Credits:

Bill Frisell

Description:

Guitar legend Bill Frisell releases third Blue Note album! Bill Frisell, the one and only guitar legend who expresses not only jazz but also pop and roots music genres with his unique sound, has released his first new album in two years. This album, his third for Blue Note, features an irregular quartet formation of Greg Tardi (sax, cl), Gerald Clayton (p), and Jonathan Blake (ds) for the entire album. The idea had already existed before the Corona Disaster, and it was during the pandemic that he picked up the guitar and created the songs and fragments of ideas that became the basis for this album. Frisère said that they did not have any specifics about the sessions. "Everyone knew the songs and ideas I brought, but we were very open about who was going to play what and when," Frisère said. I was a little scared of not having a bass player, but I didn't think too much about the composition. It was always more about the chemistry. This album captures the first moment when the four of us got together and played, so it will be different when we play it live. The songs include 13 original Frisère songs, a mix of old and new. The album was recorded after the loss of a dear friend during the pandemic, and the entire album is filled with melancholic sadness.Dear Old Friend," dedicated to his late childhood friend Alan Woodward; "Claude Attlee," dedicated to his friend and painter who also passed away; and "Waltz for Hal Willner," dedicated to the rare and renowned producer Hal Willner, who died in 2020, All are beautifully sublimated versions of the anguish Frisère experienced during the Corona disaster, and are a must-listen.

Tracklisting:

1.Dear old friend (for Allen Woodard)
2.Claude Utley
3.The Pioneers
4.Holiday
5.Waltz For Hal Willner
6.Lookout For Hope
7.Monroe
8.Wise Women
9.Blue From Before
10.Always
11.Good Dog, Happy Man
12.Invisible
13.Dog on a Roof