Genre: Album
Grade: A
Notable People: Bill Frisell with Thomas Morgan and Rudy Royston Produced by: Lee Townsend
Title: Valentine
Review: Need a break from our current realities? Check out this wonderful, latest Bill Frisell album……or any Frisell album for that matter. All of his dozens of recordings are similar- one tasteful and brilliantly arranged tune after another. Frisell is a true master-genius of the guitar- in my view the worlds’ greatest living jazz oriented guitarist- comparable to Django, Wes Montgomery and Charlie Christian of days gone by. He takes both his own splendid compositions and songs you’ve heard a million times, and makes them into an otherworldly mix of rhythm, licks and sumptuous melody. This set features a trio- one of his may configurations…. with his regular ally- the brilliant Morgan on bass and the fabulous Royston on skins. Frisell for President!