Phil McCraken Posted May 16, 2001 Report Share Posted May 16, 2001 Anybody heard of this guy supposedly playing the Tulip festival tonight. Here is some quotes about him. Sounds great!"Frisell is without a doubt the most important guitarist in jazz, a geniuswho is going to have the kind of influence on the instrument Jimi Hendrixand Wes Montgomery had before him."--SEATTLE TIMESFrisell who is one of the most original guitarists of the decadeI first realized that Bill Frisell was God in 1987. It is a commonpracticeto ascribe various degrees of deity to electric guitar players. EricClaptonhas based an entire career on proving that he is, emphatically, notgod.Maybe he was for a while, but the whole truth of the matter is thatnoguitar player gets to be god for very long, anyway. Eventually,theinnovation and passion that earn such status begin to subtly coalesce, orinsome cases erode, into something else, something more common. This stageofa guitarist's lifespan is commonly known as "maturity".This is where Bill Frisell had the edge to begin. He had attained afairdegree of maturity as a musician already when he caught fire in themid'80's. He was a skilled and respected jazz guitarist when somethingelsehappened. It was not a sudden, overnight transformation. It was more acaseof everything coming into place. Bill Frisell married his jazzmusician'sknowledge of chords and scales to an expanded tonal palette, viahis controlof signal processing gear, and a searing electric tone that wascloser torock than jazz. He had an obvious love for all forms of music, notjustjazz. His string bends and volume knob swells were reminiscent of apedalsteel, and he often employed a quavering, underwater tone. He hadcreatedone of the most instantly recognizable guitar sounds in recent years.Hisability to effortlessly shift gears from playing straightforwardtoavant-garde and anywhere in between was to become his calling card.- Erik Simpson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentlemonkey Posted May 16, 2001 Report Share Posted May 16, 2001 Heard of hiM!??! Its Bill Frisell!! 12.00 is a sweet DEAL to see this guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil McCraken Posted May 16, 2001 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2001 I thought you Jazz-types would definitely know of him. You going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted May 16, 2001 Report Share Posted May 16, 2001 who you callin a jazz type?Dante:"Remember? Fags are cigarettes!"Randal: "You're a cigarette!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentlemonkey Posted May 17, 2001 Report Share Posted May 17, 2001 i will be there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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