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Bill Frisell
Born: Mar 18, 1951 in Baltimore, MD
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Genre: Jazz
Styles: Avant-Garde/Free Jazz, Fusion/Jazz Rock, Modern Creative, Post Bop, Soul Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Brazil, Guitar Virtuoso, New Acoustic/Solo Instrumental, World/Ethnic Fusion, Blues Rock, New Age, Other, Pop, World, Classical, Folk, Urban Folk, Avante-Garde, Space-Age Pop/Exotica, Afro-Cuban/Latin Jazz
Biography: The defining characteristic of any given jazz musician is frequently his sound. The more control a player has over the nature of that sound, the more likely he is to project a distinctive musical personality. For example, a saxophonist has virtually unlimited physical control of the sound that comes ...Read full biography
Have a Little Faith
Released: 1992
Label: Nonesuch
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Bill Frisell has long been one of the most unique guitarists around. Able to switch on a moment's notice from sounding like a Nashville studio player to heavy metal, several styles of jazz, and just pure ...Read full review
Live
Released: 1991
Label: Rykodisc
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A Bill Frisell solo can invoke amber waves of grain, the south side of Chicago, and various places in New England, all in the space of three bars. His tonal palette is hugely varied, yet his sound is completely ...Read full review
More Bill Frisell albums: Main Albums (29), Compilations (6), DVD/Video (1)
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