Frisell, who has long drawn inspiration from a wide swath of americana, is a master guitarist of rare understatement and delicacy whose impressionistic approach, subtle use of. I live in the town where the local arts center commissioned this piece, so i got to see an early performance of disfarmer. The gallery works with important photographers and major photographic archives such as the national geographic society, the new york times, the andy warhol foundation and magnum. Frisells 2003 recording with petra haden, the selftitled petra haden and bill frisell, is a collection of their interpretations some sparsely arranged and others more lushly orchestrated of songs by elliot smith, foo fighters, tom waits, george gershwin, henry mancini, stevie wonder, traditional material, as well as songs written by. Disfarmer nonesuch records mp3 downloads, free streaming. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Bill frisell took on this body of work as the main inspiration for what became a musical recording project of his own displaying his gift for revisiting and revitalizing american music.
He was interviewed in our fourth issue by banjo player danny barnes and then, in issue 12, frisell penned a story where he. The shows are exclusively available on the live downloads page in the lossless flac. To set this templates initial visibility, the state. One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, frisells eclectic music touches on progressive folk, classical music, country music, noise and more. His life was an inspiration for guitarist bill frisell, who was commissioned by the wexner center for the arts to write the score to accompany a retrospective of disfarmers work. Bill frisell, disfarmer july, 2009 mike disfarmer was a smalltown arkansas eccentric who disowned his family and its lifestyle. The disfarmer project 2011 44 min a film by guillaume dero bill frisell disfarmer. One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, frisell came to prominence as a stalwart for ecm records. Jazz guitarist bill frisell is no stranger to the fretboard journal. Sure enough, when helm introduced frisell to disfarmers oeuvre, the guitarist went on to create a touring multimedia work, scoring a slideshow of disfarmer images. Bill frisell is a jazz rockfusion progressive rock artist from united states. Harmony, bill frisells debut on blue note records available october 4. Bill frisell 3 disfarmer compositions special youtube. Able to switch on a moments notice from sounding like a nashville studio player to heavy metal, several styles of jazz, and just pure noise, frisell can get a remarkable variety of sounds and tones out of his instrument.
Instead of writing for images in motion, however, disfarmer is an album of. Disfarmer resulted from a commission for bill frisell to write music to accompany a touring retrospective of the rural portraits captured by eccentric arkansas photographer michael disfarmer between 1939 and 1945. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Bill frisell electric and acoustic guitars, loops, music boxes. Listen free to bill frisell disfarmer disfarmer theme, lonely man and more. You can buy latest album when you wish upon a star 2016 bill frisell. He went on to work in a variety of contexts, notably as a member of the new york city downtown scene where he formed a long partnership with john zorn. Bill frisell was born in baltimore, but was raised in denver, co. Sure enough, when helm introduced frisell to disfarmer s oeuvre, the guitarist went on to create a touring multimedia work, scoring a slideshow of disfarmer images. Music is bill frisell to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Create a custom radio station based on your favorite album by bill frisell on iheartradio. The shows are exclusively available on the live downloads page in the lossless flac format along with mp3 and aac files. Having a singer on this album is quite jarring if you are a fan of frisell, since 99% of his works are instrumental. Under the imprint steidlkasher we have published books on mike disfarmer, chauncey hare, andy warhol and others.
It was released in 1985 and features performances by frisell, kenny wheeler, bob stewart, jerome harris and paul motian. Post bop, free, noise, rock, country, 50s music, he dove into an incredible amount of partitions while staying true to his language and his style. Stream free music from albums by bill frisell iheartradio. Disfarmer theme, peter millers discovery, thats alright, mama, i am not a. The music from these sessions was recorded live to cassette on a stereo panasonic boombox over the stretch of one hot summer in downtown manhattan, 1981.
Frisell visited disfarmers home town of heber springs, arkansas and created an album. Stream disfarmer standard by bill frisell and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Hes never one to sing his own praises, yet this truly gifted jazz guitarist has always followed his own muse, quietly gaining more and more fans with each passing year by combining avant garde improvisational jazz with bluegrass, folk and rock. I remember enjoying it, but i also remember that it might get lost in translation should bill frisell and his little ensemble viktor krauss wasnt there that night try to record it. Even damon albarn and jack white have some distance to go to equal the genrebending achievements of bill frisell. Beginning in november of 2008, songtone introduced the bill frisell live download series. It features music written to accompany a retrospective of photographs taken by mike disfarmer. Steven kasher gallery specializes in fine art photography, contemporary and vintage. Disfarmer standard, an album by bill frisell on spotify. In the end, i have been so moved by this disc that i have to share my experience, out of a sense of musical therapy. Its rare that such an artistic maverick as bill frisell should be such a soft spoken and humble man. Bill frisell disfarmer project 2009 greg leisz, jenny scheinman. Disfarmer standard by bill frisell on amazon music. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology.
The high signone week and go west both elektranonesuch, 1995 and, more recently, music for the 2007 canadian film all hat emarcyuniversal, 2008. This is a release of select live performance recordings direct from the soundboard. Wexner center commission inspired by work of photographer mike disfarmer. William richard frisell born march 18, 1951 is an american guitarist, composer and arranger. William richard bill frisell born march 18, 1951 is an american guitarist, composer and arranger.
Bill frisell has long been one of the most unique guitarists around. Here you can find bill frisell an anthology shared files. The recording of that music, on frisells latest album disfarmer, is what you can hear here in its entirety. Check out disfarmer standard by bill frisell on amazon music. Bill frisells disfarmer project debuts at wexner center wexner. Download bill frisell an anthology files tradownload. Guitarist bill frisells latest foray outside jazz into folkcountryamericana is a soundtrack of sorts to an exhibit of photographs by michael disfarmer, an eccentric and curmudgeonly portrait artist who recorded stark, stunning black and white images of his fellow townsfolk in rural arkansas in the 1940s and 50s. Says helm, the catalyst for disfarmer, to me, bill frisell is a uniquely american artist with a distinctive and singular musical voice, like that of thelonious monk or aaron copland. He is known for using an array of effects to create unique sounds from his instrument.
Rambler is the second album by bill frisell to be released on the ecm label. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. A stunning, eclectic guitarist who blends the best elements of rock energy with jazz harmonic sophistication and melodic interpretation. Yes, i pulled that figure from my hat, but it is probably close. Says helm, the catalyst for disfarmer, to me, bill frisell is a uniquely. Jump to navigation jump to search initial visibility. In his probing yet atmospheric evocations of american vistas i could hear parallels to the emotional truths of disfarmer s compelling photographs. Often a cinematic writer, guitarist bill frisell has composed film scores in the past, including his backtoback release of music for the films of buster keaton. Bill frisellstatecollapsed to show the template collapsed, i. Disfarmer is the 21st album by bill frisell to be released on the nonesuch label. Bill frisells classic album nashville, first released on nonesuch.
In 2009, he was the subject of a puppettheater production by dan hurlin, premiered at st. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Once a classical clarinetist, he established a firm base in his traditional harmonic knowledge early on in life. This is set by bill frisell is the score commissioned by the wexner center for the arts to accompany a retrospective of the artists work. Heber springs portraits 19391946 from the collections of. Here you can buy and download music mp3 bill frisell. Listen online 14 songs from guitar in the space age. Among the many drawn to his plain yet deeply evocative pictures was chuck helm, director of the performing arts at the wexner center in columbus, ohio, who introduced guitarist and composer bill frisell to disfarmers oeuvre on the hunch that frisell might be inspired by it. The recording of that music, on frisell s latest album disfarmer, is what you can hear here in its entirety.
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