On August 24, 2014, “Elektra Nonesuch” label released “Unspeakable”, the 22nd Bill Frisell album. It was recorded in 2004, and was produced by Hal Wilner. In 2005, “Unspeakable” won the “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album“
Personnel:
Bill Frisell – guitars
Hal Willner – turntables, samples
Tony Scherr – bass, guitar
Kenny Wollesen – drums
Don Alias – percussion
Briggan Krauss – baritone saxophone
Steven Bernstein – trumpet
Curtis Fowlkes – trombone
Adam Dorn – synth
Jenny Scheinman – violin
Eyvind Kang – viola
Hank Roberts – cello
Track listing:
All tracks by Bill Frisell except where noted.
1968
White Fang- Bill Frisell, Hal Willner
Sundust – Hal Willner
Del Close – Bill Frisell, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
Gregory C. – Bill Frisell, Hal Willner
Stringbean – Bill Frisell, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
Hymn for Ginsberg
Alias – Bill Frisell, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
Who Was That Girl?
D. Sharpe
Fields of Alfalfa – Bill Frisell, Steven Bernstein, Eric Liljestrand, Walter, Hal Willner
Tony – Bill Frisell, Tony Scherr, Kenny Wollesen
Old Sugar Bear – G.A. Grant, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye – Bill Frisell, Teddy Lasry, Hal Willner
On March 8, 2005, “Koch” label released “Silver Rain”, the sixth Marcus Miller studio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Absolut Beats” in Dallas, TX, “Camel Island Studios” in Los Angeles, “Hannibal Studios” in Santa Monica, CA, “HIt Factory”, “The Dormitory” in New York City, “Vertical Sound Studios” in Nashville, TN, and was produced by Marcus Miller and David Isaac.