{"product_id":"bill-frisell-beautiful-dreamer-the-guitarist-who-changed-the-sound-of-american-music-hardcover","title":"Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer: The Guitarist Who Changed the Sound of American Music - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Watson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBill Frisell\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive biography of guitar icon and Grammy Award-winning artist, Bill Frisell.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFEATURING EXCLUSIVE LISTENING SESSIONS WITH: Paul Simon; Justin Vernon of Bon Iver; Gus Van Sant; Rhiannon Giddens; The Bad Plus; Gavin Bryars; Van Dyke Parks; Sam Amidon; Hal Willner; Jim Woodring; Martin Hayes \u0026amp; Dennis Cahill. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A beautiful and long overdue portrait of one of America's true living cultural treasures.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOHN ZORN\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The perfect companion-piece to the music of its subject.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMOJO\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Outlines the subject's life in a series of scrupulous strokes and intimate interviews that are rare in such undertakings . . . a cool, casual victory.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver a period of forty-five years, Bill Frisell has established himself as one of the most innovative and influential musicians at work today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrowing up playing clarinet in orchestras and marching bands, Frisell has progressed through a remarkable range of musical personas - from devotee of jazz master Jim Hall to 'house guitarist' of estimable German label ECM, from edgy New York downtown experimentalist to plaintive country and bluegrass picker. He has been a pioneering bandleader and collaborator, a prolific composer and arranger and a celebrated Grammy Award winner. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA quietly revolutionary guitar hero who has synthesised many disparate musical elements into one compellingly singular sound, Frisell connects to a diverse range of artists and admirers, including Paul Simon, Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams, Gus Van Sant, Marianne Faithfull and Justin Vernon, many of whom feature in this book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough unprecedented access to the guitarist and interviews with his close family, friends and associates, Philip Watson tells Frisell's story for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Stuffed with musical encounters, so many that every couple of pages there's an unheard Frisell recording for the reader to chase down.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eNEW YORKER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Superb . . . the book races along like Sonny Rollins in full sail. Like subject, like writer: this is super-articulate, adventurous prose.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePERSPECTIVE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[Watson's] writing balances unbridled passion and dispassionate research nearly as deftly as Mr. Frisell's playing does sound and silence . . . compelling.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWALL STREET JOURNAL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.2 x 9.4 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44712751071334,"sku":"9780571361663","price":38.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/TTlKTm5UMkNsMENhS3g5eHZFY1VKdz09.webp?v=1770990663","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/bill-frisell-beautiful-dreamer-the-guitarist-who-changed-the-sound-of-american-music-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}