William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American guitarist, com… Read Full Bio ↴William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American guitarist, composer and arranger. One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, Frisell came to prominence as a stalwart for ECM Records. He went on to work in a variety of contexts, notably as a member of the New York City Downtown Scene where he formed a long partnership with John Zorn. He was also a longtime member of Paul Motian's groups from the early 1980s until Motian's death in 2011. Since 2000, Frisell's eclectic output as a bandleader has emphasized folk, country music, and Americana.
Frisell was born in Baltimore, Maryland, but spent most of his youth in the Denver, Colorado, area. He studied clarinet with Richard Joiner of the Denver Symphony Orchestra as a youth, graduated from Denver East High School, and went to the University of Northern Colorado to study music.
His original guitar teacher in the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area was Dale Bruning, with whom Frisell released the 2000 duo album Reunion. After graduating from Northern Colorado, where he studied with Johnny Smith, Frisell went to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied with Jon Damian and Jim Hall.
Frisell's major break came when guitarist Pat Metheny was unable to make a recording session, and recommended Frisell to Paul Motian who was recording Psalm (1982) for ECM Records. Frisell became ECM's in-house guitar player, and worked on several albums, most notably Jan Garbarek's 1981 Paths, Prints. Frisell's first solo release was In Line featured solo guitar and duets with bassist Arild Andersen.
Frisell's first group to receive much acclaim was a quartet with Kermit Driscoll on bass, Joey Baron on drums, and Hank Roberts on cello (later slimmed down to a trio when Roberts left). Many other albums with larger ensembles were recorded with this group as the core.
In the 1980s Frisell lived in New York City and was an active participant in the city's music scene. He forged an early partnership with John Zorn—including as a member of quick-change band Naked City—and performed or recorded with many others. He also became known for his work in drummer Paul Motian's trio, along with saxophonist Joe Lovano.
In 1988 Frisell left New York City and moved to Seattle, Washington. In the early 1990s Frisell made two of his best-reviewed albums: first, Have a Little Faith, an ambitious survey of Americana of all stripes, from Charles Ives and Aaron Copland (the entirety of Billy the Kid) to John Hiatt (the title song), Bob Dylan ("Just Like a Woman") and Madonna (a lengthy, psychedelic rock-tinged version of "Live to Tell"); and second, This Land, a complementary set of originals. During this time he performed with many musicians, including the more up and coming, such as Douglas September on album 10 Bulls. He also branched out by performing soundtracks to silent films of Buster Keaton with his trio, and contributed to Ryuichi Sakamoto's album Heartbeat.
In the mid-1990s, Frisell disbanded his trio. He continued the trend marked by Have a Little Faith by more explicitly incorporating elements of bluegrass and country music into his music. His friendship with Gary Larson led him to provide music for the TV version of The Far Side (released on the album Quartet along with music written for Keaton's Convict 13). Since 2000, Frisell has lived on Bainbridge Island, Washington, near Seattle.
Several of Frisell's songs, including his recording of "Over the Rainbow" and "Coffaro's Theme", were featured in the movie Finding Forrester (2000).
In 1999, Frisell was commissioned by the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota to compose Blues Dream, which he premiered on November 15, 1999. He later recorded the work for a 2001 release on Nonesuch.
Also in 1999, he released The Sweetest Punch which featured a seven-piece jazz ensemble reworking the tunes written and recorded by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach on Painted from Memory.
Between 2003 and 2005 Frisell acted as musical director for Century of Song, a series of concerts at the German arts festival RuhrTriennale (produced by Lee Townsend). Frisell invited artists including Rickie Lee Jones, Elvis Costello, Suzanne Vega, Arto Lindsay, Loudon Wainwright III, Vic Chesnutt, Van Dyke Parks, Buddy Miller, Ron Sexsmith and Chip Taylor to perform their favorite songs in new arrangements.
In 2003, Frisell's The Intercontinentals was nominated for a Grammy award; he won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album for his album Unspeakable. His 2008 album, History, Mystery was nominated for a 2009 Grammy award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group. Frisell was also a judge for the 6th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.
Frisell has united with Matt Chamberlain, Tucker Martine, and Lee Townsend in the Floratone band, and they have released an album on Blue Note (2007), featuring guest performance of Viktor Krauss, Ron Miles, Eyvind Kang.
In 2008, Frisell performed as a featured guest on Earth's album The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull.
In 2009, Frisell featured in a duet rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" with singer-songwriter, Sam Shrieve. The recording was released on Shrieve's debut album Bittersweet Lullabies.
In 2010, Frisell started working with the Savoy Jazz label and released Beautiful Dreamers in August 2010, then a second release of Sign of Life in April 2011. Also, on January 25, 2011, Bill Frisell and Vinicius Cantuária released Lágrimas Mexicanas on the E1 label.
