| Bill Frisell Blues Dream Nonesuch # 79615 Produced by Lee Townsend Recorded at O Henry Studios Los Angeles, CA in Jan. 2000 Released: January 16, 2001 |
| Bill Frisell: Guitars, Greg Leitz: Steel guitar, Mandolin, Ron Miles: Trumpet, Billy Drewes: Alto Sax, Curtis Fowlkes: Trombone, David Piltch: Bass, Kenny Wollensen: Drums |
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| Vinicius Cantuaria Vinicius Transparent # 500052 Produced by Lee Townsend, Vinicius Cantuaria, Soli Recorded at Shelter Island Studios New York and Forest Sound, Brooklyn Released: March 6, 2001 Bill Frisell (guitar) appears on three songs: 2/ Ela e Carioca (4:48) 5/ Quase Choro (4:46) 8/ Nova de Sete (4:45) Also appearing on this recording are, David Byrne, Mark Ribot, Brad Mehldau, Marc Johnson, Joey Baron, Peter Scherer, Jenny Scheinman, and others |
| Bill Frisell with Dave Holland and Elvin Jones Nonesuch # 79624-2 Produced by Lee Townsend, Michael Shrieve Recorded at Avatar Studios, N.Y.C., Different Fur Recording, San Francisco in the spring of 2000 & early 2001 1. Outlaws (7:55) 2. Twenty Years (3:15) 3. Coffaro's Theme (4:50) 4. Blue's Dream (4:49) 5. Moon River (6:25) 6. Tell Your Ma, Tell Your Pa (9:06) 7. Strange Meeting (5:22) 8. Convict 13 (3:54) 9. Again (7:32) 10. Hard Times (3:39) 11. Justice And Honor (4:48) 12. Smilin' Jones (5:03) |
| Dale Bruning Reunion with Special Guest Bill Frisell Jazz Link Ent. # 440072 (2XCD) Produced By Dale Bruning. Jude Hibler, and Bill Frisell Recorded at Cornish School of the Arts, Seattle WA. January 21-22, 2000 Disc One 1/ Poor Butterfly (7:16) 2/ It Don't Mean a Thing, If It Ain't Got That Swing (5:42) 3/ Body and Soul (8:28) 4/ All The Things You Are (10:14) 5/ Besame Mucho (10:35) 6/ Seven Come Eleven (7:42) Disc Two 1/ I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (6:50) 2/ Birk's Works (6:32) 3/ 'Round Midnight (8:43) 4/ Anthropology (6:31) 5/ The Shadow of Your Smile (7:06) 6/ All Blues (8:46) "When Bill Frisell started studying with me, he had already made great strides as a young clarinetist / saxophonist. Clearly, he had much talent. He was diligent with practicing, always prepared, and eager to learn. What a joy he was to teach! Frequently, I questioned my own abilities / background as to whether they were adequate to guide him forward. Years later, Bill Frisell has become this most highly regarded music master. He's amazing. He's played with so many fine musicians in so many varied settings. Yet, he hasn't changed; he's the same fine, humble person I've always known. He even agreed to play these standards with me. What a privilege!" -Dale Bruning CD Liner Notes "I can't imagine what I'd be doing or where I'd be right now if I hadn't met Dale Bruning. I might not be playing the guitar. When I first came to him for lessons in high school, I wasn't aware of the music of Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans, Jim Hall, Charles Ives, and so many others that were soon to have a profund effect on me. He opened up this world to me and gave me the encouragement and tools I needed to start trying to understand what was going on in there. I'm still trying. Dale continues to be an inspiration and example for me both as a musician and a person. It was an honor and a thrill to have the opportunity to do this concert together. -Bill Frisell CD Liner Notes |
| "Lots of times we do the records and deliver them before they know we've been recording. I've been able to make a decent living being able to make a decent living being able to work this way and keep project costs in the black, album after album."-soundsofseattle.com |
| Duncan Sheik Phantom Moon Nonesuch # 79614-2 Recorded at Sear Sound, NYC, Angel Studios, London, TMF Studios, NYC, and Other Room Music, Seattle May - October 2000 Produced By Duncan Sheik Released February 27, 2001 Bill Frisell (guitar) appears on one track: 8/ Far Away (4:31) "I basically said to Bill, play whatever you want to play," and he said, "Well do you want me to play acoustic?" and I said, "Maybe at this point I have earned the right to have one electric instrument on the record, so why don't you go ahead and play electric."..."We did a bunch of takes, and those takes got pieced together after the fact, so it became a little bit like a duet between myself and Bill." -Duncan Sheik Acoustic Guitar Magazine Nov. 2001 |
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| Bill Frisell Discography 2001 |
