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Bill Frisell – Orchestras

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Guitarist Bill Frisell’s new double LP Orchestras documents two inspired concert-hall engagements arranged by Michael Gibbs for Frisell’s long-standing trio with bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Rudy Royston: one featuring the nearly 60-piece Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Alexander Hanson; and one with the 11-piece Umbria Jazz Orchestra, under the musical direction of Manuele Morbidini. But as with so much of Frisell’s music over the past four decades, a relatively straightforward concept and a familiar songbook yield quietly stirring revelations. The music showcases a level of comfort and interactivity that far transcends the vast majority of “with strings” projects on the jazz record shelf. Sweeping orchestration evoking landmark film scores and Gil Evans alike move nimbly within and around the trio’s telepathic rapport, and Frisell’s shimmering trademark tone melds gorgeously with symphonic strings and brass.

Disc 1. With Brussels Philharmonic
1. Nocturne Vulgaire
2. Lush Life
3. Doom
4. Rag
5. Throughout
6. Electricity
7. Sweet Rain
8. Richter 858, No.7
9. Beautiful Dreamer

Disc 2. With Umbria Jazz Orchestra
1. Lookout for Hope
2. Levees
3. Strange Meeting
4. Doom
5. Electrcity
6. Monica Jane
7. We Shall Overcome

2024 Blue Note Records

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Bill Frisell – Orchestras2024-04-29T20:27:17+00:00

Bill Frisell – Four

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Bill Frisell convenes a new line-up of musical friends on his third Blue Note album Four, which features the acclaimed guitarist with Greg Tardy on saxophone and clarinet, Gerald Clayton on piano, and Johnathan Blake on drums.

Together the foursome delve into intimate explorations of 13 Frisell originals both new and old to create this stunning new work that is a meditation on loss, renewal, and friendship.

1. Dear Old Friend (for Alan Woodard) (2:25)
2. Claude Utley (5:15)
3. The Pioneers (5:43)
4. Holiday (3:47)
5. Waltz for Hal Willner (2:48)
6. Lookout for Hope (5:10)
7. Monroe (6:18)
8. Wise Woman (3:46)
9. Blues from Before (3:49)
10. Always (4:14)
11. Good Dog, Happy Man (3:03)
12. Invisible (4:50)
13. Dog on a Roof (6:42)

Release Date: November 11, 2022

Bill Frisell: Guitar
Greg Tardy: Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet & Bass Clarinet
Gerald Clayton: Piano
Johnathan Blake: Drums

Produced by Lee Townsend

Recorded by James Farber and assisted by David Stoller at The Samurai Hotel, New York, NY
Mixed by James Farber and assisted by Thom Beemer at Reservoir Studios, 36 West 37th Street, New York, NY
Mastered by Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone at Sterling Sound, Edgewater, NJ
Vinyl Mastered byKevin Gray […]

Bill Frisell – Four2023-03-23T23:43:32+00:00

Bill Frisell – Valentine

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  1. Baba Drame
  2. Hour Glass
  3. Valentine
  4. Levees
  5. Winter Always Turns To Spring
  6. Keep Your Eyes Open
  7. A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
  8. Electricity
  9. Wagon Wheels
  10. Aunt Mary
  11. What The World Needs Now Is Love
  12. Where Do We Go ?
  13. We Shall Overcome

Release Date: August 14, 2020

The debut recording of guitarist Bill Frisell’s trio with bassist Thomas Morgan & drummer Rudy Royston is a wide-ranging 13 song set that mixes Frisell originals new & old, jazz standards, traditional songs, and interpretations of classic songs he has played live with the group for some time. Valentine explores the creative freedom of the trio format and the profound musical relationship between these three musicians after years of touring. 

Produced by Lee Townsend
Recorded by Tucker Martine at Flora Recording in Portland, Oregon

Bill Frisell – Valentine2021-03-03T02:19:21+00:00

Bill Frisell – HARMONY

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1. Everywhere (Music by Bill Frisell)
2. God’s Wing’d Horse (Music by Bill Frisell / Words by Julie Miller)
3. Fifty Years (Music by Bill Frisell)
4. Hard Times (Words & Music by Stephen Foster)
5. Deep Dead Blue (Music by Bill Frisell / Words by Elvis Costello)
6. There In A Dream (Music by Charlie Haden / Words by Jesse Harris)
7. Lonesome (Music by Bill Frisell)
8. On The Street Where You Live (Music by Alan Jay Lerner / Words by Frederick Loewe)
9. How Many Miles? (Music by Bill Frisell)
10. Lush Life (Words and Music by Billy Strayhorn)
11. Honest Man (Music by Bill Frisell)
12. Red River Valley (Traditional)
13. Curiosity (Music by Bill Frisell)
14. Where Have All The Flowers Gone? (Words and Music by Pete Seeger)

Released: 2019

HARMONY is:
Bill Frisell: Guitars
Petra Haden: Voice
Hank Roberts: Voice, Cello
Luke Bergman: Voice, Guitars & Bass

Produced by Lee Townsend
Recorded by Tucker Martine & assisted by Justin Chase at Flora Recording & Playback, Portland, OR
Mixed by Tucker Martine at Flora Recording & Playback, Portland, OR
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, Edgewater, NJ

Design by Luke Jacobs from Perfecto Creative
Photography by Monica Jane Frisell

Proudly presented by the Blue […]

Bill Frisell – HARMONY2020-02-08T02:36:35+00:00

Charlie Hunter Trio – Bing, Bing, Bing!

