Bill Frisell - Best of folk songs vol 1. (2009)

The Best of Bill Frisell: Vol. 1 - Folk Songs it's a compilation of songs recorded between 1990 and 2002 from Nonesuch. Only six of the tracks are versions of existing country and folk songs, the others were written by Frisell. Among the great songs in there is "Shenandoah" wich is dedicated to the guitarist Johnny Smith, creator of Moonlight in Vermont, a collection of singles made with saxophonist Stan Getz in 1952. This is a great album to chill and enjoy some country over jazz.

Personnel: Bill Frisell: electric and acoustic guitars, loop (5); Danny Barnes: banjo (3, 14); Jerry Douglas: dobro (4, 11); Greg Leisz: dobro (13), pedal steel guitar (5, 15); Ry Cooder: electric and Ripley guitar (8); Wayne Horvitz: organ (5, 15); Viktor Krauss: bass (2, 4, 5, 7-9, 11, 15); Keith Lowe: bass (3, 14 ); Kermit Driscoll: bass (10); David Pitch: bass (13); Jim Keltner: drums (2, 5, 8, 9), percussion (7, 15); Joey Baron: drums (10); Kenny Wollesen: drums (13).

Set List:
1. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
2. Raccoon Cat
3. Sugar Baby
4. We're Not From Around Here
5. The Pioneers
6. Rag
7. Verona
8. Shenandoah
9. Ballroom
10. Have A Little Faith In Me
11. Mr Memory
12. Wildwood Flower
13. Slow Dance
14. Sittin' On Top Of The World
15. Poem For Eva

LINK: Bill_Frisell-The_Best_of_Vol_1_Folk_Songs-2009-ONe.zip

The Bad Plus - Prog (2007)

As I was talking about covers, here it goes a album from The Bad Plus that contain great covers of pop-rock music in true jazz form.

The Bad Plus are: Reid Anderson (bass), David King (drums) and Ethan Iverson (piano)






Set List:
1. Everybody Wants to Rule the World
2. Physical Cities
3. Life on Mars
4. Mint
5. Giant
6. Thriftstore Jewelry
7. Tom Sawyer
8. This Guy's in Love with You
9. The World Is the Same
10. 1980 World Champion

LINK: Prog.zip

John Scofield - This Meets That (2007)

Again one of my favorites guitar player, in this record a more pop but still great Scofield, with very impressive covers, extra point for House of the Rising Sun. Note that in track 6 Bill Frisell step in with a tremolo guitar. Very beautiful line of brass.


Personnel: John Scofield: guitar; Steve Swallow: bass; Bill Stewart: drums; Roger Rosenberg: baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; Lawrence Feldman: tenor saxophone, flutes; Jim Pugh: trombone; John Swana: trumpet, flugelhorn; Bill Frisell: tremolo guitar (6).


Set List:
1. The Low Road
2. Down D
3. Strangeness in the Night;
4. Heck of a Job
5. Behind Closed Doors
6. House of the Rising Sun
7. Shoe Dog
8. Memorette
9. Trio Blues
10. Pretty Out
11. I Can't Get No Satisfaction

LINK:This_Meets_That.zip

Bill Frisell - History, Mystery

Bill Frisell, one (if not the one) of my favorites guitar player, showing that modern jazz is not all about fusion... but a lot of folk as well!





Personnel: Bill Frisell: guitars; Jenny Scheinman: violin; Eyvind Kang: viola; Hank Roberts: cello; Greg Tardy: tenor saxophone and clarinet; Ron Miles: cornet; Tony Scherr: bass; Kenny Wollesen: drums.

Set List:
Disc 1:
1. Imagination
2. Probability Cloud
3. Probability Cloud Part 2
4. Out Of Body;
5. Struggle
6. A Momentary Suspension Of Doubt
7. Onward
8. Baba Drame
9. What We Need;
10. A Change Is Gonna Come
11. Jacky-ing
12. Show Me
13. Boo And Shout
14. Struggle Part 2
15. Heal
16. Another Momentary Suspension Of Doubt
17 Probability Cloud (Reprise)

Disc 2
1. Monroe
2. Lazy Robinson
3. Question #1
4. Answer #1
5.Faces
6. Sub-Conscious Lee
7. Monroe Part 2
8. Question #2
9. Lazy Robinson Part 2
10. What We Need Part 2
11. Waltz For Baltimore
12. Answer #2
13. Monroe Part 3.

LINK disc 1: History__Mystery_Disc_1.zip
LINK disc 2: History__Mystery_Disc_2.zip

Cannonball Adderley - Money in the Pocket

I have only 10 words for this record:

Incredible!

Fantastic!

Awesome!

From another planet, a planet called JAZZ!

Cannonball Adderley (as), Nat Adderley (cornet), Josef Zawinul (piano),Herbie Lewis (bass),Roy Mc Curdy (drums)

Set List:

1. MONEY IN THE POCKET 10:14
2. STARDUST 9:05
3. INTRODUCTION TO A SAMBA 7:13
4. HEAR ME TALKIN' TO YA 7:18
5. REQUIEM FOR A JAZZ MUSICIAN 10:24
6. CANNONS THEME (aka UNIT 7) 2:14
7. THE STICKS 3:43
8. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 10:22

LINK: Money_In_The_Pocket.zip