In 2008 frisell performed as a featured guest on earths album the bees made honey in the lions skull. Lee townsend is an american independent music producer, curator, artist manager and coowner of songtone songlinetone field productions, specializing in recordings of singersongwriters, contemporary composers, improvising musicians, and crosscultural musical collaborations. Its not hard for the producer to be forgotten when there are musicians such as guitarist bill frisell and drummer matt chamberlain running around getting all the credit. Fans can also get a taste of the gifted bill frisell from the all we are saying frisell plays lennon 2011, floratone ii 2012 and big sur 20 albums. Listen to bill frisell soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create seattle. Floratone ii by bill frisell, released in 2012 on savoy jazz. Download bill frisell mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Floratone s membership includes guitarist bill frisell, drummer matt chamberlain, and producers lee townsend and tucker martine. A delightfully creative work, floratone s second effort presents soundscapes that trigger wonder and a drive to spot the allusion.
This is a jazzoriented collaboration between drummer matt chamberlain, guitarist bill frisell, and producers tucker martine and lee townsend. Music for the films of buster keaton the high sign one week. Did you try to steer the floratone ii sessions into a different direction than floratone. A stunning, eclectic guitarist who blends the best elements of rock energy with jazz harmonic sophistication and. In 2009, frisell and chamberlain took another stab at improvising together. They are also joined by bassist viktor krauss, cornetist ron miles and violinviola player eyvind kang. Floratone is a fourmember collective of the same name that features the instrumental teamwork of drummer matt chamberlain and guitarist bill frisell with. Bill frisell surfs spacetime via lennon, lloyd, big sur. The clark kent of the electric guitar spin its really important to keep the melody going all the time, whether you are actually playing it or not frisell himself. One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, frisell s eclectic music touches on progressive folk, classical music, country music, noise. All albums by bill frisell available to download and stream in high quality.
Floratone ii is the second album by the collective floratone, which comprises guitarist bill frisell, drummer matt chamberlain along with producers lee townsend and tucker martine which was released on the savoy label in 2012. Man nehme einen gitarristen bill frisell, einen schlagzeuger matt. Lee and tucker were the ones that made those decisions about what was going to be on it, so much of the direction is really pointed by what they chose. Highlights include the music of glen deven ranch, the big one, and going to california which is actually not the led zeppelin tune.
Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Bill frisell floratone floratone ii 2012, 320 kbps. Listen free to floratone floratone floratone, the wanderer and more. On floratone ii, frisell and original members matt chamberlin, tucker martine, lee townsend build on the successful concept that npr proclaimed the most. But in the case of floratone, the collaborative project of guitarist bill frisell, drummer matt chamberlain, and producers lee townsend and tucker martine, improvisation is the source of raw material for an extended process of. Recording an album is generally a pretty straightforward process you gather musicians in a room and capture what comes out. Download links floratone floratone ii 2012 my blog. As a group they have, in the 21st century, built u. While the recording falls under the floratone moniker, it feels like a bill frisell album. Produced by his longtime collaborator lee townsendand recorded by tucker martine at flora recording in portland, oregonharmony features frisell with a wholly distinctive quartet comprising two longtime collaboratorspetra.
As frisell seems to increasingly favor mid20th century americana motifs of late and you can still find them on floratone ii, see stand by this, this project puts his music sonically back in the present even as the music is instantly recognizable as a bill frisell type record. Bill frisell floratone matt chamberlain, bill frisell, tucker. These are personal favorites of bill s which he would like to share. Trombone shorty won the trombone category outright for the second year in a row. Floratone is the first album by the collective floratone, which comprises guitarist bill frisell, drummer matt chamberlain along with producers lee townsend and tucker martine which was released on the blue note label in 2007. William richard bill frisell born march 18, 1951 is an american guitarist, composer and arranger.
Frisell also reestablished his connection with john zorns music, appearing as part of the ensemble for the composers gnostic preludes with harpist carol emmanuel and kenny wollesen. Stream tracks and playlists from bill frisell on your desktop or mobile device. The two producers had a very active hand in the recording of the cd floratone. Bill frisell biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Bill frisell brings his unique guitar voicingand lots of friendsto the second album by floratone, which also features nimble drummer matt chamberlain and a pair of producers who are credited as equals in the creation process. Its a fun song and one of the albums strongest offerings. This new cd is a great mix of jazz, rock, and alternative music. As frisell seems to increasingly favor mid20th century americana motifs of late and you can still find them on floratone ii, see stand by this, this project puts his music sonically back in the present even as the music is instantly recognizable as a bill frisell. Jazz guitarist bill frisell switched things up with his project floratone, a multilayered mix of improvisation and editing with drummer matt chamberlain and two of frisell s longtime collaborators in producers lee townsend and. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Floratone is a fastastic vehicule to demonstrate that, the production is part of the music. Frisell also reestablished his connection with john zorns music, appearing as part of the ensemble for the composers gnostic preludes with harpist carol emmanuel and kenny wollesen on vibraphone.
