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Bill Frisell: All We Are Saying

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Label: Savoy Jazz
Released: 2011.09.27
Time:
 68:02
Category: Jazz
Producer(s): Lee Townsend
Rating:
Media type: CD
Web address: www.billfrisell.com
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Purchase date: 2016
Price in €: 1,00





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[1] Across the Universe (J.Lennon/P.McCartney) - 5:53
[2] Revolution (J.Lennon/P.McCartney) - 3:50
[3] Nowhere Man (J.Lennon/P.McCartney) - 5:14
[4] Imagine (J.Lennon) - 4:51
[5] Please, Please Me (J.Lennon/P.McCartney) - 2:06
[6] You've Got to Hide Your Love Away (J.Lennon/P.McCartney) - 5:10
[7] Hold On (J.Lennon) - 3:56
[8] In My Life (J.Lennon/P.McCartney) - 4:05
[9] Come Together (J.Lennon/P.McCartney) - 5:10
[10] Julia (J.Lennon/P.McCartney) - 3:31
[11] Woman (J.Lennon) - 4:21
[12] #9 Dream (J.Lennon) - 3:42
[13] Love (J.Lennon) - 2:18
[14] Beautiful Boy (J.Lennon) - 3:27
[15] Mother (J.Lennon) - 6:52
[16] Give Peace a Chance (J.Lennon) - 3:38

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Bill Frisell - Guitars, Liner Notes

Greg Leisz - Steel Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Jenny Scheinman - Violin
Tony Scherr - Bass
Kenny Wollesen - Drums

Lee Townsend - Producer
Adam Muñoz - Recording & Mixing Engineer
Greg Calbi - Mastering Engineer
Gwen Terpstra - Art Design
Monica Frisell - Photography
Adam Blomberg - Production Assistance
John Lennon - Cover Illustration

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2011 CD Savoy Jazz - SVY 17836

Recorded and mixed in June-July, 2011 at the Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, CA. Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York.



Santa Monica, CA: Consummate guitarist, composer and musical interpreter Bill Frisell has assembled a trusted ensemble consisting of Jenny Scheinman (violin), Tony Scherr (bass), Greg Leisz (guitars) and Kenny Wollesen (drums) to record his definitive take on the classic songs of John Lennon. Titled “ALL WE ARE SAYING,” the project has long been in the works—one could go as far back as the first time he heard the Beatles at the age of 13. Fast forward a few decades and Frisell is asked to put together an impromptu set in honor of John Lennon as part of a special event in Paris. The preparation, performances and reception to these compositions was an inspiration nurtured to fruition with this project. Recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley and produced by Lee Townsend.

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All We Are Saying is Bill Frisell's third album for Savoy in 13 months. Since August of 2010, the guitarist has released Beautiful Dreamers, Sign of Life, and now this one. In addition, he collaborated on the duet recording Lagrimas Mexicanas with Brazilian guitarist Vinicius Cantuaria on Naive Jazz, released earlier this year. All We Are Saying is a full-length offering of Frisell's interpretations of John Lennon's music. Frisell's quintet includes violinist Jenny Scheinman, pedal steel and acoustic guitarist Greg Leisz, bassist Tony Scherr, and drummer Kenny Wollesen. Almost none of these 16 tunes are radical reinterpretations of Lennon's songs; most stick close to the original melodies even at their most adventurous. While there are obvious attempts at rock due to the root material - "Revolution" and "Come Together" most notably - this isn't a rock album per se, nor is it a noodling jazz record; it's much more slippery than either. Opener "Across the Universe," with its twinning of Frisell's electric guitar and Leisz's pedal steel as Scheinman's violin picks up the lyric melody and extrapolates its harmonic aspects, is indicative of the recording's M.O., offering a close examination of Lennon the composer. The interplay between the three principals is remarkable, such as on the intro to "Nowhere Man," where Scheinman's ostinato tenses up in advance of the changes, and Leisz grounds her fluidly while Frisell pulls his lower strings to wind up, allowing the track to begin then flow into more open areas without losing sight of the melody. Sometimes it doesn't work. "Hold On" is such a ghostly sketch it's hardly there at all. "Mother," with its dissonant opening guitar, is the bluesiest thing here; its much slower tempo only adds to this impression. "Beautiful Boy" dispenses with anything extraneous save for inserting a country stroll at its center; its pace is a bit quicker to boot. The album closes with "Give Peace a Chance." Frisell employs an array of effects in swirling, shimmering contrast with Leisz's swelling steel and Scheinman's droning violin. Scherr's languid bassline, and Wollesen's lack of an authoritative backbeat and slow tempo attempt psychedelia, but feel more like an opium dream. It's the only exception to the close-to-the-core feel of the the album, and it becomes something wholly other. All We Are Saying is a revealing listen to the side of Lennon that isn't examined closely - or often - enough. That said, as a whole, it feels a bit too laid-back, especially given its nearly 70-minute length.

