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Bill Frisell: Lonesome (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music September 15, 09

Between the release of his debut recording, In Line, and the date of this session (early ’87), Bill Frisell busily re...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BILL FRISELL

As unassumingly as Bill Frisell presents himself in his everyday life is as fiery and unabashedly bold he is wi...

Bill Frisell: Live to Tell (Rating: 91/100) posted in Music October 31, 07

Bill Frisell's entire career is represented here in a single, 10-minute microcosm. The slowly building melodic concep...

Bill Frisell: Little Brother Bobby (Rating: 100/100) posted in Music September 10, 09

Hank Roberts’ sound incorporates the diverse styles of jazz, classical, rock and folk. As a student at the Berklee S...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JAZZ CELLO

Can the cello swing? Can the cello be as melodically sophisticated as traditional jazz instruments? Is the cell...

Bill Frisell: Billy the Kid (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music May 07, 09

William Bonney, known as "Billy the Kid," was a young punk who wreaked havoc in Lincoln County, NM. His bad reputatio...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: MUSICAL AMERICANA

         Jazz Americana, artwork by Suzanne Cerny Shortly ...

Bill Frisell: Hard Plains Drifter (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music September 16, 09

John Zorn has called on Bill Frisell to fill the guitar seat in many of his groups for upwards of 25 years now – begi...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BILL FRISELL

As unassumingly as Bill Frisell presents himself in his everyday life is as fiery and unabashedly bold he is wi...

Bill Frisell: Strange Meeting (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music September 16, 09

Bill Frisell’s pair of recordings from 1992, a wide-ranging collection of covers entitled Have a Little Faith and thi...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: BILL FRISELL

As unassumingly as Bill Frisell presents himself in his everyday life is as fiery and unabashedly bold he is wi...

Rave Tesar: The Vision (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music April 18, 08

When reviewing the endless stream of self-promoted new jazz releases, it's always rewarding to discover some previous...

Rave Tesar: The Scale Song (Rating: 90/100) posted in Music March 21, 08

Since the 1980s, pianist and composer Rave Tesar has been an in-demand New York City session player. You Decide is a ...

de Martin, Maurice (Pierre) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

de Martin, Maurice (Pierre), drummer, composer, educator; b. Bad Aibling, Germany, 1 October 1969. Maurice de Martin ...

Frisell, Bill posted in Encyclopedia March 31, 08

Guitarist Bill Frisell has a borderless musical personality which sounds at home in virtually any context. His abilit...

Baron, Joey posted in Encyclopedia April 17, 09

Drummer Joey Baron has built a career that straddles commercial music and avant-garde jazz. Baron has demonstrated wi...

Eskelin, Ellery (Lane) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Eskelin, Ellery (Lane), tenor saxophone; b. Witchita, Kansas, 16 August 1959. Raised in Baltimore, Maryland since the...

Jain, Sunny posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Jain, Sunny, drummer; b. Rochester, NY, 22 April 1975. His father is Dr. Shri C. Jain (b. 8/7/40) and his mother is A...

Massey, Chris (Christopher James) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Massey, Chris (Christopher James), drums; b. Buffalo, NY, 17 February 1959. He's the son of Raymond P. Massey of Penn...

Hemingway, Gerry posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Hemingway, Gerry, composer, percussionist; b. New Haven, CT, 23 March 1955. The family was based in the New Haven are...

O'Gallagher, John (Patrick) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

O'Gallagher, John (Patrick), alto (and soprano) saxophonist, clarinetist, flutist; b. Anaheim, CA, 8 November 1964. ...

Bill Frisell: Monica Jane (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music February 19, 08

"Monica Jane" is basically a country blues, with Drewes's preaching alto improv preceding Frisell's beautifully paced...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL JAZZ GUITAR

          The Guitarist, artwork by Suzanne Cerny They say t...

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