Bill Frisell

United States
March 18, 1951

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William Richard Frisell is an American guitarist, composer and arranger. One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, Frisell came to prominence as a stalwart for ECM Records. He went on to work in a variety of contexts, notably as a member of the New York City Downtown Scene where he formed a long partnership with John Zorn. He was also a longtime member of Paul Motian's groups from the early 1980s until Motian's death in 2011. Since 2000, Frisell's eclectic output as a bandleader has emphasized folk, country music, and Americana.

For the last 14 days:

97 tracks
81 stations
27 countries

Bill Frisell top songs

1	Lagrimas de Amor
2	Stand Up, Sit Down
3	Resistor
4	Egg Radio
5	Lágrimas Mexicanas
6	Yuba City
7	The Bacon Brunch
8	Pip, Squeak
9	Freddy's Step
10	Convict 13
11	Rag
12	Ron Carter
13	Moon River
14	Verona
15	Outlaws
16	Blues Dream
17	We Shall Overcome
18	Holiday
19	Across the Universe
20	Chain of Fools
21	Blues for Los Angeles
22	Hymne (feat. Bill Frisell)
23	Happy Trails
24	Lookout for Hope
25	Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Bill Frisell quotes

In so many ways, it feels the same now when I play as the very first time I picked up the instrument. There's always this sound out there that's just a little bit beyond my reach and I'm trying to get there and that just sort of keeps me going.