Silent Comedy Explained

Silent Comedy
Type:Studio
Artist:Bill Frisell
Cover:Silent Comedy.jpg
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Released:February 26, 2013
Recorded:December 2, 2012
Studio:East Side Sound, NYC
Genre:Jazz
Length:50:27
Label:Tzadik TZ 7641
Producer:John Zorn
Chronology:Bill Frisell
Prev Title:Floratone II
Prev Year:2012
Next Title:Big Sur
Next Year:2013

Silent Comedy is an album of solo guitar improvisations by Bill Frisell which was released on the Tzadik label in 2013.[1]

Reception

In his review for Allmusic, Thom Jurek notes that, "This set will most likely appeal to guitar and improv freaks, as well as Frisell's most devoted fans. That said, given its intimate nature, it should resonate wider and deeper than that. He is doing things – on the fly – with his electric guitar and effects boxes that feel more like a conversation with a listener than merely an expression himself for his own sake".

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Frisell.

  1. "Bagatelle" – 3:11
  2. "John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!" – 8:51
  3. "Babbitt" – 3:38
  4. "Silent Comedy" – 2:02
  5. "Lake Superior" – 4:34
  6. "Proof" – 3:55
  7. "The Road" – 5:20
  8. "Leprechaun" – 3:41
  9. "Ice Cave" – 6:38
  10. "Big Fish" – 5:26
  11. "Lullaby" – 3:14

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=7641 Tzadik catalogue