On September 2, 2026, Cassandra Wilson died aged 70. She was singer, songwriter and producer, regarded as one of the most successful female jazz singers of all time. Wilson won numerous awards, including two Grammys, and was named in 2001, by “Time Magazine” the best America singer. She recorded and performed with Steve Coleman, Wynton Marsalis, Greg Osby, The Roots, Robin Eubanks, Don Byron, Terence Blanchard, Terri Lyne Carrington, Regina Carter, Olu Dara, Kurt Elling, Bill Frisell, Elvis Costello, Charlie Hade, Dave Holland, Javon Jackson, Angelique Kidjo, M-Base, David Murray, Meshell Ndegeocello, Courtney Pine, David Sanches, Steve Turre, Luther Vandros and Count Basie Orchestra. As leader she released 19 albums.
Tag Archives: Bill Frisell
Bill Frisell: Unspeakable
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
Bill Frisell: Good Dog, Happy Man
On May 18, 1999, “Elektra Nonesuch” label released “Good Dog, Happy Man”. the 11th Bill Frisell album. It was recorded in 1998, at “O’Henry Sound” in Burbank, California, and was produced by Lee Townsend.
Personnel:
- Bill Frisell – acoustic and electric guitars, loops, music boxes
- Greg Leisz – pedal steel, Dobro, lap steel, Weissenborn, National steel guitar, mandolin
- Ry Cooder – guitar
- Wayne Horvitz – organ, piano, samples
- Viktor Krauss – bass
- Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
Track listing:
All tracks by Bill Frisell, except where noted.
- Rain, Rain
- Roscoe
- Big Shoe
- My Buffalo Girl
- Shenandoah – for Johnny Smith – traditional
- Cadillac 1959
- The Pioneers
- Cold, Cold Ground
- That Was Then
- Monroe
- Good Dog, Happy Man
- Poem For Eva
Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas: Songs to No One 1991–1992
On October 15, 2002, “Circus Records” label released “Songs to No One 1991–1992”, album by Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas. This is album of materials from studio sessions, home tapes, and club performances recorded 1991 – 1992, during eight-month musical partnership between the duo. The album was produced by Hal Willner.
Personnel:
- Jeff Buckley – vocals, harmonica
- Gary Lucas – guitars
- Bill Frisell – guitars
- Jared Nickerson – bass
- Tony Maimone – bass
- Tony Lewis – drums
- Anton Fier – drums
- Sex Mob – Steven Berstein: trumpet, Briggan Krauss: baritone sax; Tony Scherr: bass, Kenny Wollesen: drums, Brian Mitchell: organ
- Jack Vartoogian – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Jeff Buckley and Gary Lucas, except where noted.
- Hymne à l’amour – Edith Piaf, Marguerite Monnot (Duet; Rehearsal Tape; recorded at Lucas Residence, NY City; 2/92)
- How Long Will It Take – Pat Kelly (Duet; Soundboard tape; recorded at CBGB, NY City; 4/23/92)
- Mojo Pin (Duet; Soundboard Tape; recorded at the Knitting Factory, NY City; 4/18/92)
- Song to No One (Duet; Rehearsal Tape; recorded at Lucas Residence, NY City; 10/91)
- Grace (Band; Studio Demo, recorded at Krypton Studios, NY City; 8/17/91)
- Satisfied Mind – Red Hayes, Jack Rhodes (Solo; Live broadcast from the Knitting Factory on Nicholas Hill’s Music Faucet, WFMU; 3/22/92)
- Cruel (Band; Live broadcast from the Knitting Factory on Nicholas Hill’s Music Faucet, WFMU; 3/22/92)
- She Is Free (Duet; Rehearsal Tape; recorded at Lucas Residence, NY City; 1/92)
- Harem Man (Duet; Rehearsal Tape; recorded at Lucas Residence, NY City; 1/92)
- Malign Fiesta (No Soul) (Band; Live broadcast from the Knitting Factory on Nicholas Hill’s Music Faucet, WFMU; 3/22/92)
- Grace (Live) (Duet; Soundboard tape; recorded at club Roulette, NY City; 4/5/92)
Charles Lloyd, The Marvels and Lucinda Williams: Vanished Gardens
On June 29, 2018, “Blue Note” label released “Vanished Gardens”, album by Charles Lloyd, The Marvels and Lucinda Williams. It was recorded 2017 – 2018, at “EastWest” in Hollywood, California, and was produced by Dorothy Darr, Don Was, Charles Lloyd and Lucinda Williams.
Personnel:
- Charles Lloyd – alto flute, tenor saxophone, vocals, band leader
- Lucinda Williams – vocals
- Bill Frisell – guitar
- Greg Leisz – dobro, pedal steel guitar
- Reuben Rogers – double bass
- Eric Harland – drums
- Michael C. Ross – engineer, mixing
- Tyler Shields – engineer assistant
- Will Delaney – engineer assistant
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Dorothy Darr – art design, photography
- Paul Moore – layout
- Joe Harley – poetry
Track listing:
All tracks by Charles Lloyd, except where noted.
