Frisell, Bill / Disfarmer
| Album: | Disfarmer | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Frisell, Bill | Added: | Aug 2009 | |
| Label: | Nonesuch Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2009-12-13 | Pull Date: | 2010-02-14 |
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| Week Ending: | Jan 17 | Dec 20 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 04, 2010: | As Country as I Get
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) |
3. | Dec 18, 2009: | Alma & Papa Mahler
I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) |
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| 2. | Jan 12, 2010: | Ice, then Heat
Little Girl, Lonely Man |
4. | Dec 15, 2009: | Memory Select
Little Girl |
Album Review
Uncle Steve
Reviewed 2009-12-05
Reviewed 2009-12-05
Bill Frisell-“Disfarmer” NO FCC Violations (reviewed by “Uncle Steve”)
Bill Frisell is well-known and prolific jazz guitarist. However, “Disfarmer” is collection of instrumental-only songs that have a strong Americana/roots feel. The instrumentation is traditional country (violin, pedal steel guitar, mandolin, acoustic/electric guitars, bass), along with occasional guitar licks & chords that have a jazz or blues tone, more in keeping with Bill Frisell’s body of work. Most of the songs are down-tempo/mid-tempo.
Overall: I’m no roots/Americana/Bluegrass/Country person, but I found the performances to be very competent & the production is first-rate. For my taste, there’s too much pedal steel guitar on many of the tracks (as a little goes a long way).
Recommended Tracks: 7 (“That’s Alright, Mama”-made famous by Elvis), 10 (interesting, very fast background guitar licks), 11/12 (“Lovesick Blues” & “I Can’t Help It”-made famous by Hank Williams), 16 (interesting interplay among the instruments), 20 (very short, nice guitar interplay).
Bill Frisell is well-known and prolific jazz guitarist. However, “Disfarmer” is collection of instrumental-only songs that have a strong Americana/roots feel. The instrumentation is traditional country (violin, pedal steel guitar, mandolin, acoustic/electric guitars, bass), along with occasional guitar licks & chords that have a jazz or blues tone, more in keeping with Bill Frisell’s body of work. Most of the songs are down-tempo/mid-tempo.
Overall: I’m no roots/Americana/Bluegrass/Country person, but I found the performances to be very competent & the production is first-rate. For my taste, there’s too much pedal steel guitar on many of the tracks (as a little goes a long way).
Recommended Tracks: 7 (“That’s Alright, Mama”-made famous by Elvis), 10 (interesting, very fast background guitar licks), 11/12 (“Lovesick Blues” & “I Can’t Help It”-made famous by Hank Williams), 16 (interesting interplay among the instruments), 20 (very short, nice guitar interplay).
Track Listing
| 1. | Disfarmer Theme | 14. | Exposed | |||
| 2. | Lonely Man | 15. | The Wizard | |||
| 3. | Lost, Night | 16. | Think | |||
| 4. | Farmer | 17. | Drink | |||
| 5. | Focus | 18. | Play | |||
| 6. | Peter Miller's Discovery | 19. | I Am Not A Farmer | |||
| 7. | That's Alright, Mama | 20. | Small Town | |||
| 8. | Little Girl | 21. | Arkansas (Part 1) | |||
| 9. | Little Boy | 22. | Arkansas (Part 2) | |||
| 10. | No One Gets In | 23. | Arkansas (Part 3) | |||
| 11. | Lovesick Blues | 24. | Lost Again, Dark | |||
| 12. | I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) | 25. | Natural Light | |||
| 13. | Shutter, Dream | 26. | Did You See Him? |