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Bill Frisell Good Dog, Happy Man (2 LP 180 Gram Vinyl with Bonus CD) Genres:Jazz, Special Interest, Pop 2 LP 180 Gram vinyl includes the complete CD. Following upon the success of GONE, JUST LIKE A TRAIN, Bill Frisell reunites with his much-admired partners from this last outing - plus others - for another session of inspire... more »d music-making. Joined by renowned drummer Jim Keltner and Lyle Lovett bassist Viktor Krauss, the core band is further expanded to a quintet with the addition of Greg Leisz (Joni Mitchell, k.d. lang) on dobro, mandolin and steel guitars, Wayne Horvitz on organ and Billy Cox on guitar, with a special guest appearance by Ry Cooder. With the gut-first feeling of rock, the subtleties of jazz, and the earnestness of country, Bill Frisell continues to create a genre unto himself.« less
2 LP 180 Gram vinyl includes the complete CD. Following upon the success of GONE, JUST LIKE A TRAIN, Bill Frisell reunites with his much-admired partners from this last outing - plus others - for another session of inspired music-making. Joined by renowned drummer Jim Keltner and Lyle Lovett bassist Viktor Krauss, the core band is further expanded to a quintet with the addition of Greg Leisz (Joni Mitchell, k.d. lang) on dobro, mandolin and steel guitars, Wayne Horvitz on organ and Billy Cox on guitar, with a special guest appearance by Ry Cooder. With the gut-first feeling of rock, the subtleties of jazz, and the earnestness of country, Bill Frisell continues to create a genre unto himself.
CD Reviews
Do you like swimming underwater?
Bruce C. Moore | Seattle, WA United States | 10/12/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Most folks who can swim stay on the surface. Those who have discovered the joy of escaping gravity, and the freedom of breathing to a different beat, find a blissful release in getting beneath it all. If there were speakers in Hanalei Bay, this is what I would play.Every time I listen to one of Bill's albums I want to share it with a friend. I'm always tempted, but I avoid the thought, "this is my favorite." I'm not comfortable with the whole notion of 'favorite' because it implies I can't enjoy anything else quite as much. But, as I'm listening this evening, boy am I tempted to give in.So, what's so special about this one? It's loaded with the accessible essence of his music...the ability to push simplicity beyond elegance, and to reach a musical sensibility that is majestic and moving. You get a hint of his ability to deconstruct a melody without having to resolve what was once familiar. You delight to his fleeting references to the familiar without loosing touch with the gentle tension of discovery. You are bouyed by his chameleon like ability to fuse with his ensemble of stellar session players, ever changing and ever excellent.So friend, I want to share this album with you. And I trust you will want to share it with a friend, as well. Dive in, the water's fine. No suit required."
It's not jazz...So What!!
DC from TX | Round Rock, Texas USA | 01/04/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I had to post this in response to the knucklehead that posted the "this guy's is a charlatan" review below. I am not a huge Frisell fan by any means, but the guy definitely has his own style, which is a lot more than I can say for most 'jazz' guitarists, who all play the same cliched licks they learned from their teachers at Berklee, GIT, or wherever they went to 'jazz school', with the same old cliched 'jazz guitar' tone that they all use. I am a guitarist myself (20 years+). I love all kinds of guitar playing, including jazz guitar, but I HATE snobby jazz guitarists that think if it aint blowing lightning quick bop runs over complicated chord changes, then it aint jazz and it sucks. I think Miles disproved that years ago, thank God. It's not all about how many notes you can play, despite what some swell headed jazz guy may think.
Anyway, this is a nice atmospheric and laid back album. Delay, looping and subtle 'whammy bar' bends give Frisell's guitar an otherworldy sound, while acoustic instruments bring it back down to Earth. Is it jazz? No, so what???? It's heartfelt music, it's what comes out of Frisell's soul. He's not trying to make music to impress YOU, jazz guitar guy.
Sorry for the rant, but snobby musicians really tee me off...
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Play this while caught in aggressive, rude rush hour traffic
Steve Vrana | 11/10/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I'm fairly new to Frisell World, but I know what I like, and I've been carting this CD around with me wherever I go because I've not yet grown tired of hearing it. It's rootsy, yet unique. It's emotional, yet unsentimental. It's accessible, yet mysterious. It's familiar, yet unpretentious."
JG Miller's Album of the Week No. 1
JG Miller | Demorest, Georgia | 11/15/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is strictly instrumental music but Frisell is otherwise difficult to classify. He combines elements from nearly every popular form but this particular set sounds more jazz-blues-country-rock than anything else. (Even that is really too restrictive and not necessarily accurate.) This is not fusion. It is laid-back music that is easy on the ears and has been described as just a cut above Muzak. I think that's somewhat harsh but I do find myself listening to this cd while writing or reading or driving or staring out the window at the rain. It has also been said that Frisell plays the guitar like Miles Davis plays the trumpet. That's reasonable but don't infer from it that he composes or innovates like Miles Davis. Frisell uses a tape loop technique developed by Robert Fripp (King Crimson's guitar player) and Brian Eno, who would likely describe Frisell's music as mildly ambient. Jim Keltner is, as he always has been, superbly supportive and Greg Leisz's contribution is nearly perfect."