- Defiant
- Dust – Lucinda Williams
- Vanished Gardens
- Ventura – Lucinda Williams
- Ballad of the Sad Young Men – Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf
- We’ve Come Too Far to Turn Around – Lucinda Williams
- Blues for Langston and LaRue
- Unsuffer Me – Lucinda Williams
- Monk’s Mood – Thelonious Monk
- Angel – Jimi Hendrix
David Sylvian: Dead Bees On A Cake
On March 29, 1999, “Virgin” label released “Dead Bees on a Cake”, the fifth David Sylvian studio album. It was recorded in 1998, at “Right Track Studios” in New York, “Real World Studios” in Box, Wiltshire, “Sound House Studio” in Seattle, “Atma Sound” in Minneapolis, “Seedy Underbelly” in Minneapolis, “Synergy Studio” in Napa, California, and was produced by David Sylvian.
Personnel:
- David Sylvian – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, drum programming, samples, string arrangements, art director, additional engineering, mixing
- Ryuichi Sakamoto – Fender Rhodes, orchestrations and string arrangements, brass arrangements, sampled guitar and bansuri, insects
- Tommy Barbarella – Fender Rhodes
- Marc Ribot – acoustic and electric guitar, slide guitar
- Bill Frisell – dobro, acoustic guitar
- Kenny Wheeler – flugelhorn
- Lawrence Feldman – flute
- Deepak Ram – bansuri
- John Giblin – bass
- Chris Minh Doky – double bass
- Steve Jansen – percussion, loops, cymbals
- Ged Lynch – original drum track, drums
- Skoota Warner – original drum track, drums
- Talvin Singh – tabla and percussion
- Steve Tibbetts – gong
- Ingrid Chavez – vocals
- Shree Maa – vocals
- Dave Kent – engineer, mixing, studio maintenance
- Jacquie Turner – engineer assistant
- Matt Curry – engineer assistant
- Scott Crane – engineer assistant
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Yuka Fujii – art director, artwork co-ordinator
- Shinya Fujiwara – drawings
- Anton Corbijn – photography
- Ingrid Chavez – inlay portrait
- Russell Mills – design (shed)
- Michael Webster – design assistance (storm)
Track listing:
All tracks by David Sylvian, except as noted.
- I Surrender
- Dobro #1 – David Sylvian, Bill Frisell
- Midnight Sun – David Sylvian, Johnny Moore, Charles Brown, Eddie Williams
- Thalheim
- God Man
- Alphabet Angel
- Krishna Blue
- The Shining of Things
- Café Europa
- Pollen Path
- All of My Mother’s Names (Summers with Amma)
- Wanderlust
- Praise (Pratah Smarami) – Shree Maa, David Sylvian
- Darkest Dreaming – David Sylvian, Djivan Gasparyan
Lucinda Williams: West
On February 13, 2007, “Lost Highway” label released “West”, the eighth Lucinda Williams studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “The Village” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Hal Willner and Lucinda Williams.
Personnel:
- Lucinda Williams – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Doug Pettibone – acoustic, electric, baritone guitar
- Bill Frisell – acoustic and electric guitar
- Rob Burger – piano, organ, accordion
- Tony Garnier – electric bass, double bass
- Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
- Jenny Scheinman – violin
- Rob Brophy – viola
- Tim Loo – cello
- Hal Willner – turntable, samples
- Gary Louris, Gia Ciambotti – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Lucinda Williams.
- Are You Alright
- Mama You Sweet
- Learning How to Live
- Fancy Funeral
- Unsuffer Me
- Everything Has Changed
- Come On
- Where Is My Love?
- Rescue
- What If
- Wrap My Head Around That
- Words
- West
Lucinda Williams: The Ghosts of Highway 20
On February 5, 2016, “Highway 20” label released “The Ghosts of Highway 20”, the 12th Lucinda Williams studio album. It was recorded in 2015, and was produced by Greg Liesz, Tom Overby and Lucinda Williams.
Personnel:
- Lucinda Williams – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
- Bill Frisell – electric guitar
- Greg Leisz – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Val McCallum – electric guitar
- David Sutton – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Carlton “Santa” Davis – drums
- Butch Norton – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Ras Michael – hand drums, backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Lucinda Williams, except where noted.
- Dust – Miller Williams, Lucinda Williams
- House of Earth – Woody Guthrie
- I Know All About It
- Place in My Heart
- Death Came
- Doors of Heaven
- Louisiana Story
- Ghosts of Highway 20
- Bitter Memory
- Factory – Bruce Springsteen
- Can’t Close the Door on Love
- If My Love Could Kill
- If There’s a Heaven
- Faith & Grace – traditional
Ambrose Akinmusire: Owl Song
On December 15, 2023, “Nonesuch” label released “Owl Song”, the eight Ambrose Akinmusire album. It was recorded in 2023, and was produced by Ambrose Akinmusire.
Personnel:
- Ambrose Akinmusire – trumpet
- Bill Frisell – guitar
- Herlin Riley – drums
- Adam Muñoz – engineer
- David Darlington – mixing, mastering
- John Gall – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Ambrose Akinmusire.
- Owl Song 1
- Weighted Corners
- Flux Fuelings
- Owl Song 2
- Grace
- Mr. Frisell
- Mr. Riley
- Henya
Paul Motian: Bill Evans
On October 25, 1990, “JMT” label released “Bill Evans”, the 14th Paul Motian album. It was recorded in May 1990, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Stefan F. Winter.
Personnel:
- Paul Motian – drums
- Bill Frisell – electric guitar
- Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone
- Marc Johnson – bass
Track listing:
All tracks by Bill Evans.
- Show-Type Tune
- Turn Out the Stars
- Walkin’ Up
- Very Early
- Five
- Time Remembered
- Skidoo
- Re: Person I Knew
- Children’s Play Song
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