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Bill Frisell
Biography
William Richard "Bill" Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American guitarist, composer and arranger. One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, Frisell's eclectic music touches on progressive folk, classical music, country music, noise and more. He is known for using an array of effects to create unique sounds from his instrument.
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Discography
- Hemispheres, 2008
- The Sweetest Punch, 1999
- In Line, 1983
- The High Sign / One Week: Music for the Films of Buster Keaton, 1995
- Have a Little Faith, 1993
- Songs We Know, 1998
- This Land, 1994
- Lágrimas mexicanas, 2011
- Rambler, 1985
- Smash & Scatteration (feat. Vernon Reid), 1985
- More News for Lulu, 1992
- Beautiful Dreamers, 2010
- History, Mystery, 2008
- Nashville, 1997
- Unspeakable, 2004
- Before We Were Born, 1989
- Smash & Scatteration, 1986
- The Willies, 2002
- All Hat, 2008
- The Intercontinentals, 2003
- Selected Recordings, 2002
- Blues Dream, 2001
- East/West, 2005
- The Best of Bill Frisell, Volume 1: Folk Songs, 2009
- Quartet, 1996
- Sign of Life, 2010
- Petra Haden and Bill Frisell, 2005
- Silent Comedy, 2013
- Ghost Town, 2000
- Is That You?, 1990
- News for Lulu, 1988
- Deep Dead Blue: Live 25 June 95, 1995
- Works
- Gone, Just Like a Train, 2000
- I Have the Room Above Her, 2005
- Go West: Music for the Films of Buster Keaton, 1995
- The Elephant Sleeps but Still Remembers, 2006
- Disfarmer, 2008
- RICHTER 858, 2005
- Live, 1995
- With Dave Holland and Elvin Jones, 2001
- Further East / Further West
- All We Are Saying, 2011
- Good Dog, Happy Man, 1999
- Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian, 2006
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Recently Played on ABC Jazz.
| Song | It's Nobody's Fault But Mine |
| Artist | Bill Frisell |
| Album | Beautiful Dreamers |
| Label | 2010 SLG, LLC |
| Year | 2010 |
| Song | On The Street Where You Live |
| Artist | Bill Frisell |
| Album | Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian |
| Label | Nonesuc/WMA |
| Year | 2006 |
| Song | Verona |
| Artist | Bill Frisell |
| Album | Gone, Just Like A Train |
| Label | Nonesuch/WEA |
| Year | 1997 |
| Song | Through A Skylight |
| Artist | Bill Frisell |
| Album | Just So Happens |
| Label | Postcards |
| Year | 1994 |
| Song | Boubacar |
| Artist | Bill Frisell |
| Album | East/West |
| Label | Nonesuch Records |
| Year | 2005 |
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On the ABC
- The Planet - 28 February 2001 - Wednesday 28th February, 2001 ...
- The Weekend Planet - 14 June 2008 - Bill Frisell/ Eilen Jewell
- The Weekend Planet - 12 September 2009 - Bill Frisell's
- Tuesday,11th April 2000 {Bill Frisell} + The Planet + 11/04/2000
- The Planet - 11 April 2000 - Tuesday,11th April 2000 {Bill ...
- Wednesday 28th February, 2001 {Bill Frisell} - The Planet ...
- The Weekend Planet - 5 September 2010 - Jim Hall and Bill ...
- The Planet - 8 November 2001 - Bill Frisell with Dave Holland ...
- The Planet - 14 March 2005 - Paul Motian, Bill Frisell, Joe ...
- The Weekend Planet - 8 February 2009 - Jim Hall and Bill ...
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This affectionate homage was recorded in May 1990 when Paul Motian was approaching his 60th birthday.
Bill Frisell in conversation with The Music Show's Andrew Ford. Re-broadcast on ABC Jazz on February 12, 2010.
Comments
People said very nice things about his shows at The Opera House in Sydney, and The New Yorker gives him a huge rap here http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/musical/2009/01/26/090126crmu_musi...
You can still hear the Melbourne Bill Frisell Trio concert on line ...at the Jazztrack
web page...abc.net.au/classic/jazztrack
Later this week the Joshua Redman trio concert at the Melbourne Int Jazz Festival
will be posted as well at the same link.
the melbourne concert was brilliant, exceeded expectations, well worth a listen (see above), particularly the encore!
Bill Frisell is an extraordinarily multi-faceted guitarist. His musical horizons and influences are astoundingly broad.
Adore his work particularly with Paul Motian and Joe Lovano on "Time and Time Again." (ECM 1992)
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