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	Post-bop, folk jazz, Americana
Length	63:21
Label	Elektra Nonesuch
Producer	Lee Townsend
Bill Frisell chronology
East/West (2005) Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian (2006) Floratone (2007)

Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian is the 19th album by Bill Frisell, 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 EP with four additional tracks was released on iTunes. It has since become available on Bill Frisell's official website as a download.^[3]

The album cover features a photography by Ralph Gibson, who also provided portaits of the musicians for the album's booklet and the EP.

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

1. "Eighty-One" (Miles Davis, Ron Carter) – 6:20
2. "You Are My Sunshine" (Jimmie Davis) – 5:56
3. "Worse and Worse" (Bill Frisell) – 5:16
4. "Raise Four" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:15
5. "Pretty Polly" (Traditional) – 6:56
6. "On the Street Where You Live" (Frederick Loewe) – 9:25
7. "Monroe" (Frisell) – 6:05
8. "Introduction" (Paul Motian) – 4:36
9. "Misterioso" (Monk) – 6:36
10. "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" (Hank Williams) – 7:56

Additional tracks on "A Frisell EP"

1. "Lazy" – 3:23
2. "Mandeville" (Paul Motian) – 3:48
3. "Little Waltz" (Ron Carter) – 6:55
4. "Mood" – 4:44

Personnel

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

References

1. Nonesuch Records album info accessed September 12, 2008.
2. "Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian". Billfrisell.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
3. "Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian EP". Billfrisell.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
4. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed June 21, 2011
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 513. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.