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Nashville (CD)

By: Bill Frisell (Artist)

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Bill Frisell Artist Snapshot:

Unique guitar stylist Bill Frisell emerged in the 1980s as part of New York's downtown progressive jazz scene and as a staple artist on the ECM label. Over the subsequent decades, his sonic adventures have landed him at the forefront of jazz guitarists--in fact, with his distinctive musical personality and arsenal of electronic effects, Frisell has helped reshape the concepts of both jazz and guitar.

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DISC 1 for Nashville (CD) Album By Bill Frisell (Artist)
1   Gimme A Holler
2   Go Jake
3   One Of These Days
4   Mr. Memory
5   Brother
6   Will Jesus Wash The Bloodstains From Your Hands
7   Keep Your Eyes Open
8   Pipe Down
9   Family
10   We're Not From Around Here
11   Dogwood Acres
12   Shucks
13   End Of The World, The
14   Gone
 

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Review

Entertainment Weekly (5/30/97, p.73) - "...one of the freshest variations on mostly unplugged C&W around. Frisell lays down his sweet and languid sound, getting help form such folks as Dobro king Jerry Douglas and vocalist Robin Holcolm. It's lazy, smart, twilight-on-the-back-porch music." - Rating: B+
Down Beat (8/97, pp.48-49) - 4 1/2 stars (out of 5) - "...it's hard to believe Frisell's only exposure might have been from watching Minnie Pearl and the Grand Ol' Opry on TV....what is most striking about Frisell...is how...he makes you forget where you are, losing you in a swirl of creativity that has little or nothing to do with genres or...settings..."
JazzTimes (9/97, p.73) - "...Frisell's sweet 'n' slightly twisted songwriting flair is on the money here....Frisell's guitaristic approach, often sounding like a cross between Chet Atkins and a Martian pedal steel, player shows respect for tradition by tugging it in new directions."
Option (9-10/97, p.95) - "...magically sidesteps the faceless tedium that dooms so many instrumental albums. There are several reasons for that: Frisell's nimble, confident finger-picking; a group of stellar Music City pickers who support Frisell without getting flashy or pretentious; and a unifying musical voice..."
Musician (8/97, p.91) - "...an evocation of folk traditions that have been gathering steam under the heading of Americana....retro visions of drive-in movies, endless highways, and lost innocence....among the earthiest and [most] deeply felt of Frisell's many fine recordings..."

Title Note

Personnel: Bill Frisell (guitar); Robin Holcomb (vocals); Ron Block (acoustic guitar, banjo); Jerry Douglas (dobro); Adam Steffey (mandolin); Pat Bergeson (harmonica); Viktor Krauss (bass).

Recorded at Sound Emporium, Nashville, Tennessee in September 1995 and October & November 1996.

Some folks were mighty surprised when virtuoso jazz guitarist Bill Frisell announced a "country project" back in 1995. This disc is the result, and it's a stunning accomplishment, especially from a man who claimed "never to have liked" country music. Of course, NASHVILLE is not "country music" by any current definition of the term. No cryin' in the beer here. Instead, Frisell uses his enormous talent as an instrumentalist to explore the textures and nuances of traditional American musical styles. "Gimme A Holler," the disc's opening track, is a perfect example of his vision; delicate and trance-like in a natural, unassuming way. The whole disc, in fact, is an extremely soothing listening experience. Even the faster numbers, like the up-tempo banjo rag "Go Jake," have a sense of control and discipline about them. You get the sense that this man knows exactly what it is he wants to get across.

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