To One Seeking Variety, Bill Frisell, The Intercontinentals
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Several people have commented that I have a very diverse taste in music. I think it has a lot to do with being very open, having music to match the breadth of life's moods and experiences, and also suspicions that I might be missing something. Then there is also the need to spread the wealth you know?Even saying that, a post about Bill Frisell seems out of left field. I first heard Bill Frisell when I went to see Ron Carter and Frisell play en duo form at a club in NYC. I knew nothing of Frisell, I knew a decent amount about Carter and knew that I was only in town for a few days and this was my best bet for some music that I would not otherwise have the opportunity to hear. The set was gentle and not too swinging, lovely. I remember being a little disappointed because my fondest thoughts of Carter were for lending bass lines to A Tribe Called Quest. However the second set involved just Frisell and his sextet, which sounded suspiciously like a rock band at times. It was a great show covering standards and personal compositions, and was my introduction to his versatile talents.So why do I like Frisell? It is jazz but in a southern or Appalachian sense, never far from some Americana, bluegrass, or other indigenous music forms from points further. The following is from his album that fused in a lot of Indian (Subcontinent) influence to underscore that twang and fiddle.
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