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	Folk jazz, Americana, post-bop
Length	63:21
Label	Elektra Nonesuch
Producer	Lee Townsend
Bill Frisell chronology
East/West (2005)East/West2005 Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian (2006) History, Mystery (2008)History, Mystery2008

Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian is the 19th album by Bill Frisell to be released on the Elektra Nonesuch label. It was released in 2006 and features performances by Frisell, Ron Carter and Paul Motian recorded on February 14–15, 2005.^[1][2]

An E.P. with additional tracks ("Lazy"/"Mandeville"/"Little Waltz"/"Mood") was released on iTunes. It has since become available on Bill Frisell's official website as a download.^[3]

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]

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Frisell except as indicated.

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

Personnel

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

References