On PopMatters, Will Layman wrote, "Music Is is just Frisell and his guitars, usually overdubbed in subtle layers of sound, playing both old tunes of his and new compositions, sounding uniquely like himself: haunted and lyrical, pastoral and quirky at the same time ... Music Is not only revisits wonderful Frisell songs from decades ago, but it also gives us the chance to recall why Frisell always mattered—in jazz—as a guitar innovator".[10] Matt Collar of AllMusic states, "With Music IS, Frisell offers an intimate window into his creative process, an open conversation with himself. Thankfully, that conversation also remains open to, and deeply satisfying for, the listener".[4] On All About Jazz, John Kelman said "Hopefully artists evolve over the course of their careers, but every now and then evolution becomes revolution, and Music IS is, indeed, revolutionary. Frisell has come a long way since his first major label appearance with Eberhard Weber, on the German bassist's Fluid Rustle (ECM, 1979), with every album reflecting some kind of development and, more importantly, musical assimilation. But Music IS represents a significant leap forward for Frisell as a guitarist, composer and conceptualist".[5]
Damian Fanelli of Guitar World wrote, "The focus of Music IS is on the telling of musical stories from Frisell's original and inimitable perspective: some of the interpretations being naked, exposed and truly solo, while others are more orchestrated through overdubbed layering and the use of his unparalleled approach to looping".[11] Larry Blumenfeld of The Wall Street Journal said, "A new album serves as a reminder that the guitarist is a distinctive composer, crafting music that is simultaneously accessible and subversive."[12]
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music, solo, studio, album, american, jazz, guitarist, bill, frisell, which, released, okeh, label, march, 2018, studio, album, bill, frisellreleasedmarch, 2018recordedaugust, 2017studioflora, recording, playback, portland, orgenrejazzlength58, 34labelokeh1907. Music IS is a solo studio album by American jazz guitarist Bill Frisell which was released on the OKeh label on March 16 2018 1 2 Music ISStudio album by Bill FrisellReleasedMarch 16 2018RecordedAugust 23 27 2017StudioFlora Recording amp Playback Portland ORGenreJazzLength58 34LabelOKeh19075815002ProducerLee TownsendBill Frisell chronologySmall Town 2017 Music IS 2018 Harmony 2019 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesReception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingThe Absolute Sound nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 AllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 All About Jazz nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 Financial Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Jazz Forum nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Tom HullB 8 The Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 On PopMatters Will Layman wrote Music Is is just Frisell and his guitars usually overdubbed in subtle layers of sound playing both old tunes of his and new compositions sounding uniquely like himself haunted and lyrical pastoral and quirky at the same time Music Is not only revisits wonderful Frisell songs from decades ago but it also gives us the chance to recall why Frisell always mattered in jazz as a guitar innovator 10 Matt Collar of AllMusic states With Music IS Frisell offers an intimate window into his creative process an open conversation with himself Thankfully that conversation also remains open to and deeply satisfying for the listener 4 On All About Jazz John Kelman said Hopefully artists evolve over the course of their careers but every now and then evolution becomes revolution and Music IS is indeed revolutionary Frisell has come a long way since his first major label appearance with Eberhard Weber on the German bassist s Fluid Rustle ECM 1979 with every album reflecting some kind of development and more importantly musical assimilation But Music IS represents a significant leap forward for Frisell as a guitarist composer and conceptualist 5 Damian Fanelli of Guitar World wrote The focus of Music IS is on the telling of musical stories from Frisell s original and inimitable perspective some of the interpretations being naked exposed and truly solo while others are more orchestrated through overdubbed layering and the use of his unparalleled approach to looping 11 Larry Blumenfeld of The Wall Street Journal said A new album serves as a reminder that the guitarist is a distinctive composer crafting music that is simultaneously accessible and subversive 12 Track listing editAll compositions by Bill Frisell Pretty Stars 3 58 Winslow Homer 3 27 Change in the Air 2 20 What Do You Want 2 45 Thankful 5 10 Ron Carter 4 44 Think About it 1 00 In Line 5 00 Rambler 6 33 The Pioneers 4 13 Monica Jane 5 39 Miss You 3 34 Go Happy Lucky 2 55 Kentucky Derby 2 05 Made to Shine 2 21 Rambler Alternate Version 2 50 Bonus TrackPersonnel editBill Frisell electric guitar acoustic guitar bass loops ukulele music boxReferences edit Bill Frisell website accessed December 28 2018 Okeh Records website accessed December 28 2018 Milkowski Bill August 2 2018 Bill Frisell Music IS The Absolute Sound Retrieved 20 July 2020 a b Collar Matt Music IS Review at AllMusic Retrieved December 28 2018 a b Kelman J All About Jazz Review accessed December 28 2018 Hobart Mike Bill Frisell Music IS richly detailed Financial Times Retrieved 24 August 2020 Guminski Cezary 2018 Music Is Jazz Forum Jazz Forum Retrieved 17 May 2021 Tom Hull Grade List Bill Frisell Tom Hull Retrieved 27 July 2020 Pearson Chris 9 March 2018 Jazz review Bill Frisell Music IS The Times Retrieved 20 July 2020 Layman W PopMatters Conversations with Himself Guitarist Bill Frisell on His New Solo Guitar Outing accessed December 28 2018 Fanelli D Guitar World Bill Frisell Announces Music IS His First Solo Guitar Album in 18 Years accessed December 28 2018 Blumenfeld Larry 20 March 2018 Music Is by Bill Frisell Review Where Many Genres Meet Wall Street Journal Retrieved 1 April 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Music IS amp oldid 1196558450, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
