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Bill Frisell: Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian

Read "Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian" reviewed by John Barron


The old saying, you can't judge a book by its cover, certainly applies to the latest release by eclectic guitarist Bill Frisell on the Nonesuch label. The untitled recording--actually co-led by Frisell, pioneering bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Paul Motian--delivers an empathetic commentary on an expansive American musical landscape. What is pleasantly surprising--or perhaps reassuring--is that ...

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Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian

Label: Nonesuch Records
Released: 2006
Track listing: Eighty-One; You Are My Sunshine; Worse and Worse; Raise Four; Pretty Polly; On The Street Where You Live; Monroe; Introduction; Misterioso; I'm So Lonesome, I Could Cry.

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Bill Frisell: Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian

Read "Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian" reviewed by Matthew Miller


It's fitting that the title of this disc contains only the names of its participants. After all, who needs a catchy title to sell a Bill Frisell album with Ron Carter and Paul Motian on it? More than anyone from his generation, Frisell has succeeded in cultivating a sound so distinct that it ...

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Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian: Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian

Read "Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian" reviewed by John Kelman


Despite his deep harmonic language and highly evolved personal sound, enigmatic guitarist Bill Frisell has often been criticized for musical choices that appear to ignore his jazz roots. But he treats jazz simply as one part of a larger musical continuum where Thelonious Monk and Hank Williams can harmoniously coexist. Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian ...

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Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian: Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian

Read "Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian" reviewed by Troy Collins


This self-titled debut by an all-star trio of acknowledged masters was recorded live in the studio with no rehearsal. Guitarist Bill Frisell has played with both bassist Ron Carter and drummer Paul Motian on numerous occasions, but never have all three joined forces before. Carter's rapport with Frisell was established years ago when the ...


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