We present new, exclusive music and the hot hits for information. Their selftitled debut album in 2007 was the result of two years of collaborative recording, editing, sonic experimentation and rerecording. The end result was the selftitled floratone album, issued on blue note in 2007. Acclaimed guitarist bill frisell will release his blue note records debut with the october 4 arrival of his newest project harmony. The genesis was a handful of improvisational conversations between guitarist bill frisell and percussionist matt chamberlain, notable. The fourperson collective project known as floratone is made up of four wellknown individual artists.
Bill frisell tickets bill frisell concert tickets and. Bill frisell cds sort by featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price, high to low date, new to old date, old to new floratone ii cd. Bill frisell guitars matt chamberlain drums, percussion tucker martine production. Bill frisell guitar, petra haden vocals, hank roberts cello, luke bergman. Floratone is a fourmember collective of the same name that features the instrumental teamwork of drummer matt chamberlain and guitarist bill frisell with producers tucker martine and lee townsend serving as equally significant imaginative forces. Filled with originality and nuance, the cerebral performance is strong. A stunning, eclectic guitarist who blends the best elements of rock energy with jazz harmonic sophistication and melodic interpretation. Of all the projects guitarist bill frisell has been involved in, floratone is the one that cant be replicated on stageat least not that easily.
Improvisation is sometimes described as spontaneous composition. Floratone, bill frisell, matt chamberlain floratone. Beginning in november of 2008, songtone introduced the bill frisell live download series. Floratone bill frisell, matt chamberlain, tucker martine. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Thus big sur sits comfortably among bill frisell s more accessible projects. He is also a psychotherapist in private practice in the san francisco bay area. Bill frisell has long been one of the most unique guitarists around.
Bill frisell, chick corea, christian mcbride slated for virtual jazz fest 27 march 2020 rolling stone. Indeed, the primary critique of floratone ii is that its interesting but remarkably familiar and not just when compared to the initial release. Bill frisells latest album project floratone ii with matt. Indeed, the primary critique of floratone ii is that its interesting but remarkably familiar and not just when compared to. May 31, 20 floratone s membership includes guitarist bill frisell, drummer matt chamberlain, and producers lee townsend and tucker martine. All things considered for march 23, 2012 hear the all things considered program for march 23. Floratone matt chamberlain, bill frisell, tucker martine, lee townsend is a music studio. Join facebook to connect with bill frisell and others you may know. Floratone matt chamberlain, bill frisell, tucker martine, lee townsend is a.
Bill frisell guitars matt chamberlain drums and percussion lee townsend production tucker martine production. This is a release of select live performance recordings direct from the soundboard. For complete biography on bill frisell, please visil. The shows are exclusively available on the live downloads page in the lossless flac format along with mp3 and aac files. Floratone is what happens when you gather a bunch of musical mad scientists for a spontaneous jam. Guitar adventurer bill frisell usually gets filed under jazz, but his new group floratone won raves from every direction for the hypnotic, genreshattering sonic experiments on their 2007 eponymous debut. First, frisell and chamberlain improvised in the studio. May, 2008 floratone s membership includes guitarist bill frisell, drummer matt chamberlain, and producers lee townsend and tucker martine. Bill frisell tickets bill frisell concert tickets and tour. Blue note presents floratone, a unique studio collaboration between drummer matt chamberlain, guitarist bill frisell and producers tucker martine and lee townsend. An experiment in musical democracy, the album features eleven stunning, groove driven soundscapes that are best described as futuristic roots music. Frisell has united with matt chamberlain, tucker martine, and lee townsend in the floratone band, and they released an album on blue note 2007, featuring guest performance of viktor krauss, ron miles and eyvind kang. And a productive bill frisell is a very good thing. Like the first adventure of folratone, in this second album the real music is play by bill frisell and matt chamberlain but i think that the real work are made by lee towsen and tuker martine.
Floratone ii by john kelman, published on march 9, 2012. Floratone ii cd released by savoy jazz on march 6th, 2012. Floratone ii by floratone, released in 2012 on savoy jazz. In the past two years alone he has released an adventurous album of improvised solo guitar pieces silent comedy, a brilliant tribute to the music of john lennon all we are saying. Loops and samples flow throughout the album, but never dominate. The album was issued on tzadik a week after floratone ii. Jazz guitarist bill frisell mixes it up with floratone.