The Best Of Bill Frisell, Vol. 1 (2009) liner notes: Difference between revisions
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Now they were to provide the accompaniment for a new version of "[[Weird Nightmare]]" which was to be featured on Hal Wilner's record of music by Charles Mingus. | Now they were to provide the accompaniment for a new version of "[[Weird Nightmare]]" which was to be featured on Hal Wilner's record of music by Charles Mingus. | ||
I was in a vocal booth, clinging to the key of D minor as minute fractions of a microtonal scale floated by in a Balinese cloud.They were attempting to drag my ear all the way west to Java. | I was in a vocal booth, clinging to the key of D minor as minute fractions of a microtonal scale floated by in a Balinese cloud. They were attempting to drag my ear all the way west to Java. | ||
We arrived at the bridge of the song. A small horn section entered but it was upon a progression of consonant guitar chords that my voice landed with some relief. | We arrived at the bridge of the song. A small horn section entered but it was upon a progression of consonant guitar chords that my voice landed with some relief. | ||
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This vocal resemblance actually goes a little deeper than coincidence. | This vocal resemblance actually goes a little deeper than coincidence. | ||
Listen to the Frisell guitar phrasing and you will often hear a familiar but charming opening statement, an unexpected hesitation, and then the proposal of an entirely improbable angle to the first thought , followed by a burst of dizzying inspiration. | Listen to the Frisell guitar phrasing and you will often hear a familiar but charming opening statement, an unexpected hesitation, and then the proposal of an entirely improbable angle to the first thought, followed by a burst of dizzying inspiration. | ||
However modern he sounds, there is always some old-world courtesy in his playing. | However modern he sounds, there is always some old-world courtesy in his playing. |
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