{"product_id":"ghost-town-4","title":"Ghost Town","description":"Product Description\n\nComing off a Downbeat salute in which his Nonesuch discography is dubbed \"the best recorded output of the deacade\", Bill Frisell steps outside of his celebrated ensemble format to take the spotlight alone. His first-ever solo effort is a mix of original tunes seasoned with choice covers that offers a chance for listeners to immerse themselves completely in a sound that has become one of the most recognizable in music today.\nWith the subtleties of jazz, melded with the earnestness of country, embracing both darkness and light, Bill Frisell continues to create a genre unto himself. As with his last three albums, he continues in a musical vein that has brought him a new level of sales success and radio play, all the while maintaining the respect he has commanded as an innovator for nearly 20 years.\n\nReview\n\nA genuine artist pulls you in, explains things that didn't make sense before, rearranges your ideas. That is what guitarist Bill Frisell does. This is his first solo album, using discreet overdubbing to create humble folk and blues instrumentals with all of Frisell's trademarks: micro-pauses before a phrase, like someone whose sincerity makes them stutter; pretty riffs that would be cloying if they weren't played so freshly and didn't take off to such unusual places; and long, keening notes that soar into the ether. Frisell started out a Jim Hall fan. He believes jazz guitar can stretch to accommodate all the pleasures of American music, from bluegrass banjos to the yowl of Chicago blues and lo-fi texturation. His playing is recognizable from the first note, which means that he can rely on stock forms without sounding characterless. There are many guitarists in post-rock ploughing a similar-sounding furrow, but Frisell never drifts into mere ambience. There's a strong intelligence at work, a line of thought to follow. The harmonic palette is restricted - throughout the disc he sounds like he's going to break into 'Smokestack Lightnin'' - but that allows him to focus on the finger-on-string poetics, the nuances. This is not full-on Frisell (try his records with drummer Paul Motian for that), but if you're tiring of avant clamor, frisell's big-hearted populism is just the ticket.\n--- Ben Watson, JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc. -- From Jazziz\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B00004NHIO\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B00004NHIO.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Bill Frisell\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41712300589114,"sku":"DBV.B00004NHIO.G","price":10.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B00004NHIO-0.jpg?v=1790737394","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/ghost-town-4","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}