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Rollins, Frisell among 2009 jazz shows Vancouver Sun,  Canada - Nov 21, 2008 Saxophone colossus Sonny Rollins will return to the Vancouver jazz festival in June, and American guitarist Bill Frisell, British vocalist Norma Winstone ...

2 Foot Yard and Bill Frisell Lahontan Valley News, NV - Nov 6, 2008 “Borrowed Arms” (Yard Work) is the latest release by 2 Foot Yard, who will be performing in the Barkley Theatre at the Oats Park Art Center, ...

Bill Frisell Financial Times, UK - Nov 18, 2008 By Mike Hobart Bill Frisell's genre-bending guitar work and his eclectic compositional references travel the full range of Americana to meet the wit of ...

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Floratone

.... that breathes more than rocks.

This is a fine sonic outing (reminds me of a day spent in Nature with loved ones, with time for relaxing together and apart, enjoying the day's radiance and calm and passing clouds and the settling of night). It also reminds me alot of Miles Davis' meandering IN A SILENT WAY, but treated a bit like Bill Laswell's mix on PANTHALASSA or outtakes from FINDING FORRESTER's soundtrack. I like it, and did from the first instant, although it's not my favorite Frisell (EAST/WEST is).

Tracks:
    1. Floratone
    2. The Wanderer
    3. Mississippi Rising
    4. The Passenger
    5. Swamped
    6. Monsoon
    7. Louisiana Lowboat
    8. The Future
    9. Take A Look
    10. Frontiers
    11. Threadbare

Hemispheres

As a longtime Jim Hall fan I must say that this is his best CD ever. He and Bill Frisell are a perfect duo and pairing them with Scott Colley and Joey Baron was a stroke of genius. The second CD provides a delightful change of pace and "Card Tricks is amazing. They have a Grammy winner here!

Haunted Heart

I began to appreciate this cd with the 2nd listening. I wasn't immediately impressed. Renee Fleming has one of the greatest voices in opera history. Her Marschallin has no equal. Many opera singers have crashed when attempting a different musical style. For me, the reason is they use their operatic voice to sing the new style. This produces a "heavy", undesirable sound. When I heard Renee Fleming sing " Summertime" from Porgy & Bess, I knew she could sing anything.Her voice possesses beauty and emotion most singers lack.

Tracks:
    1. Haunted Heart
    2. River
    3. When Did You Leave Heaven?
    4. You've Changed
    5. Answer Me
    6. My Cherie Amour
    7. In My Life
    8. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
    9. Wozzeck/The Midnight Sun
    10. Liebst du um Schönheit
    11. My One And Only Love/This Is Always
    12. Canção do Amor
    13. Psyché
    14. Hard Times Come Again No More

Petra Haden & Bill Frisell (IMPORT)

I enjoy both Petra Haden's voice and Bill Frisell. In this case, the combination of several weak songs and few suprises on the stronger material combined to make this a disappointment. I could see what they could be getting at, but I was underwhelmed.

Tracks:
    1. Satellite
    2. Floaty
    3. Bal-laa Talgam
    4. Moon River
    5. Yellow
    6. I Don't Want To Grow Up
    7. The Quiet Room
    8. When You Wish Upon A Star
    9. I Believe
    10. John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man
    11. I've Got A Crush On You
    12. Throughout

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