I've heard Frisell mentioned in reverent tones by more than few people (most of whom are not inhabitants of Planet Zorn). They lump him in with Metheny, Mike Stern, John Scofield, Robben Ford, etc., as one of the big names in guitar jazz. While Frisell is not exactly in the same camp stylistically he is obviously as famous and respected by the people who listen to such artists. Not ashamed to admit that he likes Scofield's "Blue Matter" disc, tom In a message dated 6/4/02 4:35:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, mr.dave@attbi.com writes:
Yes, he sure does. My sense of it is that his group is as loyal as say, Naked City fans, but the group is MUCH larger. I've run into several people just in day-to-day life that are huge Frisell fans. Can't really say that about Zornlisters.
That said, Frisell may well lose some of those guys with the direction he's going now. I suspect that this CD might be the end of the line for the Americana thing. Bill is playing a lot now with his Intercontinental Quartet. That band includes a Vinicius Cuantaria from Brazil, Sidiki Camara from Mali and Christos Govetas from Greece. They're recording a CD this spring/summer.
- Dave
NP: Comfort and Joy, Clive Gregson
But, somebody said he really liked the CD with Holland & Jones, so I'm wondering: Does he have a new group of hardcore fans, far away from Zornlist land??
Hey all, I am a huge Frisell fan, as i'm sure you all can tell. So I am kind of stuborn to admit some things. I think that the Elvin Jones thing had some nice stuff on it. I don't think it really made me freak out like Blues Dream, Gone Like a Train, Nashville, Live and all the others. To tell you the truth it wasn't just bill that bothers me some on the cd, I think that Elvins playing kind of made the cd that much more strange. Elvin Jones isn't a great guy to have come and play quarter notes on your cd. That man is made to tear loose... But the overdubs kind of pissed me off too... Anyway...I still think bill is one of the greatest guitar players alive. His playing on Scofields cd "Grace Under Pressure" literally changed my life and the way I approach playing. I am looking forward to the new disks... But what is gonna be great is hearing the internation band, there gigs have gotten great reviews so far. So i don't know, may be bill will bust it out again. But remember about the whole americana thing...go back and listen to Rambler, this was in 1982 or whatever...long before he had ever meet john zorn or any of the guys in the downtown scene...what do you hear?...pedal steel licks and open string runs...very americana. That is something that always runs in Bills music...no matter what he is doing. But who knows may be the acoustic guitar will be replaced with a fire breathing Klein in the near future...now that would be a pretty sight! John ===== John LeGassey Banjology@yahoo.com AOL Messenger - GtrJazz9 Yahoo Messenger - GtrJazz9 Guitarist - Instructor __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com
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