Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer

The Guitarist Who Changed the Sound of American Music

Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer
Philip Watson
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h234 x 153mm - 560pg
17 Mar 2022 UK
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9780571361670
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FEATURING EXCLUSIVE LISTENING SESSIONS WITH: Paul Simon; Justin Vernon of Bon Iver; Gus Van Sant; Rhiannon Giddens; The Bad Plus; Gavin Bryars; Van Dyke Parks; Sam Amidon; Hal Willner; Jim Woodring; Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill Over a period of forty-five years, Bill Frisell has established himself as one of the most innovative and influential musicians at work today. Growing up playing clarinet in orchestras and marching bands, Frisell has progressed through a remarkable range of musical personas - from devotee of jazz master Jim Hall to ' house guitarist' of estimable German label ECM, from edgy New York downtown experimentalist to plaintive country and bluegrass picker. He has been a pioneering bandleader and collaborator, a prolific composer and arranger and a celebrated Grammy Award winner. A quietly revolutionary guitar hero who has synthesised many disparate musical elements into one compellingly singular sound, Frisell connects to a diverse range of artists and admirers, including Paul Simon, Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams, Gus Van Sant, Marianne Faithfull and Justin Vernon, many of whom feature in this book. Through unprecedented access to the guitarist and interviews with his close family, friends and associates, Philip Watson tells Frisell' s story for the first time.
"A beautiful and long overdue portrait of one of America' s true living cultural treasures--Bill Frisell. . . one of the most beloved and influential guitarists of all time. A brilliant book about a brilliant musician. If music was a religion Bill Frisell would be a Saint. " -- John Zorn"Bill Frisell plays the guitar like Miles Davis played the trumpet. " -- New Yorker "A genius. " -- Marianne Faithfull "One of America' s most unique musicians, one of the great American voices. " -- Elvis Costello "My favourite guitarist in the whole world, the best living contemporary guitar player. " -- Lucinda Williams
Philip Watson was deputy editor at GQ and editor-at-large at Esquire, and has appeared on radio and television in the UK and Ireland. His in-depth features have appeared in the Telegraph Magazine, Guardian, Sunday Times, Observer, Irish Times, London Evening Standard and The Wire, and hehas interviewed icons such as Nick Cave, Gil Scott-Heron, Elvis Costello, D' Angelo and many others. Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer is his first book.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780571361670
Published: 17 Mar 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Spine: 40mm
Weight: 736g
Pages: 560

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