motians ensemble 198184, assimilated rock and jazz innovations while harking back to oldtime church and folk music, and sometimes to marching bands and cafe orchestras, on in line august 1982, a collection of guitar solos and. I was hoping it was more simple than that, but i was pretty sure it wasnt going to be a matter of just go out and buy this brand of multieffects and hit the bill frisell 90s. Provided to youtube by nonesuch alias bill frisell unspeakable. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4.
At last, bill frisell is veering off in a new direction, heading out towards what could best be described as heavy funk for thinking truckers. One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, frisell came to prominence as a stalwart for ecm records. In a career spanning more than 25 years and over 200 recordings, the guitarist, composer, and bandleader is firmly established as a visionary presence in american music. Recorded just six months apart with two different trios, bill frisell really shows both sides of his musical personality.
Bill frisell, tony scherr, don alias, briggan krause unspeakable. Unspeakable is the very best music album of any kind i have listened to in several years. The shows are exclusively available on the live downloads page in the lossless flac format along with mp3 and aac files. It was frisells first album as a leader for the label since 1987s lookout for hope.
Bill frisell, tony scherr, don alias, briggan krause unspeakable music. It was frisell s first album as a leader for the label since 1987s lookout for hope. Small town is a live album by bill frisell and thomas morgan recorded at the village vanguard in 2016 and released on the ecm label the following year. In a career spanning more than 25 years and over 200 recordings, including 25 albums of his own, guitarist, composer, and bandleader bill frisell is now firmly established as. A character portrait of antiarchetype guitar hero, bill frisell, this nuanced film traces the ideas and processes that shaped frisells music, and provides rare insight into the mind and personality of one of the significant musicians of recent decades.
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