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 noise, Frisell can get a remarkable variety of sounds and tones out of his instrument.
This set features Frisell in a quintet with Don Byron (on clarinet and bass clarinet), Guy Klucevsek on accordion, bassist Kermit Driscoll, and drummer Joey Baron.
To call the repertoire wide-ranging would be an understatement.
In addition to eight melodies from Aaron Copland's Billy the Kid, Frisell and company explore (and often reinvent) pieces written by Charles Ives, Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters, Madonna, Sonny Rollins, Stephen Foster, and John Phillip Sousa.
This is one of the most inventive recordings of the 1990s and should delight most listeners from any genre.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just Like a WomanBob Dylan | Bill Frisell | Play | 04:49 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | I Can't Be SatisfiedMcKinley Morganfield, Muddy Waters | Bill Frisell | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Live to TellPatrick Leonard, Madonna | Bill Frisell | Play | 10:12 | 23 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | No MoeSonny Rollins | Bill Frisell | Play | 02:36 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Washington Post MarchJohn Philip Sousa | Bill Frisell | Play | 02:02 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | When I Fall in LoveEdward Heyman, Victor Young | Bill Frisell | Play | 02:28 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Little Jenny DowStephen Foster | Bill Frisell | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Have a Little Faith in MeJohn Hiatt | Bill Frisell | Play | 05:40 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Billy BoyTraditional | Bill Frisell | Play | 01:39 | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Billy the Kid, the Open Prairie | Bill Frisell | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Billy the Kid, Street Scene in a Frontier Town | Bill Frisell | Play | 01:45 | 4 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Billy the Kid, Mexican Dance and Finale | Bill Frisell | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Billy the Kid, Prairie Night (Card Game at Night), Gun Battle | Bill Frisell | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Billy the Kid, Celebration After Billy's Capture | Bill Frisell | Play | 02:17 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Billy the Kid, Billy in Prison | Bill Frisell | Play | 01:33 | 3 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Billy the Kid, the Open Prairie Again | Bill Frisell | Play | 02:29 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | The "Saint-Gaudens" in Boston Common, "Col. Shaw and his colored regiment" (excerpt #1) | Bill Frisell | Play | 00:46 | 1 MB | 0 MB |
| 18 | The "Saint-Gaudens" in Boston Common, "Col. Shaw and his colored regiment" (excerpt #2) | Bill Frisell | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 59 mins | 137 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Baron | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 2 | Don Byron | Clarinet, Clarinet (Bass), Guest Artist |
| 3 | Aaron Copland | Composer |
| 4 | Kermit Driscoll | Bass |
| 5 | Bob Dylan | Composer |
| 6 | Joe Ferla | Engineer |
| 7 | Stephen Foster | Composer |
| 8 | Bill Frisell | Arranger, Guitar, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 9 | Edward Heyman | Composer |
| 10 | John Hiatt | Composer |
| 11 | Wayne Horvitz | Producer |
| 12 | Charles Ives | Composer |
| 13 | Guy Klucevsek | Accordion |
| 14 | Patrick Leonard | Composer |
| 15 | Madonna | Composer |
| 16 | McKinley Morganfield | Composer |
| 17 | Sonny Rollins | Composer |
| 18 | John Philip Sousa | Composer |
| 19 | Traditional | Composer |
| 20 | Muddy Waters | Composer |
| 21 | Victor Young | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |