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Article: Frisell's blend yields an American sound
- Article from:
- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- May 25, 1997
- Author:
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It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing? Tell that to Bill
Frisell, who in redefining the jazz guitar for the '90s couldn't be
more detached from the swing mentality.
On albums of his own and by artists including Paul Motian, John
Zorn, Kenny Wheeler and Ginger Baker, the prolific Seattle-ite has
pushed the boundaries of jazz by trading in linear licks for textured
effects and emulating wind instruments via technological enhancements
- and willpower.
"I spent so many years playing the clarinet," he said, "that
when I play guitar, there's an almost physical thing I do with my
body trying to breathe into the notes and focus the tone that way."
Just when you think you've got ...
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Article: JAZZ GUITARIST BILL FRISELL PLAYS CONCERT WITH ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);
January 21, 2000 ;
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... ... burst of creative energy, Frisell recorded three different projects ... until late 1999. In August, Frisell continued his expansion of ... idiom that had begun with ``Nashville'' and gained accolades with ... Leisz. Then, in October, Frisell recorded his solo tour de force ...
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