Valentine (Bill Frisell album)

Valentine is a studio album by American jazz guitarist Bill Frisell.[8] The album was released on 14 August 2020 by Blue Note.[2] This is his second release on the label.

Valentine
Studio album by
Released14 August 2020
Recordedlate 2019
StudioFlora Recording and Playback, Portland, OR
GenreJazz
Length65:27
LabelBlue Note
ProducerLee Townsend
Bill Frisell chronology
Harmony
(2019)
Valentine
(2020)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[1]
AllMusic[2]
Financial Times[3]
Jazz Journal[4]
RIFF8/10[5]
Spectrum Culture[6]
The Times[7]

Reception

Thom Jurek of AllMusic stated, "Valentine is a portrait of this trio at a creative peak. While not the liveliest record in Frisell's catalog, it is one of his most inquiring, rhythmically inventive, and lyrical. Given his voluminous discography, that's saying plenty."[2] Ian Patterson of All About Jazz noted, "With Valentine, Frisell, Royston and Morgan revel in the tight but loose interplay that is a hallmark of the best groups, plying a course as deeply lyrical as it is adventurous. Feels like the beginning of a great adventure."[1] Jazz Journal review by Elliot Marlow-Stevens commented, "Valentine represents the more reserved, gentle approach to music that he demonstrated on albums like 1992’s Have a Little Faith. Nonetheless, it is still a highly original album, delivered with the ability and skill of a veteran jazz guitarist."[4] Jake Cole in his review for Spectrum Culture stated, "A breezy combination of blues, folk and jazz, Frisell’s latest is the sound of a maestro gently flexing his immense skills."[6] Chris Pearson of The Times wrote, "Bill Frisell has been exploring the fringes of jazz guitar so much lately that a trio album arrives as a bold departure. Yet the familiar elements remain: nostalgia, solitude and contemplation cloaked in an atmosphere of dead-of-night tranquillity."[7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Baba Drame"Boubacar Traoré4:59
2."Hour Glass"Frisell2:59
3."Valentine"Frisell6:28
4."Levees"Frisell6:04
5."Winter Always Turns to Spring"Frisell5:11
6."Keep Your Eyes Open"Frisell6:05
7."A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing"Billy Strayhorn7:23
8."Electricity"Frisell3:19
9."Wagon Wheels"Billy Hill, Peter DeRose4:15
10."Aunt Mary"Frisell3:19
11."What the World Needs Now Is Love"Burt Bacharach, Hal David5:56
12."Where Do We Go?"Frisell3:09
13."We Shall Overcome"Traditional6:26
Total length:65:27

Personnel

References

  1. Patterson, Ian (August 3, 2020). "Bill Frisell: Valentine album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  2. Jurek, Thom (2020). "Valentine - Bill Frisell | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. Hobart, Mike. "Valentine - unrivalled in jazz". Financial Times. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. Marlow-Stevens, Elliot (11 August 2020). "Bill Frisell: Valentine". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. Heilman, Max (13 August 2020). "ALBUM REVIEW: Bill Frisell writes a love letter to his trio with 'Valentine'". RIFF Magazine. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. Cole, Jake (26 August 2020). "Bill Frisell: Valentine". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  7. Pearson, Chris (August 7, 2020). "Bill Frisell: Valentine review — a guitarist with a knack for revealing the secret heart of a tune". The Times. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  8. "Bill Frisell "Valentine":: New Album Out Now". Blue Note. August 14, 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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