Frisell, Bill - Orchestras (180 Gram) Entertainment

Frisell, Bill - Orchestras (180 Gram) EntertainmentBill Frisell's expansive double album Orchestras documents two inspired concert hall engagements arranged by Michael Gibbs for the guitarist's trio with bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Rudy Royston. Sweeping orchestration evoking landmark film scores and Gil Evans alike move nimbly within and around the trio's telepathic rapport, and Frisell's shimmering trademark tone melds gorgeously with symphonic strings and brass. Tracks 1 Nocturne Vulgaire

for the first time ever

Still reeling from the loss of Gamora

I Was Born (A Unicorn) (2:45) B10

and a cover of Warren Zevon's 'Accidentally like a Martyr

Compositions stretch across black backgrounds and paint abstract canvasses on par with those of Axis: Bold As Love and Abraxas

The gold certified album includes the hit singles 'Somewhere Only We Know'

infinite bisous

Billboard Top Country Albums chart

record store owners

As an indelible piece of art

7" Single 2: Us And Them b/w Time

Even the album's sequencing hints at the eternal: the first track is titled "The End