In June, 2011, Frisell, Lee Townsend, and their frequent collaborator, Vinicius Cantuaria, participated in TEDx GoldenGateED's program, "Teaching Compassion" in Oakland, California. Frisell and Cantuaria performed separately, and Townsend assisted with technical aspects of the event.
In September 2011, Frisell released All We Are Saying, a full-length offering of his interpretations of John Lennon's music. Frisell's quintet includes violinist Jenny Scheinman, pedal steel and acoustic guitarist Greg Leisz, bassist Tony Scherr, and drummer Kenny Wollesen.
Frisell was born in Baltimore, Maryland, but spent most of his youth in the Denver, Colorado, area. He studied clarinet with Richard Joiner of the Denver Symphony Orchestra as a youth, graduated from Denver East High School, and went to the University of Northern Colorado to study music.
His original guitar teacher in the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area was Dale Bruning, with whom Frisell released the 2000 duo album Reunion. After graduating from Northern Colorado, where he studied with Johnny Smith, Frisell went to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied with Jon Damian and Jim Hall.
Frisell's major break came when guitarist Pat Metheny was unable to make a recording session, and recommended Frisell to Paul Motian who was recording Psalm (1982) for ECM Records. Frisell became ECM's in-house guitar player, and worked on several albums, most notably Jan Garbarek's 1981 Paths, Prints. Frisell's first solo release was In Line featured solo guitar and duets with bassist Arild Andersen.
Frisell's first group to receive much acclaim was a quartet with Kermit Driscoll on bass, Joey Baron on drums, and Hank Roberts on cello (later slimmed down to a trio when Roberts left). Many other albums with larger ensembles were recorded with this group as the core.
In the 1980s Frisell lived in New York City and was an active participant in the city's music scene. He forged an early partnership with John Zorn—including as a member of quick-change band Naked City—and performed or recorded with many others. He also became known for his work in drummer Paul Motian's trio, along with saxophonist Joe Lovano.
In 1988 Frisell left New York City and moved to Seattle, Washington. In the early 1990s Frisell made two of his best-reviewed albums: first, Have a Little Faith, an ambitious survey of Americana of all stripes, from Charles Ives and Aaron Copland (the entirety of Billy the Kid) to John Hiatt (the title song), Bob Dylan ("Just Like a Woman") and Madonna (a lengthy, psychedelic rock-tinged version of "Live to Tell"); and second, This Land, a complementary set of originals. During this time he performed with many musicians, including the more up and coming, such as Douglas September on album 10 Bulls. He also branched out by performing soundtracks to silent films of Buster Keaton with his trio, and contributed to Ryuichi Sakamoto's album Heartbeat.
In the mid-1990s, Frisell disbanded his trio. He continued the trend marked by Have a Little Faith by more explicitly incorporating elements of bluegrass and country music into his music. His friendship with Gary Larson led him to provide music for the TV version of The Far Side (released on the album Quartet along with music written for Keaton's Convict 13). Since 2000, Frisell has lived on Bainbridge Island, Washington, near Seattle.
Several of Frisell's songs, including his recording of "Over the Rainbow" and "Coffaro's Theme", were featured in the movie Finding Forrester (2000).
In 1999, Frisell was commissioned by the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota to compose Blues Dream, which he premiered on November 15, 1999. He later recorded the work for a 2001 release on Nonesuch.
Also in 1999, he released The Sweetest Punch which featured a seven-piece jazz ensemble reworking the tunes written and recorded by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach on Painted from Memory.
Between 2003 and 2005 Frisell acted as musical director for Century of Song, a series of concerts at the German arts festival RuhrTriennale (produced by Lee Townsend). Frisell invited artists including Rickie Lee Jones, Elvis Costello, Suzanne Vega, Arto Lindsay, Loudon Wainwright III, Vic Chesnutt, Van Dyke Parks, Buddy Miller, Ron Sexsmith and Chip Taylor to perform their favorite songs in new arrangements.
In 2003, Frisell's The Intercontinentals was nominated for a Grammy award; he won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album for his album Unspeakable. His 2008 album, History, Mystery was nominated for a 2009 Grammy award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group. Frisell was also a judge for the 6th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.
Frisell has united with Matt Chamberlain, Tucker Martine, and Lee Townsend in the Floratone band, and they have released an album on Blue Note (2007), featuring guest performance of Viktor Krauss, Ron Miles, Eyvind Kang.
In 2008, Frisell performed as a featured guest on Earth's album The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull.
In 2009, Frisell featured in a duet rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" with singer-songwriter, Sam Shrieve. The recording was released on Shrieve's debut album Bittersweet Lullabies.
In 2010, Frisell started working with the Savoy Jazz label and released Beautiful Dreamers in August 2010, then a second release of Sign of Life in April 2011. Also, on January 25, 2011, Bill Frisell and Vinicius Cantuária released Lágrimas Mexicanas on the E1 label.