SPOTIFY ITUNES AMAZON Produced by Lee Townsend

Recorded at Mobius Music, San Francisco
Mixed at Different Fur Recording, San Francisco
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York

Recording engineers: Oliver DiCicco & Christian Jones
Mixing engineer: Judy Clapp
Mastering engineer: Greg Calbi

Blue Note

Charlie Hunter – 8-string guitar
Dave Ellis – tenor saxophone
Jay Lane – drums

plus special guests:
David Phillips – pedal steel guitar
Ben Goldberg – clarinet
Jeff Cressman – trombone
Scott Roberts – percussion

REVIEWS

young, neotraditionalist jazz musicians trying to drag us back into the hard-bop 50’s; the music’s real future lies with post-modernist players like those in the Charlie Hunter Trio.” -In Tune

Charlie Hunter Trio – Bing, Bing, Bing!2019-08-01T01:01:35+00:00

Charlie Hunter Quartet – Ready…Set…Shango!

SPOTIFY ITUNES AMAZON Produced by Lee Townsend

Recorded and Mixed at The Site, Marin County, Ca.
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York

Recording and mixing engineer: Joe Ferla
Mastering engineer: Greg Calbi

Blue Note Charlie Hunter – 8-string guitar
Dave Ellis – tenor saxophone
Calder Spanier – alto saxophone
Scott Amendola – drums, percussion

REVIEWS

“With each successive release, Hunter is becoming more and more of a consummate jazzman, creating intricate pieces that are fresh, exciting and especially appealling for folks who aren’t normally into jazz. All of the songs on …Shango! have a warmth to them that sounds as if they were recorded in someone’s living room… Don’t be fooled, however; this isn’t smooth coffee-talk jazz, it’s got a creative vitality that demands attention.”
– Megan Frampton, CMJ

“…his finest album yet …” -Josef Woodard, Entertainment Weekly

Charlie Hunter Quartet – Ready…Set…Shango!2019-07-20T20:11:15+00:00

Charlie Hunter Quartet – Natty Dread

SPOTIFY ITUNES AMAZON All compositions by Bob Marley

Produced by Lee Townsend

Recorded at Mobius Music, San Francisco
Mixed at Different Fur Recording, San Francisco
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York

Recording engineer: Christian Jones
Mixing engineer: Judy Clapp
Mastering engineer: Greg Calbi

Blue Note Charlie Hunter – 8-string guitar
Kenny Brooks – Tenor Sax
Calder Spanier – Alto Sax
Scott Amendola – Drums

REVIEWS

“Never settling for superficial recreations, the band digs deep into Marley’s soul, whipping up a variety of genre-bending gems. Hunter’s eight-string guitar imbues “No Woman, No Cry” with a shimmering beauty.” – Americus Times Recorder

Charlie Hunter Quartet – Natty Dread2019-07-20T20:03:11+00:00

Charlie Hunter & Pound for Pound – Return of the Candyman

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Recorded at Mobius Music, San Francisco
Mixed at Different Fur Recording, San Francisco
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York

Recording & mixing engineer: Christian Jones
Mastering engineer: Greg Calbi

Blue Note Charlie Hunter – 8-string guitar
Stefon Harris – Vibraphone
John Santos – percussion
Scott Amendola – Drums

Charlie Hunter & Pound for Pound – Return of the Candyman2019-07-19T23:58:10+00:00

Charlie Hunter Trio – Friends Seen and Unseen

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Recorded and mixed at In the Pocket Studios, Forestville, CA
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York, NY

Engineered by Adam Munoz
Assistant Engineer: Jonathan Chi
Mastered by Greg Calbi

Artwork by Andrew Cunningham
Photography by Michael Didonna

Blue Note Charlie Hunter – 8-string guitar
John Ellis – Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Flute
Derrek Phillips – Drums

REVIEWS

The Village Voice
By Francis Davis

“The Charlie Hunter Trio’s Friends Seen and Unseen is lean and slyly funky, with Hunter creating the illusion of a Hammond B3 here and there. The speed of Hunter’s chords gives drummer Derrek Phillips plenty of room to thrash around, and his New Orleans parade rhythms are especially bracing on the slinky “Lulu’s Crawl,” where tenorist John Ellis (who elsewhere occasionally switches to bass clarinet or flute) slap-tongues to telling effect, a fine companion to Hunter’s wah-wah. Not surprisingly for a guitarist who got his start behind Michael Franti in the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy and made his first big splash with a Nirvana cover, Hunter takes advantage of echo and feedback and other rock devices. But not even the staunchest conservative could deny that he plays jazz. In its uninsistent […]

Charlie Hunter Trio – Friends Seen and Unseen2019-07-19T23:48:53+00:00

Joey Baron – Down Home

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produced by Lee Townsend

Recorded at Avatar Studios, New York
Mixed at Sony Music Studios, New York
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York

Recording and mixing engineer: Joe Ferla
Mastering engineer: Greg Calbi

Photography by: Andreas Feininger
Design by: Gwen Terpstra

All compositions by Joey Baron

A Songline / Tone Field Production
on Intuition Music Arthur Blythe – alto saxophone
Bill Frisell – guitar
Ron Carter – bass
Joey Baron – drums

REVIEWS

“A gutbucket marvel”
-Billboard

“The most intriguing ensemble of the season,”(New Yorker) “is not only all-star, but fascinatingly so.” – Village Voice.

“In his work with John Zorn and in his own band, Barondown, it is drummer Joey baron’s deep sense of groove and greasy funk that lends weight to his witty dances with chaos. On “Down Home,” Baron flips the coin and brings his Southern roots to the fore, with eight melodic, soul-jazz tunes full of groove. At first, it sounds very familiar – the bluesy alto, the chunking rhythm guitar, the James Brown vamps. Not to worry, Baron’s humor and weirdness aren’t gone, just shifted to the background. What sounds at first like another typical jam proves to be in a non-standard time signature: James Brown with the hiccups. […]

Joey Baron – Down Home2019-07-19T23:06:38+00:00
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