Rambler (Bill Frisell album)

Rambler
Rambler
Studio album by Bill Frisell
Released	1985
Recorded	August, 1984
Studio	Power Station, NYC
Genre	Post-bop
Length	45:22
Label	ECM; ECM 1287
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Bill Frisell chronology

Rambler is the second album by Bill Frisell to be released on the ECM label.^[2]^[3] It was released in 1985 and features performances by Frisell, Kenny Wheeler, Bob Stewart, Jerome Harris and Paul Motian.

Reception[]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "This relatively early set from Bill Frisell is a fine showcase for the utterly unique guitarist. Frisell has the ability to play nearly any extroverted style of music and his humor (check out the date's "Music I Heard") is rarely far below the surface. This particular quintet (with trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, tuba player Bob Stewart, electric bassist Jerome Harris and drummer Paul Motian) is not exactly short of original personalities and their outing (featuring seven Frisell compositions) is one of the most lively of all the ones in the ECM catalog."^[4]

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

Track listing[]

All compositions by Bill Frisell.

"Tone" – 8:00
"Music I Heard" – 4:49
"Rambler" – 8:20
"When We Go" – 5:19
"Resistor" – 5:49
"Strange Meeting" – 7:05
"Wizard of Odds" – 6:19

Personnel[]

Bill Frisell – guitar, guitar synthesizer^[6]
Kenny Wheeler – trumpet, cornet and fluegelhorn
Bob Stewart – tuba
Jerome Harris – electric bass
Paul Motian – drums

References[]

^ Records, E. C. M. "ECM Records". ECM Records.
^ Pareles, Jon (July 31, 1985). "The Pop Life; Africa's Sacred Music" – via NYTimes.com.
^ Harrison, Thomas (June 16, 2011). Music of the 1980s. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313366000 – via Google Books.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 13, 2011
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 512. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ "Picks and Pans Review: Rambler". PEOPLE.com.

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[1] Records, E. C. M. "ECM Records". ECM Records.

[2] Pareles, Jon (July 31, 1985). "The Pop Life; Africa's Sacred Music" – via NYTimes.com.

[3] Harrison, Thomas (June 16, 2011). Music of the 1980s. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313366000 – via Google Books.

[Allmusic-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 13, 2011

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 512. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[6] "Picks and Pans Review: Rambler". PEOPLE.com.

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