''Disfarmer'' is the 21st album by
Bill Frisell
William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist. He first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts, notably as a participant ...
to be released on the
Nonesuch label.
Bill Frisell discography
accessed August 2, 2011 It features music written to accompany a retrospective of photographs taken by Mike Disfarmer.
Reception
The Allmusic
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review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "the players are all excellent, but nobody here, not even Frisell, shines. Still, it is a pleasant recording to listen to if not hang on to. It floats and hovers about the room as a peaceful backdrop. ''Disfarmer'' is to be taken as a soundtrack rather than as a Frisell album proper, and listened to as a series of sketches rather than as a fully assembled statement from the artist".[Jurek, T]
Allmusic Review
accessed August 4, 2011.
Track listing
All compositions by Bill Frisell except as indicated.
# "Disfarmer Theme" – 5:37
# "Lonely Man" – 1:15
# "Lost, Night" – 1:50
# "Farmer" – 1:03
# "Focus" – 2:26
# "Peter Miller's Discovery" – 4:43
# " That's Alright, Mama" (Arthur Crudup
Arthur William "Big Boy" Crudup (August 24, 1905 – March 28, 1974) was an American Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known, outside blues circles, for his songs " That's All Right" (1946), " My Baby Left Me" and "So ...
) – 3:10
# "Little Girl" – 3:42
# "Little Boy" – 1:16
# "No One Gets In" – 2:47
# "Lovesick Blues
"Lovesick Blues" is a Tin Pan Alley song, composed by Cliff Friend, with lyrics by Irving Mills. It first appeared in the 1922 musical "Oh, Ernest", and was recorded that year by Elsie Clark and Jack Shea. Emmett Miller recorded it in 1925 and ...
" (Cliff Friend
Cliff Friend (October 1, 1893 – June 27, 1974) was an accomplished American songwriter and pianist. A member of Tin Pan Alley, Friend co-wrote several hits including " Lovesick Blues", "My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now" and " The Merry-Go-Roun ...
, Irving Mills
Irving Harold Mills (born Isadore Minsky; January 18, 1894 Odessa, Ukraine – April 21, 1985) was a music publisher, musician, lyricist, and jazz promoter. He often used the pseudonyms Goody Goodwin and Joe Primrose.
Personal life
Mills ...
) – 2:48
# "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" (Hank Williams
Hiram "Hank" Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. An early pioneer of country music, he is regarded as one of the most significant and influential musicians of the 20th century. W ...
" 3:50
# "Shutter, Dream" (Bill Frisell, Viktor Krauss
Viktor Krauss is an American musician who plays acoustic and electric bass. He has released solo albums and has worked as a sideman with many musicians, including his sister, singer and fiddler Alison Krauss.
Music career
Krauss was born to Fre ...
, Greg Leisz
Gregory Brian Leisz ( ; born September 18, 1949) is an American musician. He is a songwriter, recording artist, and producer. He plays guitar, dobro, mandolin, banjo, lap steel and pedal steel guitar.
Biography
Leisz grew up in the garage ba ...
, Jenny Scheinman
Jenny Scheinman is a jazz violinist. She has produced several critically acclaimed solo albums, including ''12 Songs'', named one of the Top Ten Albums of 2005 by ''The New York Times''. She has played with Linda Perry, Norah Jones, Nels Cline, ...
) – 4:26
# "Exposed" – 2:12
# "The Wizard" – 1:52
# "Think" – 4:37
# "Drink" – 4:29
# "Play" – 1:32
# "I Am Not a Farmer" – 3:36
# "Small Town" – 1:00
# "Arkansas Part 1" – 1:53
# "Arkansas Part 2" – 2:19
# "Arkansas Part 3" – 1:54
# "Lost Again, Dark" – 2:06
# "Natural Light" – 2:59
# "Did You See Him?" – 2:06
Personnel
*Bill Frisell
William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist. He first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts, notably as a participant ...
– guitars
*Greg Leisz
Gregory Brian Leisz ( ; born September 18, 1949) is an American musician. He is a songwriter, recording artist, and producer. He plays guitar, dobro, mandolin, banjo, lap steel and pedal steel guitar.
Biography
Leisz grew up in the garage ba ...
– steel guitars, mandolin
*Jenny Scheinman
Jenny Scheinman is a jazz violinist. She has produced several critically acclaimed solo albums, including ''12 Songs'', named one of the Top Ten Albums of 2005 by ''The New York Times''. She has played with Linda Perry, Norah Jones, Nels Cline, ...
– violin
*Viktor Krauss
Viktor Krauss is an American musician who plays acoustic and electric bass. He has released solo albums and has worked as a sideman with many musicians, including his sister, singer and fiddler Alison Krauss.
Music career
Krauss was born to Fre ...
– bass
References
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2009 albums
Bill Frisell albums
Nonesuch Records albums