| When available, I've included a CD cover. Click on it for song samples and/or CD ordering. If nothing happens, it means I have not located a retailer or the release is out of print. |
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| Aiko Shimada Blue Marble Tzadik # 7231 Produced by Eyvind Kang Recorded at Zulu Sound & Theater of Mineral Nades, Seattle, Wa. Released January 2001 Bill Frisell (electric guitar, backwards guitar loops) appears on: 8/ Song For Mark (4:33) 9/ ASA (morning, Part 3) |
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| Laurie Anderson Life on a String Nonesuch #79539-2 Produced by Hal Wilner Recorded at The Lobby, N.Y.C. August Bill Frisell(guitar) appears on one track: 9/ Washington Street (4:40) Laurie Anderson(Vocal,Violin,Keyboard),Bill Frisell(guitar),Skuli Sverrisson(Bass),Joey Baron(Drums),Ben Rubin(Bells) |
| Danny Barnes & Thee Old Codgers Things I Done Wrong Terminus CD-0103 Produced by Wayne Horvitz Released June 19, 2001 Danny Barnes(Banjo), Keith Lowe(Acoustic & Electric Bass), Jon Perry(Violin,Viola) Special Guests: Bill Frisell, Wayne Horvitz, Orville Johnson, Mark Graham and Others |
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| Anti-Jazz Global Blues Gallery Tungston Records # GT 200101 Produced by Recorded at Released January 17, 2001 Bill Frisell composed one track: 7/ Strange Meeting He does not appear on this release |
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| During 2001, Brian Blade sat in with Bill & a few "Blues Dream" band members during it's spring tour. Here's a brief interview with Brian. |
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| Garrett/Scofield/Brecker/Friesen Old Folks West Wind Jazz # WW2120 Released March 3, 2001 Reissues from ITM and Landmark Bill appears on two of the 4 Kenny Garrett tracks |
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| 1 Old Folks - John Scofield/David Friesen 2 Wanderlust - Kenny Garrett 3 True Blue - John Scofield/David Friesen 4 Airegin - David Friesen/Michael Brecker 5 Signs And Wonders - David Friesen/Michael Brecker 6 Speak No Evil - David Friesen/Denny Zeitlin 7 Wingspan - Kenny Garrett 8 Oyster Dance, The - Kenny Garrett 9 Sonhos Do Brazil - Kenny Garrett Recorded between 1987-1994 |
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| 1/Emmylou Harris-One Big Love (remix) 2/Madonna-Cyber Raga 3/Michael Franti & Spearhead-Listener Supported (remix) 4/David Gray-My Oh My 5/Bill Frisell-Keep Your Eyes Open 6/Tom Waits-Buzz Fledderjohn 7/Youssou N'Dour-Birima (orginial Dakar mix) 8/Brad Mehldau-Paranoid Android (written by Radiohead) 9/Artis the Spoonman-Plantin 10/Daniel Lanois-Pour Ton Sourir 11/Moby-Whispering Wind 12/Joseph Arthur-I Donated Myself to the Mexican Army 13/Joe Henry-Animal Skin 14/Sheryl Crow-Everyday Is A Winding Road (live) 15/Chocolate Genius-Love Walks In |
| Various Artists Groundwork A release which benefits the Groundwork organization |
| 5/ Written by Bill Frisell, Friz-Tone Music (BMI). Performed live by The New Quartet, featuring Greg Leisz, David Pilch, Kenny Wollesen, and Bill Frisell. Recording Engineer: Claudia Engelhart. Editing by Lee Townsend and Greg Calbi. Appears courtesy Nonesuch Records. Recorded live in concert at Yoshi's in Oakland, CA, on June 15, 2001. |
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| Various Artists THE JAZZ CLUB HIGHLIGHTS 1990 TDK Mediactive - DV-JTJCH LPCM, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Released in 2001 Recorded at Theatrehaus Stuttgart April 1990 This is a European DVD release 1. STEPS AHEAD - Well In That Case 2. RABIH ABOU-KHALIL - Dusk 3. ARCHIE SHEPP QUARTET - Mama Rose 4. JOHN ZORN & NAKED CITY - Mystery Song 5. J.REITER & CHARLY MARIANO - Pink Lady 6. MICHAEL KERSTING - Baterie 7. CATHERINE/VAN’T HOFF/VITOUS 8. MIKE STERN & BOB BERG BAND - Friday Night At The Cadillac Club 9. MICHEL PETRUCCIANO & TRIO 10. LENI STERN BAND 11. SAMUL NORI & RED SUN - O-Lim Bill Frisell(guitar) appears on track 4/ with John Zorn(alto Sax),Wayne Horvitz(keyboards),Fred Firth(bass), and Joey Baron(drums) Thanks to Lasse Nikkarev |
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| Stefen F. Winter The Little Trumpet Winter & Winter JMT 919007 Produced by Stefen F. Winter Recorded at Released October 30, 2001 This is a reissue CD |
| Herb Robertson Transparency Winter & Winter JMT# 919002 Produced by Recorded at Released September 4, 2001 This is a reissue CD |
