Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian

Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian
Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian
Studio album by Bill Frisell
Released	2006
Recorded	February 14–15, 2005
Studio	Avatar Studios, New York, NY
Genre	Folk jazz, Americana, post-bop
Length	63:21
Label	Elektra Nonesuch
Producer	Lee Townsend
Bill Frisell chronology

Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian is the 19th album by Bill Frisell to be released on the Elektra Nonesuch label.

Background[]

It was released in 2006 and features performances by Frisell, Ron Carter and Paul Motian recorded on February 14–15, 2005.^[1]^[2]

An E.P. with additional tracks ("Lazy"/"Mandeville"/"Little Waltz"/"Mood") was released on iTunes. It has since become available on Bill Frisell's official website as a download.^[3]

Reception[]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3½ stars, stating, "This is a solid and unexpected surprise from a brilliantly conceived collaboration.".^[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Bill Frisell except as indicated.

"Eighty-One" (Carter, Davis) – 6:20
"You Are My Sunshine" (J. Davis) – 5:56
"Worse and Worse" – 5:16
"Raise Four" (Monk) – 5:15
"Pretty Polly" (Traditional) – 6:56
"On the Street Where You Live" (Loewe) – 9:25
"Monroe" – 6:05
"Introduction" (Motian) – 4:36
"Misterioso" (Monk) – 6:36
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (Williams) – 7:56

Personnel[]

Bill Frisell – guitars
Paul Motian – drums
Ron Carter – bass

References[]

^ Nonesuch Records album info accessed September 12, 2008.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed June 21, 2011
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 513. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[1] Nonesuch Records album info accessed September 12, 2008.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[Allmusic-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed June 21, 2011

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 513. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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