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Orchestras
Bill Frisell
Awards:
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, May 2024
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2024, Jazz Choice
On this offbeat double album the versatile guitarist plays in two styles, with cinematic intrigue never far away.
Orchestras
Bill Frisell
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Awards:
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, May 2024
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2024, Jazz Choice
On this offbeat double album the versatile guitarist plays in two styles, with cinematic intrigue never far away.
About
Bill Frisell’s expansive double album Orchestras documents two inspired concert-hall engagements arranged by Michael Gibbs for the guitarist’s trio with bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Rudy Royston: one featuring the nearly 60-piece Brussels Philharmonic, conducted by Alexander Hanson; and one with the 11-piece Umbria Jazz Orchestra, under the musical direction of Manuele Morbidini. Sweeping orchestration evoking landmark film scores and Gil Evans alike move nimbly within and around the trio’s telepathic rapport, and Frisell’s shimmering trademark tone melds gorgeously with symphonic strings and brass.
Contents and tracklist
Disc 1. With The Brussels Philharmonic
1. Nocturne Vulgaire
2. Lush Life
3. Doom
4. Rag
5. Throughout
6. Electricity
7. Sweet Rain
8. Richter 858, No.7
9. Beautiful Dreamer
Disc 2. With Umbria Jazz Orchestra
1. Lookout for Hope
2. Levees
3. Strange Meeting
4. Doom
5. Electrcity
6. Monica Jane
7. We Shall Overcome
Spotlight on this release
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Bill Frisell on Michael Gibbs
22nd May 2024
Following a string of recent UK dates, the American guitarist discusses the former mentor whom he had the privilege of working with on his latest album, Orchestras, as well as how he keeps his own beloved trio in such good order.
Awards and reviews
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JazzwiseEditor's ChoiceMay 2024
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BBC Music MagazineJuly 2024Jazz Choice
On this offbeat double album the versatile guitarist plays in two styles, with cinematic intrigue never far away.
May 2024
Now with the Brussels Philharmonic and Umbria Jazz Orchestra, the chance comes to hear where [Frisell's] imagination takes him when the big backrop is being painted by others.