Thom Jurek - All Music Guide



Consummate guitarist, composer and musical interpreter Bill Frisell has assembled a trusted ensemble consisting of Jenny Scheinman (violin), Tony Scherr (bass), Greg Leisz (guitars) and Kenny Wollesen (drums) to record his definitive take on the classic songs of John Lennon. The project has long been in the works - one could go as far back as the first time he heard the Beatles at the age of 13. Fast forward a few decades and Frisell is asked to put together an impromptu set in honor of John Lennon as part of a special event in Paris. The preparation, performances and reception to these compositions was an inspiration nurtured to fruition with this project. Recorded at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley and produced by Lee Townsend.

Amazon.com



All We Are Saying... is a full-length album by American guitarist and composer Bill Frisell of John Lennon classics done in Frisell's definitive style. The album features violinist Jenny Scheinman, pedal steel and acoustic guitarist Greg Leisz, bassist Tony Scherr, and drummer Kenny Wollesen.

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album three stars, stating that "almost none of these 16 tunes are radical reinterpretations of Lennon's songs; most stick close to the original melodies even at their most adventurous." Jurek went on to say that "Across the Universe," with its twinning of Frisell's electric guitar and Leisz's pedal steel as Scheinman's violin picks up the lyric melody and extrapolates its harmonic aspects, is indicative of the recording's M.O., offering a close examination of Lennon the composer. The interplay between the three principals is remarkable, such as on the intro to "Nowhere Man," where Scheinman's ostinato tenses up in advance of the changes, and Leisz grounds her fluidly while Frisell pulls his lower strings to wind up, allowing the track to begin then flow into more open areas without losing sight of the melody."

wikipedia.org



Juli 2011, Santa Monica - Kalifornien. Der großartige Gitarrist, Komponist und Musical Darsteller Bill Frisell hat mit Jenny Scheinman (Violine), Tony Scherr (Bass), Greg Leisz (Gitarre) und Kenny Wollesen (Schlagzeug) eine CD mit Klassiker von John Lennon aufgenommen. All We Are Saying war sehr lange in Arbeit - zurückgeführt bis in das Alter von 13 Jahren des Interpreten als er zum ersten Mal Beatles Songs gehört hat. Einige Dekaden später wurde Frisell gebeten ein Set aus dem Stehgreif in Gedenken an John Lennon zu spielen, als ein Teil eines Special Events in Paris. Die Darstellung, Performance und Aufnahme der Komposition wurde eine Inspiration und Erfüllung des Projektes. Das Wall Street Journal schrieb: "Der innovativste und einflußreichste Jazz Gitarist der letzten 25 Jahrten Bill Frisell hat großes Lob für sein instiktives musikalischen Können erhalten - er hat die Parameter von Jazz Music mit den Einflüssen of Americana, World, Blues, Klassik mühelos mit eingearbeitet und erschaffte einen besonderen Klangteppich.

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