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- Record Label: Nonesuch/Atlantic
- Genre(s): Jazz, Blues
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Positive: 7 out of 7
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The music gets gorgeously bizarre, but there is always a sleepy dog and a piece of apple pie waiting at night's end.
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The WireBlues Dream is both a compendious evocation and synthesis of a range of genres that never sounds merely eclectic... It's one of Frisell's most ambitious productions to date. [#207, p.61]
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Blues Dream, Frisell's best collection since 1995's breakthrough Nashville, frequently incorporates blues as the base for a strong batch of evocative arrangements...
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With the twangy, kaleidoscopic blend of country blues, downtown jazz and so many other unexpected flavors and sounds on Bill Frisell's latest album, Blues Dream, one can't help but be reminded a little of the updated American folkloric music score in the Coen Brothers' latest film.
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Blues Dream is one of those rare instrumental records that neither bores or infuriates.
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With the addition of trumpet, trombone, and alto sax to his quartet sound, however, Frisell is on the job with a jumbo-sized sonic palette. The results, tune by tune, are as eccentric as they are intriguing.
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Frisell’s fondness for putting unusual combinations of instruments together adds to the overall effect, leaving the listener to wonder why no one has ever tried this before. Blues Dream is a lovely release that should satisfy Frisell fans as well as jazz, country, and blues fans looking for a genre bending experience.
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Positive: 4 out of 5
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MichaelA.Aug 24, 2001This disc is easily one of his best. For reference, other favorites of mine include Look Out For Hope, Is That You? and Nashville.
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DanSJan 27, 2004
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franzkDec 13, 2001
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JarradPJan 30, 2002
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BillWFeb 12, 2005
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