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 Frisel...
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Fellow Northwest denizen Bill Frisell, one of my Guitar Heroes covers a classic. If you ever have the chance of catching him live, it is well worth it.Recorded Live Stockholm 2000Sorry about the quality, I really had to squeeze this to get it under 15 MB.
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Bill Frisell, Kenny Wollesen, Viktor Krauss - Live at Yoshi's in Oakland CA.
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"I is here with my main man, Mr. Boutros Boutros Ghali" to tell you that Bill Frisell is playing Grace Cathedral on March 16 at 8pmSo sweet.
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Strange old jokes aside (I first heard the "No soap Radio" joke in Elementary school, about XXX many years ago), I just discovered Bill Frisell's "Gone, Just Like a Train." I found myself listening to this disc WAY more than any other I'd heard in recent memory, as if it was tuning my brain into some other space..The song "Egg Radio" seems to have a particualrly strong effect. (I can't help but...
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To all those Frisell fans out there (and for those who aren't familiar), check out this video that showcases his newest album, "Floratone".....Bill's a genius and this album further demonstrates his dynamic and relentless energy as a musician and innovator.
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This album kicks off with the jazzy "Blues for Los Angeles" with some very arresting guitar work. He uses a similar approach on the ten-minute "Lookout for Hope" and the title track. Otherwise the album settles in to a more relaxed feel, but Frisell's guitar playing shines throughout. Whether it's the folky strains of "Verona," the funky rhythms of "Egg Radio" or the Chet Atkins-style groove he...
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Fellow mogger, uvawitz recently posted about Charles Lloyd's new release, Sangam, which reminded me that I had been listening to Lloyd's Jumping the Creek a lot as I went to sleep.It also reminded me of a neighbor in college who insisted that he never bought music that was difficult to fall asleep to.Lately, I have been putting on Bill Frisell's cover of Bob Dylan's "A Hard Rain's a-gonna Fall...
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As promised - the Bill Frisell Version of this great great tune. With Kermit Driscoll (bass) and Joey Baron (drums). One of the great modern music trios. Recorded live in Spain(?).Enjoy!
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So there are albums that you pick up by chance, as an exploration, as an improvisation. And this is one of those albums that I did pick up without much knowlegde about it and the artist, Bill Frisell. This is a guitar rifting, breaths in between... the sound drifting between blues and country through the medium of jazz. I never thought this possible until I heard this particular East/West.Many...
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Bill Frisell's ambient, fuzzy, meandering guitar doodles sound like they're trying to approximate the sad stillness blowing through the corridors of Keaton's mind.
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This year's Festival is just loaded with great music. Bill Frisell took the stage in an intimate setting at the National Library and Archives Canada on Sunday night!!! What a tastefull player and an inspiration to us all... here he is doing one of my favourite Dylan tunes.
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It's true. My record store (it's not mine i just frequently and uncontrollably find myself in it all the time) files Bill Frisell under a section called "guitar gods". And deservedly so. I haven't been able to stop listening to him lately, particularly the East/West live record he put a few years ago. It's so inventive and clever and funny and he can play the guitar so incredibly well yet h...
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