Re: Alert: Bill Frisell Trio on PBS tonight after Austin City Limits
rosskolnikov
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The new one is a larger ensemble with two horns and two violinists in addition to the trio. Good stuff although somewhat more abstract and experimental than other recent fare. I find it compares closest to "Quartet." The show tonight wasn't so rooted in "Americana" except for some of the songs performed. It was actually pretty radical in places.I also miss his distorted lead sound. My favorite Frisell album is "Gone, Just Like a Train" which I rate as the halfway point between his earlier period and the "Americana." (This even though the first album with a lot of Americana was "Have a Little Faith" from four years before "GJLAT.")Of the recent ones, you might like to try "Unspeakable." Rather than being produced by Lee Townsend, this one was done with Hal Willner and made use of some interesting samples. The more aggressive lead guitar tone was back in spots, too, although I think he played a Telecaster instead of the Klein guitar by that time.Another REALLY enjoyable one was "The Sound of Summer Running" with Pat Metheny, Joey Baron, and Marc Johnson as an all-star quartet. They had a really strong set of songs for that one so it's good both for the playing and for the melodic aspect of the tunes. ---------------------------------------Michael Landau did a send-up of Frisell (well, either a send-up and/or a loving homage) called "Americana Boy" on his Tales From the Bulge CD. It's the bonus track on a re-issue. He pretty much nailed it.
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The new one is a larger ensemble with two horns and two violinists in addition to the trio. Good stuff although somewhat more abstract and experimental than other recent fare. I find it compares closest to "Quartet." The show tonight wasn't so rooted in "Americana" except for some of the songs performed. It was actually pretty radical in places.I also miss his distorted lead sound. My favorite Frisell album is "Gone, Just Like a Train" which I rate as the halfway point between his earlier period and the "Americana." (This even though the first album with a lot of Americana was "Have a Little Faith" from four years before "GJLAT.")Of the recent ones, you might like to try "Unspeakable." Rather than being produced by Lee Townsend, this one was done with Hal Willner and made use of some interesting samples. The more aggressive lead guitar tone was back in spots, too, although I think he played a Telecaster instead of the Klein guitar by that time.Another REALLY enjoyable one was "The Sound of Summer Running" with Pat Metheny, Joey Baron, and Marc Johnson as an all-star quartet. They had a really strong set of songs for that one so it's good both for the playing and for the melodic aspect of the tunes. ---------------------------------------Michael Landau did a send-up of Frisell (well, either a send-up and/or a loving homage) called "Americana Boy" on his Tales From the Bulge CD. It's the bonus track on a re-issue. He pretty much nailed it.
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