In June, 2011, Frisell, Lee Townsend, and their frequent collaborator, Vinicius Cantuaria, participated in TEDx GoldenGateED's program, "Teaching Compassion" in Oakland, California. Frisell and Cantuaria performed separately, and Townsend assisted with technical aspects of the event.
In September 2011, Frisell released All We Are Saying, a full-length offering of his interpretations of John Lennon's music. Frisell's quintet includes violinist Jenny Scheinman, pedal steel and acoustic guitarist Greg Leisz, bassist Tony Scherr, and drummer Kenny Wollesen.
Rumble
Bill Frisell Lyrics
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Afu Ra (State oF tHe Arts) I'm a problem child, I'm my own worst enemy No matter…
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Bates And The Yellowhammers Welcome to the jungle we've got fun and games We got…
Breach & Kelis It's the strangest thing To have you back in my face With…
Brooke Waggoner Gonna find ways to make it happen Yea, it’s my second…
Cassini's Division You think what you see is real But it′s just a…
Chick Corea Elektric Band I'm wearing second hand shoes Second hand hose All the gir…
Chris Miles Lately I just feel so down My feet been on the…
D-vektor This a rumble with God I am Zeus in the stars Game…
D.J. Joker Run to the corner where the Cocks are roosting There are…
Da Rick Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Las Vegas for another exci…
Distorted Voices & D-Tempo Backstage in a rage and my gaze is fixed on…
DJ M.E.G. N.E.R.A.K. K-K-Kr1 production Sveglia giù dal letto carico come una mol…
DJ M.E.G. & N.E.R.A.K. bring it back hey, rock'en roll!!! life goes on 満足してた 少しの希望だ…
Dj-Rippa Rumble in the jungle Are you ready to fight? Rumble in the…
DUSTY LOCANE Look We gon' put that nigga on a T.V. Put him on…
Empire Project Rumble, young man, rumble May your courage overcome the fear…
Excision feat. Space Laces Get ready to rumble Move out my fuckin′ way boy, you're…
Favorite Wir kommen auf die Welt, werden groß Ballen die Faust wir…
Franco El Gorilla Ft Hector El Father Damas y caballeros Bienvenidos a otro capitulo En la histori…
G.O.H Bring it back hey, Rock'en roll!!! Life goes on 満足してた 少しの希望だ…
GoldLink feat. Jackson Wang & Lil Nei (Damn, daddy, this shit crank) (Exclusive) I keep my energy…
H.E. Ferrell & His No. 1 Boys Bring it back hey, Rock'en roll!!! Life goes on 満足してた 少しの希望だ…
halocene LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE! Knocked down, but ready to go …
Inspectah Deck [U-God] Countdown... Are you ready? Are you mad inside? Got …
Inspectah Deck Method Man U-God [U-God] Countdown... Are you ready? Are you mad inside? G…
J. Crum Run to the corner where the Cocks are roosting There are…
John Captain Chirisma walkin around with a fake smile you think y…
John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson (Damn, daddy, this shit crank) (Exclusive) I keep my energy…
Jook Tell em wassup while im spinnin cause i feel like…
K.D.A. Backstage in a rage and my gaze is fixed on…
KDA Yeah So right, so fresh Top five, no less It's alright, I ju…
Kelis It's the strangest thing To have you back in my face With…
Kiss Unselfish Superimposing over me In Tennessee Your jealousy R…
Leatha Face [U-God] Countdown... Are you ready? Are you mad inside? G…
Leathaface [U-God] Countdown... Are you ready? Are you mad inside? Got …
Link Wray Tsutaetai koto ga mou omosugite, kono mama tsuburechaisou de…
Luthifah Wir kommen auf die Welt, werden groß, ballen die Faust Wir…
Luthifah [feat. Favorite] Wir kommen auf die Welt, werden groß Ballen die Faust wir…
M-Beat Bring it back hey, Rock'en roll!!! Life goes on 満足してた 少しの希望だ…
M.E.G. & N.E.R.A.K. K-K-Kr1 production Sveglia giù dal letto carico come una mol…
M.FECT Ahora vamos clean a todos lados Bajo pa' la calle arrebatao …
MDU a.k.a TRP & Kabza De Small Aye it's 1:56 PM What you mean get active nigga? Nigga I'm…
Money Boy Whow, ay! Cheah, Cheah! Ich bin Sicker als sick with it Hab…
nobody.one Got a new haircut It cost me just six bucks Filled a…
O.K. Korral Bring it back hey, Rock'en roll!!! Life goes on 満足してた 少しの希望だ…
Omega Sparx Sparx #1 Yo, this ain't practice This is what I do just…
Os Catalépticos A bottle breaks a face cuts an ear that falls…
P.A.C.O. Bring it back hey, Rock'en roll!!! Life goes on 満足してた 少しの希望だ…
Paledusk We all know It's gonna be a tough life We all know We…
Paul & KIm Royal Rumble Saeed was a giant of a lad His shoulders were…
