Trumpeter/composer Ambrose Akinmusire, ace guitarist Bill Frisell and drummer Herlin Riley join forces for this gorgeous trio record. As the title suggests, it's a nocturnal vibe that's achieved here. There's a delicacy that dominates on the album's eight tracks, but it's not tentative or precious; instead, these three musicians find common ground where there's really no lead voice, just a marvelous mood of mutual support and purpose. I'm reminded a bit of the similarly styled work that Frisell did with the late/great Ron Miles — which is always a good thing.
Introduction:
Bill Frisell is a name synonymous with innovation and versatility in the world of jazz and contemporary music. With a career spanning over four decades, Frisell has consistently pushed the boundaries of guitar playing, blending a wide array of genres and styles into his unique sound. From jazz and blues to country and folk, Frisell’s music defies categorization, earning him a…
It was 20 years ago today: bassist Viktor Krauss released his solo debut album, Far From Enough, on Nonesuch. On the album, Krauss collaborates with guitarists Bill Frisell and Jerry Douglas and drummer Steve Jordan, and sister Alison Krauss vocalizes on the Robert Plant tune “Big Log.” You can hear it here.
- In this edition: Bob Dylan; Mickey Hart; Leonard Cohen; & Faces
DYLAN RELEASES COMPILATION TO AVOID PUBLIC DOMAIN: Bob Dylan quietly released a Europe-only compilation titled 50th Anniversary Collection 1973 to prevent the recordings from entering the public domain.
The 28-song set was recorded during the sessions that produced Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, per Forbes magazine, which reported on the LP being released “in very limited quantities.”
MEET THE MIRACLES: Mickey Hart will perform under the Mickey and the Miracles banner at the Dead Ahead festival in Mexico.
Presumably a one-off, the group features percussionists Giovanni Hidalgo and Karl Perazzo; guitarist Derek Trucks and bassist Isaac Eady of the Tedeschi Trucks Band; former Dead & Company drummer Jay Lane; and Hart on “cosmic sounds,” per a statement.
Dead Ahead is slated for Jan. 12-15, 2024.
NATIONAL SYMPHONY TO HONOR LEONARD COHEN: Madison Cunningham, Ben Folds, Bill Frisell, Don Henley, J.D. Souther and Susan Tedeschi and her husband, the aforementioned Trucks, are among the musicians scheduled to join the National Symphony Orchestra for Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen.
The show is scheduled for April 26, 2024, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
FACES THE MUSIC: Faces will be the subject of a 2024 reissue campaign featuring “a wealth” of previously unreleased material, Mojo magazine reports.
Per the band’s archivist: “When I say there’s a wealth of unreleased material – there’s a wealth of unreleased material … there’s rehearsals, outtakes, unreleased songs, session multitracks, you name it.”