Trust frisell, whose slipslidin approach makes him the most identifiable electric guitarist equal parts blues, nashville and mysterioso of the last 25 years, to create this stunningly original and sensitive tribute to the songs of john lennon. Watch the video for in my life from bill frisell s all we are saying. Provided to youtube by universal music group revolution bill frisell all we are saying. 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. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. Photography by monica frisell except where noted click image to open fullresolution file, then rightclick to download. Bill frisell listen and stream free music, albums, new. A london show, a couple weeks later, was released as part of frisells ongoing live download series, but it wasnt until frisells fourday. The album was rereleased in 2005 on the songlines label with a cd. It consists of songs written by john lennon, both as a member of the beatles and as a solo artist, arranged and performed in frisell s definitive style.
Since august of 2010, the guitarist has released beautiful dreamers, sign of life, and now this one. In iceland, yoko ono lit a tulipshaped beacon of light in the memorial imagine peace tower, which. William richard frisell is an american guitarist, composer and arranger. Richter 858 was originally released as part of a limitededition volume of gerhard richters paintings which also contained poetry and essays by dave hickey and klaus kertess inspired by the artists work. Beginning in november of 2008, songtone introduced the bill frisell live download series.
The official online store for bill frisell recordings and other merchandise. One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, frisell came to prominen. In 2017, frisell received an honorary doctorate of music from his alma. The album features frisell, eyvind kang, jenny scheinman and hank roberts. Frisell has the ability to play nearly any extroverted style of music and his humor check out the dates music i. Bill frisell all we are saying lyrics and tracklist genius. These are some of the best public videos of bill frisell on youtube. Bill frisell, kenny wollesen drums, tony scherr double bass, jenny scheinman violin, greg leisz guitar. All we are saying is bill frisell s third album for savoy in months.
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. A more elaborate look behind the scenes bill frisell plays john lennon a look into the studio session and how important this music really. For me, music has all along been so much about playing with other people. One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, frisell came to prominence as a stalwart for ecm records. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. The shows are exclusively available on the live downloads page in the lossless flac format along with mp3 and aac files. When musicians surrender to nostalgia the atlantic. In addition, he collaborated on the duet recording lagrimas mexicanas with brazilian guitarist vinicius cantuaria on. A london show, a couple weeks later, was released as part of frisell s ongoing live download series, but it wasnt until frisell s fourday residency at oakland, cas yoshis, in april, 2010, that he came back to the repertoire with a rockier complexion. On youtube you can find frisell and friends playing much more interesting live versions of these same songs. Bill frisell has been actively some would say obsessively exploring the depths and dimensions of american roots music since the release of nashville in 1997. Bill frisell to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. All we are saying is a fulllength offering of frisell s. This is a shorter version of the behindthescenes footage from bill frisell s studio recording of all we are saying.
Bill frisell s all we are saying is a refreshing, respectful, and constantly fascinating examination of john lennons classic works including two written with mccarteny incorporating a unique instrumentation that most listeners would not expect to appear in the context of this music. The music from these sessions was recorded live to cassette on a stereo panasonic boombox over the stretch of one hot summer in downtown manhattan, 1981. The shows are exclusively available on the live downloads page in the lossless flac. For commercial use, it is necessary to contact the photographer directly.
All photos posted are for presspromotional use only. In september 2011 frisell released all we are saying, a fulllength offering of his interpretations of john lennons music. Find bill frisell discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Find bill frisell discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Listen or download bill frisells new album music is here. In addition, he collaborated on the duet recording lagrimas mexicanas with brazilian guitarist vinicius cantuaria on naive jazz, released earlier this year. Bill frisell come together from the album all we are saying.
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. Bill frisell rambler alternate version official video youtube. Guitarist bill frisell adds personal tribute to the singersongwriteractivist on all we are saying. William richard frisell born march 18, 1951 is an american guitarist, composer and arranger. Mary halvorson is one of the most acclaimed guitarists of her generationa virtuoso improviser, distinctive composer, arranger and a deep student of the jazz guitar. Here she joins forces with living legend bill frisell to pay tribute to johnny smith, a guitarist who has been a. His subsequent recordings ghost town, gone just like a train, blues dream, good dog, happy man, and the willies were all approaches to the various folk styles that originated on american soil. Jazz guitarist bill frisells new record guitar in the space age isnt. This is a release of select live performance recordings direct from the soundboard. Frisell s quintet includes violinist jenny scheinman, pedal steel and acoustic guitarist greg leisz, bassist tony scherr, and drummer kenny wollesen.
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