6/15/2023 0 Comments Bill frisell blogspotFrisell is a towering figure of jazz guitar, a status he achieved largely by evading strict notions of jazz and by confounding expectations of what a guitar should sound like. For guitarist Bill Frisell, this amounts to a singular language, by now familiar to listeners spanning genres and generations.Īt age 71, Mr. They form jagged lines, loops in gentle circles. “A rounded and slightly trebly tone framed by a halo of overtones, along with other sounds-fuzzy-edged or transparent, elongated or truncated, tender or piercing-trace fragments of melody. ‘Beautiful Dreamer’ Review: Bill Frisell, Chameleon of Jazz The musician has made a career out of challenging notions of what a guitar ought to sound like. Appeared in the May 21, 2022, print edition as 'Bending the Neck of Jazz Guitar'.
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