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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0075597961522 Label: Nonesuch Manufacturer: Nonesuch MPN: 79615 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Nonesuch Release Date: January 30, 2001 Studio: Nonesuch Editorial Review: Amazon.com: For those who have been wondering where Mr. Bill's musical wanderings would lead him in the wake of his first solo CD, Ghost Town, Blues Dream provides the ambitious answer. Nearly all Frisell's fascinations are here: the pastoralism of Have a Little Faith, a Nashville tinge, and the cinematic sounds of Quartet. There's also the electronic loop atmospheres of his ECM and early Elektra years and the alternating Ellingtonian and Salvation Army horns of his quintet period. All of this melded into 18 new compositions commissioned by the Walker Arts Center. A textural richness comes courtesy of Greg Leisz's various guitars backing Frisell's own guitar and a stunning integration of three horns: Curtis Fowlkes's trombone, Ron Miles's trumpet, and Billy Drewes's saxophones. As you listen to this string of broad-shouldered pieces, tributes to greats like Ron Carter, and strangely blues-inflected soundscapes, it's apparent that the solos of Ghost Town can operate as a sort of sketch or "cartoon" for this, the full painting; or a short that is then expanded into a feature. Frisell's career is taking on the aspect of a well-crafted movie or novel that explores different story lines before bringing them together for the finale (and this might be the prelude to the finale). --Michael Ross Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Bill Frisell's "Blue Dream""Blues Dream" released in 2001 on Nonesuch is one of Frisell's best efforts as a leader. The music, as always with Frisell, is very hard to categorize. It's essentially blues-jazz combined with folk, bluegrass, country, and a touch of avant-garde, because we all know Frisell favors a little bit more dissonance than other jazz guitarists. This is a great beginning album for people just starting to get into Frisell as is his album "Good Dog, Happy Man." The musicianship, as with any Frisell ... Read More Rating:  - Blues DreamThis is wonderful music. I found it innovative in the way Frisell used Blues, Jazz, and Country elements to weave an evocative soundscape Rating: - What can I say?This album was not my first Frisell, and I was looking, when getting it, for something rather specific that, IMHO, only Frisell can do with the richness it deserves- the extended ballad, and this album has what is, again IMHO, his finest, and probably _the_ finest and most achingly gorgeous piece of emotive completeness- What Do We Do. Scintillatingly marvelous. Rating: - Musical Neo-AmericanaI was new to Bill Frisell and after reading some reviews and listening to the sound clips on Amazon, I purchased this CD. I have absolutely NO regrets. Although I am not a huge fan of country or bluegrass music, Blues Dream is a delightfully progressive fusion of those, along with a healthy portion of folk, rock and blues added. The resultant sounds paint relaxing (and sometimes hypnotic) sketches of a musical Neo Americana. Blues Dream is a progressive 'jazz-like' fusion of ... Read More Rating:  - Okay, not brilliantI'm a Frisell fan, and while there are a few gorgeous tracks on this, it doesn't fulfill the promise of the title. For those who collect Frisell, go ahead and get it. For those looking to buy one or two of his recent works, I'd go with Ghost Town and Intercontinentals (or Nashville). |
