Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer - The Guitarist Who Changed the Sound of American Music

Informationen zum Autor Formerly deputy editor at GQ and editor-at-large at Esquire , Philip Watson has contributed in-depth features to numerous publications, including the Guardian , Telegraph Magazine , Sunday Times , Irish Times and The Wire. He has interviewed musicians such as Nick Cave, Gil Scott-Heron, Paul Weller, D'Angelo and many others, and has appeared on radio and television in the UK and Ireland. Bill Frisell, Beautiful Dreamer is his first book. He lives in Ireland. Klappentext The definitive biography of guitar icon and Grammy Award-winning artist, Bill Frisell, featuring exclusive interviews with Paul Simon, Bon Iver and more. >A quietly revolutionary guitar hero for our genre-blurring times, he has synthesised many disparate musical elements - from jazz to pop, folk to film music, ambient to avant-garde, country to classical - into one compellingly singular sound. Described as 'the favourite guitarist of many people who agree on little else in music', Frisell connects to a diverse range of artists and admirers, including Paul Simon, Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams, and Bon Iver. Everybody loves Bill Frisell. Through unprecedented access, and interviews with his close family, friends and collaborators, Philip Watson tells the story of why. Vorwort The definitive biography of groundbreaking, Grammy Award-winning guitarist Bill Frisell. Zusammenfassung The definitive biography of guitar icon and GrammyAward-winning artist, Bill Frisell, featuring exclusiveinterviews with Paul Simon, Bon Iver and more.

Product details

• Authors: Philip Watson, Watson Philip
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.03.2023
• EAN: 9780571361694
• ISBN: 978-0-571-36169-4
• No. of pages: 544
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 33 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Jazz, Guitar, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz, MUSIC / Musical Instruments / Guitar, Folk & traditional music, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Biography: arts and entertainment, Musical Instruments, Traditional and folk music