Pop Smoke Grrrrt (woo, woo, woo) 092MLB (opps know how I'm rockin', gr…
R.O.E K-K-Kr1 production Sveglia giù dal letto carico come una mol…
Rare K.I. Team Got a new haircut It cost me just six bucks Filled a…
Rat & co Whey hey our love is crumbled Whey hey you always humble…
Sean Tizzle Just be ready for the loving World wave! Give you all the…
Skrillex Hear the rumble Hear the rumble, yeah, yeah Hear the Run fo…
Southern Avenue Came home late 'bout 3 in the morning Tennessee whiskey Intu…
Tate Visconti Rumble in the jungle Might pop your bubble Hope you don’t, d…
The Boondocks My baby girl, she had no one We rumble You're so easy,…
The Empire Project Rumble, young man, rumble May your courage overcome the fear…
The High & Mighty Woke up this morning in a state of shock I heard…
The Ne'er-Do-Wells 誰もいない街 無情にも 始まり出す 私を残して 明日は逃げずにそこにあるのか 目に映るすべてのものが 私を惑わすばかり…
The Pack Fuck talkin get to swingin, I leave shit stinging You on…
The Sonics Rowche Rumble Rowche Rumble It's valium Valium Valium Rowche…
The Soorleys There's a rumble in the sky A feeling that you'll come…
The Swiv-O-Matics Bring it back hey, Rock'en roll!!! Life goes on 満足してた 少しの希望だ…
TRÏBE (Come on) Root to the fruit More bass than Bootsy Collins Yo…
U God feat. Leatha Face Method & Inspectah Dek [U-God] Countdown... Are you ready? Are you mad inside? Got …
U-God feat. Leatha Face Inspectah Deck & Method Man [U-God] Countdown... Are you ready? Are you mad inside? G…
u-god leatha face inspectah deck method man Got a new haircut It cost me just six bucks Filled a…
U-God Method Man & Inspectah Deck [U-God] Countdown... Are you ready? Are you mad inside? Got …
V.A. Bring it back hey, Rock'en roll!!! Life goes on 満足してた 少しの希望だ…
Vamps I feel so angry Riyuu nante nai Jama bakari umakuikanai I…
Wu-Tang Clan [U-God] Countdown... Are you ready? Are you mad inside? Got …
You Am I Got a new haircut It cost me just six bucks Filled a…
YVES LAROCK & TONY T Yves Larock Tony T Official you know Im gonna burn…
ZAYDE WØLF Smoke in my lungs Blood on my tongue I′m here to make…
スクリレックス Fred again.. & Flowdan Hear the rumble Hear the rumble, yeah, yeah Hear the Run fo…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Bill Frisell:
Across the Universe Words are flowing out like Endless rain into a paper…
Chain Of Fools Chain, chain, chain (Chain, chain, chain) Chain, chain, chai…
Come Together Here come old flat top He come groovin' up slowly He got…
Deep Dead Blue Deep dead blue That I invite Bringing on Disguise of night T…
Dream On So long ago Was it in a dream? Was it just a…
Floaty He floats Floats away On the ground He comes back down She …
Give Peace A Chance Two, one two three four Everybody's talking about Bagism, …
God's Wing'ed Horse Gather round my dear friends and be loving Lay me down,…
Goin Well, I think I'm goin' out of my head Yes, I…
Gone (Now you've gone now you've gone) Since you've gone the moo…
Goodbye I remember holdin' on to you All them long and lonely…
Have a Little Faith in Me When the road gets dark And you can no longer…
I Believe I believe in the power and I never, ever doubt. Ev'ry…
I Heard It Through the Grapevine I bet you're wonderin' how I knew 'Bout your plans to…
In a Quiet Place In the darkest place I know That is where you`ll…
In My Life There are places I'll remember All my life, though some have…
Julia Half of what I say is meaningless But I say it…
Live to Tell I have a tale to tell Sometimes it gets so hard…
Music I Heard I bet you're wonderin' how I knew 'Bout your plans to…
On the Street Where You Live I have often walked Down the street before, But the paveme…
One of These Days One of these days, I'm gonna sit down and write…
Over the Rainbow Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high There's a land that…
Remember This lovely day will lengthen into evening We'll sigh goodby…
Somewhere Over The Rainbow Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high There's a land that…
That I have to say that we should finish it now…
There Is a Dream There is no greater love Than what I feel for you No…
To The Streets I have often walked Down the street before But the pavement …
Weird Nightmare Weird nightmare You haunt my every dream Weird nightmare Tel…
What? What's her name today? What's her name today? She could be a…
When You Wish Upon A Star When a star is born They possess a gift or two One…
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