| Bill Frisell Discography 1986 |
| Lyle Mays Lyle Mays Produced by: Lyle Mays and Steven Cantor Recorded 1985 at the Power Station, NYC 1986 Geffen GHS 24097 (LP) 1986 Geffen 9 24097-2 (CD) Lyle Mays (piano, synths, autoharp), Alejandro N. Acuna (drums), Billy Drewes (alto and soprano saxophones), Bill Frisell (guitar), Marc Johnson (acoustic bass), Nana Vasconcelos (percussion). |
| Paul Bley Quartet Fragments Produced by: Manfred Eicher Recorded January 1986 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo ECM 1320 ECM 829 280-2 (CD) 1986 (88?) Bill Frisell also contributes one composition: 2/ Monica Jane (7:09) 1/ Memories (7:26) 2/ Monica Jane (Bill Frisell) (7:09) 3/ Line Down (7:17) 4/ Seven (5:44) 5/ Closer (5:08) 6/ Once Around the Park (5:40) 7/ Hand Dance (2:54) 8/ For the Love of Sarah (5:46) 9/ Nothing Ever Was, Anyway (7:01) Paul Bley (piano), John Surman (soprano saxophone, bass clarinet), Paul Motian (drums), Bill Frisell (guitar). We'd go in the studio and everything was ready to go and we just started improvising and that's what you hear. The first notes you hear on that "Fragments" record are some of the very first notes we played together. -Bill Frisell Downbeat, May 1989 |
| Bill Frisell/Henry Kaiser Truth Or Consequences (1986 Friz-tone Music) Released: June 1986 Guitar Player Magazine Soundpage #21 33 1/3 RPM Flexi-Single Henry Kaiser and Bill Frisell both play and share the composing credits on this tune. Equipment includes Synclavier with 10 Mb Winchester hard disc drive, 4 Mb internal sampling RAM, VT keyboard, guitar interface, Kennedy tape drive, and Pericom moniter terminal. Also, Akai MG1212 12-track Mixer/recorder, Lexicon Model 200 digital reverb, Howard Dumble tube preamp, 1950's Fender Stratocaster modified with Floyd Rose tremolo and Alembic pickups, Pete Cornish Fuzz, and a Modulus Graphite Thru-Body controller guitar. |
| Stefan F. Winter The Little Trumpet Produced by: Stefan F. Winter Recorded July 1986 at Systems 2, Brooklyn, NY 1986 JMT 697 124 102-2 (CD) 1986 JMT 860007 (LP) 1995 JMT 514 027-2 (CD) 1/ Panacoustica (Overture) In Memory of Thomas (5:16) 2/ Part I Despairing Little Trumpet (3:05) 3/ Part II Friendship (1:24) 4/ Part III The Welcoming (5:42) 5/ Part IV Sad Fate (3:24) 6/ Part V Lullaby (2:26) 7/ Part VI Wild Disputes (3:35) 8/ Part VII Harmony (6:19) 9/ Part VIII The Night (5:01) 10/ Part IX The Marvelous Event (6:45) 11/ Part X Panacoustica (1:20) All music composed by Stefan F. Winter, arranged by Herb Robertson. Herb Robertson (pocket trumpet, fluegelhorn, cornet), Tim Berne (alto saxophone), Robin Eubanks (trombone), Bob Stewart (tuba), Bill Frisell (electric and acoustic guitars), Warren Smith (vibraphone, marimba-phone), Anthony Cox (double-bass), Reggie Nicholson (drums). |
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| ECM's Fragments Publicity Photo |
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| Various Artists Re Records Quarterly Magazine Re Records # 0201 (LP only) Produced by Henry Kaiser Recorded at The Vancouver Jazz Festival June 23, 1986 This track is an improvisation based on the Muddy Waters song, made at the end of Bill Frisell's solo set, when he opened for Crazy Backwards Alphabet.. Bill Frisell appears on one improvised trio track: 3/ The Same Thing (Muddy Waters) Bill Frisell (guitar), Henry Kaiser (guitar), Michael Maxymenko (drums) |
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| Various Artists Godard Ca Vous Chante: Tribute to Jean-Luc Godard Produced by Recorded at Radio City Studios NYC August & September 1985 Released Nato # 634 (LP) (France) 1986 Nato # 53004.2 (CD) (France) 1992 Bill Frisell appears on one track: 2/ Godard (Zorn) (18:42) John Zorn (alto saxophone, clarinet, narration), Bill Frisell (guitars, banjo), Anthony Coleman (Keyboards), Carol Emanuel (harp), Christian Marclay (turntables), Bobby Previte (drums, percussion), David Weinstein (keyboards, computer), Luli Shioi (vocal), Wu Shoa-Ying (narration), Richard Foreman (narration) |
| Various Artists The Improvisors Tellus #15 (CT) Produced by Recorded at The Stephanie and Irving Stone Festival of Improvisors Roulette, NYC November 8, 9, 10, 1985 Bill Frisell plays on: Side A 2/ Carol Emanuel (harp), Bill Frisell (electric guitar), Tom Cora (electric cello), Bobby Previte (drums) (5:45) Side B 2/ Bill Frisell (electric guitar). Jim Staley (trombone) (3:00) |
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| John Zorn The Big Gundown Icon # 5504 (LP) (USA) 1986 Icon # 5504CD (CD) (USA) 1986 Nonesuch/Icon # 9 79139-2 (CD) (USA) 1986 Nonesuch/Icon # 9 79139-2 (CT) (USA) 1986 Nonesuch Digital # 9 79139-1 (LP) (Germ) 1986 Nonesuch Digital # 9 79139-2 (CD) (Germ) 1986 *Tazadik # 7328 2000 Produced by Yale Evelev Recorded at Radio City Music Hall Studio September 1984-September 1985, BC Studios Bill Frisell (electric guitars) appears on 1/ The Big Gundown (17:17) 5/ Erotico (The Burglars) (4:17) * Note: The 2000 re-release includes bonus tracks, but Bill Frisell does not appear on any of them |
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| Marc Johnson Bass Desires ECM # PRO-A-2454 (LP) Produced by Manfred Eicher This is a two track promo LP from the 1985 release of Bass Desires. Side One 1/ Samurai Hee-Haw (Edit) (4:28) Side Two 2/ Mojo Highway (Edit) (5:21) |
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| Bill Frisell made the cover of Downbeats April 1986 issue, along with a nice informative article by Howard Mandel |
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| Photo credit James Gudeman |
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