Bill Frisell – FOUR (Live Recording – October 2024)

Описание: In October 2024, guitar legend Bill Frisell made his historic first appearance in Slovakia (Bratislava) with his acclaimed quartet, touring material from the 2022 Blue Note album Four. This intimate, floating performance captured the group's telepathic interplay during a standout European run that also included stops in Oslo (Cosmopolite), London (Cadogan Hall), Esslingen, Forlì (Naima), and several other cities throughout October and November.

Lineup:
Bill Frisell – electric guitar
Greg Tardy – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Gerald Clayton – piano, organ
Johnathan Blake – drums

Bill Frisell first rose to prominence in the 1980s with his groundbreaking early albums on ECM Records. He became a central figure in New York’s Downtown Scene (longtime collaborations with John Zorn), spent years in Paul Motian’s trio, and from the late 1990s onward wove deep threads of folk, rock ’n’ roll, Americana, and blues into his sound.

Over four decades, Frisell has released more than 40 albums (primarily on Nonesuch, ECM, OKeh, and his recent four on Blue Note), earned a Grammy Award plus multiple nominations, and is widely regarded as one of the most distinctive and original improvising guitarists of our time.

Four reimagines earlier Frisell compositions alongside nine brand-new pieces, steeped in bluesy Americana yet wide open for spontaneous group conversation. Live, the absence of bass never feels like a gap—the quartet creates a remarkably full, airy sonic world through collective improvisation, subtle shifts in texture, and elegant restraint. Reviews from the 2024 European dates described the music as having a “lovely floating atmosphere,” with themes flowing seamlessly through segues, somber tributes (such as “Waltz for Hal Willner” or “Claude Utley”), nods to Ornette Coleman and Paul Motian, and beautifully patient, floating interplay that lets every note breathe.

“Frisell has long practice in fitting a high-concept vision into an unassuming package. He remains one of the most distinctive and original improvising guitarists working today…” — The New York Times

Enjoy this rare document of the Bill Frisell FOUR quartet in full flight.
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