Album uit 1994. "Famed photographer Walker Evans' black-and-white photo of a rural Mississippi railroad station sets the stage for guitarist Bill Frisell's homespun depiction of Americana on this 1994 release. Here, the artist and his horn-based sextet serve up an aural panorama consisting of country blues motifs, modern jazz, and even Caribbean grooves. The guitarist's now familiar penchant for constructing climactic opuses framed upon his deft utilization of volume control and often-slithery mode of attack counterbalances the horn sections' pumping notes and harmonious choruses. Essentially, melody is the key throughout these pleasantly arranged pieces, as Frisell makes his axe talk and cry while also partaking in lustrous unison lines with Don Byron (clarinet), Curtis Fowlkes (trombone), and Billy Drewes (alto sax). Overall, This Land signifies yet another powerful statement by this wonderfully inventive musician. Recommended!" (Allmusic)
"Flutist Robert Dick decided to do a CD with several of the spacier jazz standards, and with the Soldier String Quartet, he succeeds in bringing life to John Coltrane's "India" and Jimi Hendrix's "Machine Gun," among others. His highly expressive playing harks back to Eric Dolphy, and though this disc might not be a good choice for purists, the playing is highly enjoyable. The traditions of classical music are combined with the improvisation of and technical skills of jazz to create the imaginative music of New York-born and Switzerland-based flute player, Robert Dick. Describing himself as "a musician with twenty-first century skills and eighteenth century attitudes," Dick continues to pioneer a new role for the flute in modern music. Dick continues to take such a high energy approach to his instrument that he has been dubbed, "the Hendrix of the flute"." (Amazon)
Door Frisell gecomponeerde muziek voor bij de stomme films van Keaton, met naast z'n akoestische en met veel volumepedaal gespeelde electrische gitaar, Kermit Driscoll (b) en Joey Baron (d). 'Avontuurlijk en met een evocatieve werking.' (Allmusic)
Kwintet-CD uit 1992 met naast Frisell (g): Don Byron (cl), Guy Klucevsek (accordeon), Kermit Driscoll (b) & Joey Baron (d). Bijzonder breed repertoire: 8 stukken uit Copland's 'Billy The Kid' naast werk van oa John Hiatt, Madonna, Sousa, Ives.
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