Rambler (Bill Frisell album)
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| Released | 29 April 1985[1] | |||
| Recorded | August 1984[2] | |||
| Studio | Power Station, NYC | |||
| Genre | Post-bop | |||
| Length | 45:22 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1287[1] | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Rambler is the second album by Bill Frisell to be released on the ECM label.[3][4] It was released in 1985 and features performances by Frisell, trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, tuba player Bob Stewart, bass guitarist Jerome Harris and drummer 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."[5]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [6] |
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[7]
- Kenny Wheeler – trumpet, cornet and fluegelhorn
- Bob Stewart – tuba
- Jerome Harris – electric bass
- Paul Motian – drums
References
- ^ a b Records, E. C. M. "ECM Records". ECM Records.
- ^ Bill Frisell – Rambler (1985, Vinyl) - Discogs
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
