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Bill Frisell
g, eg, acg, *1951 US, Baltimore
Musician / Composer / Arranger of Jazz
A.k.a. William Richard Frisell
William Richard "Bill" Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American guitarist, composer and arranger.One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, Frisell's eclectic music touches on progressive folk, classical music, country music, noise music and more. He is known for using an array of effects to create unique sounds from his instrument.
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music Is | Bill Frisell | 2018 | Album |
| Live At Jazz Middelheim | Chantal Acda & Bill Frisell | 2018 | Album |
| Strata | Skúli Sverrisson, Bill Frisell | 2018 | Album |
| Small Town | Bill Frisell / Thomas Morgan | 2017 | Album |
| When You Wish Upon A Star | Bill Frisell | 2016 | Album |
| Alfie / I Love Lucy | Bill Frisell | 2016 | Single |
| Standards Plus One | Paul Motian With Bill Frisell, Joe Lovano, Charlie Haden | 2015 | Compil. |
| Tiny Desk Concert | Sam Amidon & Bill Frisell | 2014 | Album |
| The Great Flood | Bill Morrison, Bill Frisell | 2014 | Album |
| Guitar In The Space Age! | Bill Frisell | 2014 | Album |
| Big Sur | Bill Frisell | 2013 | Album |
| Silent Comedy | Bill Frisell | 2013 | Album |
| Tiny Desk Concert | Bill Frisell | 2012 | Album |
| Enfants Terribles | Lee Konitz / Bill Frisell / Gary Peacock / Joey Baron | 2012 | Album |
| The Disfarmer Project | Bill Frisell | 2012 | Album |
| Quiver | Ron Miles, Bill Frisell, Brian Blade | 2012 | Album |
| Sign Of Life - Music For 858 Quartet | Bill Frisell | 2011 | Album |
| All We Are Saying... | Bill Frisell | 2011 | Album |
| The Windmills Of Your Mind | Paul Motian, Bill Frisell, Thomas Morgan, Petra Haden | 2011 | Album |
| Lágrimas Mexicanas | Vinicius Cantuária & Bill Frisell | 2010 | Album |
| Beautiful Dreamers | Bill Frisell | 2010 | Album |
| Cry, Want | Hans Koller with Bill Frisell | 2010 | Album |
| Live In Montreal | Bill Frisell | 2009 | Album |
| The Best Of Bill Frisell Vol. 1 Folk Songs | Bill Frisell | 2009 | Compil. |
| Disfarmer | Bill Frisell | 2009 | Album |
| Volume 1 | Bill Frisell & Doug Wamble | 2008 | Album |
| Hemispheres | Jim Hall & Bill Frisell | 2008 | Album |
| All Hat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Bill Frisell | 2008 | Album |
| History, Mystery | Bill Frisell | 2008 | Album |
| The Elephant Sleeps But Still Remembers | Jack DeJohnette Featuring: Bill Frisell | 2006 | Album |
| Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian | Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian | 2006 | Album |
| East / West | Bill Frisell | 2005 | Album |
| Further East / Further West | Bill Frisell | 2005 | Album |
| Richter 858 Music By Bill Frisell | Bill Frisell | 2005 | Album |
| Petra Haden And Bill Frisell | Petra Haden And Bill Frisell | 2005 | Album |
| An Exclusive Interview With Dave Douglas | Dave Douglas With John Schaefer & Special Guest Bill Frisell | 2004 | Album |
| Unspeakable | Bill Frisell | 2004 | Album |
| The Intercontinentals | Bill Frisell | 2003 | Album |
| The Willies | Bill Frisell | 2002 | Album |
| Selected Recordings | Bill Frisell | 2002 | Compil. |
| Blues Dream | Bill Frisell | 2001 | Album |
| Trosper | Bill Frisell | 2001 | Album |
| Bill Frisell With Dave Holland And Elvin Jones | Bill Frisell With Dave Holland And Elvin Jones | 2001 | Album |
| Reunion | Dale Bruning With Special Guest Bill Frisell | 2000 | Album |
| Ghost Town | Bill Frisell | 2000 | Album |
| The Sweetest Punch (The New Songs Of Elvis Costello And Burt Bacharach, Arranged By Bill Frisell) | Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, Bill Frisell | 1999 | Album |
