Bill Frisell's 'History, Mystery'

Bill Frisell‘s ‘History, Mystery’ is his twentieth album released on May 13, 2008 by Elektra Nonesuch.

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1 . Probability Cloud

2 . Baba Drame

3 . Baba Drame (Boubacar Traore) (w/ Greg Leisz, The Grey Eagle, 3.20.09)

4 . SubC(onscious Lee)

5 . Jazzbaltica, Salzau, Germany, 2006/07/01

Bill Frisell – History, Mystery

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Track Listing : 1.Imagination (Bill Frisell) – 01:51 . 2.Probability Cloud (Bill Frisell) – 04:45 . 3.Probability Cloud Part 2 (Bill Frisell) – 01:01 . 4.Out Of Body (Bill Frisell) – 02:27 . 5.Struggle (Bill Frisell) – 05:32 . 6.A Momentary Suspension Of Doubt (Bill Frisell) – 00:38 . 7.Onward (Bill Frisell) – 01:38 . 8.Baba Drame (Boubacar Traoré) – 06:09 . 9.What We Need (Bill Frisell) – 01:37 . 10.A Change Is Gonna Come (Sam Cooke) – 08:49 . 11.Jackie-Ing (Thelonious Monk) – 02:55 . 12.Show Me (Bill Frisell) – 03:16 . 13.Boo And Scout (Bill Frisell) – 02:28 . 14.Struggle Part 2 (Bill Frisell) – 06:25 . 15.Heal (Bill Frisell) – 01:41 . 16.Another Momentary Suspension Of Doubt (Bill Frisell) – 00:37 . 17.Probability Cloud (Reprise) (Bill Frisell) – 01:36 . 18.Monroe (Bill Frisell) – 04:18 . 19.Lazy Robinson (Bill Frisell) – 02:18 . 20.Question #1 (Bill Frisell) – 01:14 . 21.Answer #1 (Bill Frisell) – 00:40 . 22.Faces (Bill Frisell) – 01:52 . 23.Sub-Conscious Lee (Lee Konitz) – 05:39 . 24.Monroe Part 2 (Bill Frisell) – 01:52 . 25.Question #2 (Bill Frisell) – 00:56 . 26.Lazy Robinson Part 2 (Bill Frisell) – 03:18 . 27.What We Need Part 2 (Bill Frisell) – 01:16 . 28.Waltz For Baltimore (Bill Frisell) – 08:47 . 29.Answer #2 (Bill Frisell) – 01:50 . 30.Monroe Part 3 (Bill Frisell) – 02:58

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Musicians : Bill Frisell – Guitars . Ron Miles – Cornet . Greg Tardy – Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet . Jenny Scheinman – Violin . Eyvind Kang – Viola . Hank Roberts – Cello . Tony Scherr – Bass . Kenny Wollesen – Drums

Production : Produced By Lee Townsend Austin Sousa – Assistant Engineer . Adam Muñoz – Editing, Mixing . Cameron Nicklaus – Assistant Engineer . Shawn Pierce – Engineer, Mixing . Cathy Ferrante – Assistant Engineer . Greg Calbi – Mastering

Package : Jim Woodring – Liner Notes . Barbara De Wilde – Design . Russ Lee – Cover Photo . Walker Evans – Photography . Monica Frisell – Photography . Bill Frisell – Liner Notes . Jack Delano – Photography

Recorded In 2008.

Released On May 13, 2008 By Elektra Nonesuch.

(Source Bill Frisell – History, Mystery | History, Mystery | Bill Frisell – Official website)

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The Guardian
That slow response denotes a genuine thoughtfulness. And Frisell has rethought his ensemble lineup – a kind of roots-jazz-classical chamber hybrid, though with none of the hang-ups that might imply. […]

BBC
Like the man himself, this is polite and unassuming music in many ways. Frisell has the notable knack of always sounding like himself, a lot of which is down to his mastery of the electronics. Everything on offer here balances traditionalism with some remarkably subtle bleeps and loops. […]

JazzTimes
On this ambitious two-CD set, which covers an incredibly wide stylistic range, from gentle heartland melodies to cartoon music, soul music, Delta blues, Malian guitar music, bebop and swirling bits of sonic fantasia, Frisell augments those signature chordal voicings with strings and horns […]

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