Re: (TV) Frisell

["Russ Van Rooy" <russvr@blarg.net>]

I saw Frisell and his trio and Robin Holcomb at the EMP about two months ago
. I had heard of him before but knew nothing of his music. Totally an
inspiring player - sparked my interest instrumental guitar music. Reminds me
in some way of Fripp but much more human. He really likes his pedals and
gadgets but I was mostly impressed by how easy he made it all look and yet
the music was amazing and soulful. And he seems like a really nice guy -
very friendly to the audience. I immediately went out and got Ghost Town.
What else of his work should I listen to ?

- Russ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Maurice Rickard" <maurice@mac.com>
To: <tv@obbard.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 5:52 PM
Subject: RE: (TV) Frisell


> It took a while for me to "get" Frisell's playing.  What put it over
> for me was the harder side of his work, particularly with John Zorn's
> Naked City (Joey Baron on drums, and another Seattlite, Wayne Horvitz
> on keys).  _Radio_ is a fantastic introduction to that band for the
> uninitiated.  There's an extensive review of it on AMG, actually...
>
> Even more astonishing are the recordings I've heard of the very last
> Naked City shows.  Man, I'd love to hear those whole sets.  An
> amazingly tight band with a mastery of just about every genre.
>
> -Maurice
>
> At 11:10 AM -0700 5/3/01, Martin McClellan wrote:
> >
> >Frisell is an amazing talent. Like some other greats in the jazz world,
he
> >truly speaks through his instrument. I highly recommend seeing him live
if
> >ever possible. His drummer Joey Baron is also truly jaw-dropping to watch
> >play.
> --
> Maurice Rickard
> http://mauricerickard.com/
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