| We'll Soon Find Out | Joey Baron, Arthur Blythe, Ron Carter, Bill Frisell | 1999 | Album |
| Good Dog, Happy Man | Bill Frisell | 1999 | Album |
| I Still Have That Other Girl b/w The Sweetest Punch | Elvis Costello / Burt Bacharach / Bill Frisell | 1999 | Single |
| Songs We Know | Fred Hersch + Bill Frisell | 1998 | Album |
| Gone, Just Like A Train | Bill Frisell | 1998 | Album |
| Nashville | Bill Frisell | 1997 | Album |
| Angel Song | Kenny Wheeler / Lee Konitz / Dave Holland / Bill Frisell | 1997 | Album |
| Dveře & Okno / Door & Window | Emil Viklický / Bill Frisell / Kermit Driscoll / Vinnie Johnson | 1997 | Compil. |
| Summer Running | Marc Johnson Featuring Bill Frisell • Pat Metheny • Joey Baron | 1997 | Single |
| Past Present | Kenny Wheeler / Lee Konitz / Dave Holland / Bill Frisell | 1997 | Album |
| Down Home | Joey Baron, Arthur Blythe, Ron Carter, Bill Frisell | 1997 | Album |
| Motion Pictures | Michael White With Bill Frisell | 1997 | Album |
| Falling Off The Roof | Ginger Baker Trio With Bill Frisell & Charlie Haden | 1996 | Album |
| Quartet | Bill Frisell | 1996 | Album |
| Alternate Currents (a Grammavision Sampler) | Ray Anderson, Clusone Trio, John Scofield, Ron Miles, Medeski Martin & Wood, Peter Apfelbaum, Bill Frisell, Kermit Driscoll, Joey Baron, Bobby Previte, Bob Moses, David Fiuczynski, John Medeski, John Carter | 1996 | Compil. |
| Music For The Films Of Buster Keaton: Go West | Bill Frisell | 1995 | Album |
| Deep Dead Blue - Live 25 June 95 | Elvis Costello And Bill Frisell | 1995 | Album |
| Live / I Am An Indian | Bill Frisell, Kermit Driscoll, Joey Baron, Clusone 3 | 1995 | Album |
| Music For The Films Of Buster Keaton: The High Sign/One Week | Bill Frisell | 1995 | Album |
| Live | Bill Frisell / Kermit Driscoll / Joey Baron | 1995 | Album |
| Just So Happens | Gary Peacock And Bill Frisell | 1994 | Album |
| This Land | Bill Frisell | 1994 | Album |
| American Blood Safety In Numbers | Bill Frisell, Victor Godsey, Brian Ales | 1994 | Album |
| Have A Little Faith | Bill Frisell | 1993 | Album |
| More News For Lulu | John Zorn / George Lewis / Bill Frisell | 1992 | Album |
| Motian In Tokyo | Bill Frisell And Joe Lovano With Paul Motian | 1991 | Album |
| Is That You? | Bill Frisell | 1990 | Album |
| Before We Were Born | Bill Frisell | 1989 | Album |
| Works | Bill Frisell | 1988 | Compil. |
| The Paul Bley Quartet | Paul Bley Quartet w/ John Surman, Bill Frisell, Paul Motian | 1988 | Album |
| News For Lulu | John Zorn / George Lewis / Bill Frisell | 1988 | Album |
| Todos Santos | Wayne Horvitz, Butch Morris, Bobby Previte, Doug Wieselman, Bill Frisell play Robin Holcomb | 1988 | Album |
| Untitled | Henry Kaiser & Bill Frisell / Rula Lenska | 1986 | Album |
| Samurai Hee-Haw | Marc Johnson's Bass Desires With Bill Frisell, John Scofield And Peter Erskine | 1986 | Album |
| Rambler | Bill Frisell | 1985 | Album |
| Smash & Scatteration | Bill Frisell - Vernon Reid | 1985 | Album |
| Dveře / Door | Emil Viklický, Bill Frisell, Kermit Driscoll, Vinnie Johnson | 1985 | Album |
| ...Theoretically | Tim Berne, Bill Frisell | 1984 | Album |
| In Line | Bill Frisell | 1983 | Album |
| Paths, Prints | Jan Garbarek, Bill Frisell, Eberhard Weber, Jon Christensen | 1982 | Album |
| A Molde Concert | Arild Andersen, John Taylor, Bill Frisell, Alphonse Mouzon | 1982 | Album |
| Okno | Emil Viklický, Bill Frisell, Kermit Driscoll, Vinnie Johnson | 1981 | Album |
| Good Buddies | Michel Herr, Bill Frisell, Vinnie Johnson, Kermit Driscoll | 1978 | Album |
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