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| Various Artists This is Seymour Duncan Volume One Seymour Duncan CD Produced by Vernon Neilly Released 2001 This is a Various Artists compilation from guitar pick-up maker, Seymour Duncan. It highlights artists who use their guitar pick-ups. The Bill Frisell track is: 17/Blues For Los Angeles (5:13) originally released on Gone, Just Like a Train Liner notes on Frisell: Bill plays the JB Model humbucker in his Klein guitar played through a Mesa Boogie Mark 1 amp. |
| Various Artists 2001 Nonesuch Sampler Bill Frisell appears on a previously released track from Blues Dream: ?/ Blues Dream |
| Bill's 2001 Equipment choices Gibson ES-446 with Seymour Duncan Antiquity pick-ups, Anderson Archtop, Gibson J-45, and a Jumbo Klien acoustic. Also a Line 6 DL4 Delay Modler, Digitech 8 second delay, Electro-Harmonix 16-second delay |
| "This record is live and spontaneous, yet there are a lot of overduds and guitar orchestrations. I was only in there for a few hours with Dave and Elvin, but then I went back and added harmonies and dubbed melodies. I even dubbed some of Daves acoustic bass parts, playing them an octive lower on electric bass." -Guitar Player Feb 2002 |
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| Various Artists Deep Sleep 101 Blue Marble's Music and Guidebook For a Good Night's Sleep Bill Frisell appears on one previously released track: 5. Godson Song - Bill Frisell Other artists include Wind Machine , Chris Botti , Robbie Robertson , Bobby McFerrin , Ulf Wakenius and Lars Danielsson , Pink Martini , Budapest Strings , The Choir of King's College , The Academy of Ancient Music , Claudio Arrau , Julian Lloyd Webber/ John Lenahan This is what it says on the back: The guidebook--The best techniques for improving sleep might not be what you think. The primary cause of poor sleep might surprise you as well. The techniques for improving sleep in Deep Sleep 101 have been developed by Dr. Gregg Jacobs, based on his fifteen years of sleep research at Harvard Medical School, where he developed the world's first drug-free program scientifically proven to conquer insomnia. The music--For the hour before bedtime, Blue Marble has created this concert of music that quiets the mind and releases the grip of stress on the body and the spirit. And hurray! It's not boring elevator music! |
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| Various Artists gascd. Ram Recordings # RAMCD-76 (2 CD) Recorded live in 2001 Produced by Released in 2001 This a benefit 2-CD Set promoting awareness of the social and enviromental impact of corporate globalization. The Bill Frisell track is a previously unreleased recording: Disc Two 17/ Whats Going On? (9:46) Bill Frisell,guitar, Tony Scherr, bass, Kenny Wollenson, drums |
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| Bill Frisell Anthology #1 Home Collection This a complete collection of MP3's from each of the LP's listed 1/ Is That You? 2/Before We Were Born - 1989 3/Where In The World? - 1990 4/Have A Little Faith - 1992 5/This Land - 1992 6/Nashville - 1995 7/Quartet - 1996 8/Gone, Just Like A Train - 1997 9/Good Dog, Happy Man - 1999 10/Ghost Town - 2000 |
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| Various Artists Barnes and Noble Recommends Nonesuch # PRC 300715 This is a promotional CD from Barnes and Noble presenting a selection of work from Nonesuch 2001 releases. Artists include Laurie Anderson, Duncan Schiek, Emmylou Harris, Caetano Velso, and Sam Phillips. It contains a previously released version from Bill Frisell's 2001 release Blues Dream. 3/ Blues Dream |
| 1. Blues Dream 2. Ron Carter 3. Pretty Flowers Were Made For Blooming 4. Pretty Stars Were Made To Shine 5. Where Do We Go? 6. Like Dreamers Do (Part One) 7. Like Dreamers Do (Part Two) 8. Outlaws 9. What Do We Do? 10. Episode 11. Soul Merchant 12. Greg Leisz 13. The Tractor 14. Fifty Years 15. Slow Dance 16. Things Will Never Be The Same 17. Dream On 18. Blues Dream (reprise) |
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| Various Artists Music Pa Vej- NR.2 Released February 12, 2001 Sony Denmark This is a promotional CD issued by Sony in Denmark. Bill Frisell appears on a previously released track from 2001's Finding Forester Soundtrack: 8/ Over The Rainbow |
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| Italy's Buscadero magazine did a 2001 Bill article |
