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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.

  1. 1968
  2. White Fang- Bill Frisell, Hal Willner
  3. Sundust – Hal Willner
  4. Del Close – Bill Frisell, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
  5. Gregory C. – Bill Frisell, Hal Willner
  6. Stringbean – Bill Frisell, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
  7. Hymn for Ginsberg
  8. Alias – Bill Frisell, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
  9. Who Was That Girl?
  10. D. Sharpe
  11. Fields of Alfalfa – Bill Frisell, Steven Bernstein, Eric Liljestrand, Walter, Hal Willner
  12. Tony – Bill Frisell, Tony Scherr, Kenny Wollesen
  13. Old Sugar Bear – G.A. Grant, Eric Liljestrand, Hal Willner
  14. Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye – Bill Frisell, Teddy Lasry, Hal Willner

Wayne Shorter: High Life

On October 17, 1995, “Verve” label released “High Life”, the twentieth Wayne Shorter album. It was recorded in 1995, at Bill Schnee’s studio in North Hollywood,  and was produced by Marcus Miller. In 1997, “High Life” won the “Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album”. 

Personnel:

  • Wayne Shorter – tenor, soprano, alto and baritone saxophones
  • Rachel Z – piano, synthesizers, sound design, sequencing
  • David Gilmore – electric guitar
  • Marcus Miller – bass guitar, bass clarinet, rhythm programming
  • Will Calhoun – drums
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Airto Moreira – percussion
  • Terri Lyne Carrington – drums
  • Munyungo Jackson – percussion
  • Kevin Ricard – percussion
  • David Ward – additional sound design

Track listing:

All tracks by Wayne Shorter.

  1. Children of the Night
  2. At the Fair
  3. Maya
  4. On the Milky Way Express
  5. Pandora Awakened
  6. Virgo Rising
  7. High Life
  8. Midnight in Carlotta’s Hair
  9. Black Swan (in memory of Susan Portlynn Romeo)