: The 13 tracks include nine new originals and four reimagined pieces from his catalog, such as "Lookout for Hope" and "Good Dog, Happy Man". Tribute and Memory
The album is heavily shaded by grief, dedicated to the memory of Frisell's "musical soulmate," the late cornetist Ron Miles. Several tracks serve as specific elegies:
: Named for the Seattle painter and friend whose art filled Frisell's home. High-Fidelity Listening Bill Frisell - Four (2022) [24Bit-96kHz] FLAC
: Seeking a "chemical reaction" rather than a standard jazz session, he convened a unique quartet with no bassist: Gerald Clayton (piano), Johnathan Blake (drums), and longtime collaborator Greg Tardy (sax/clarinet).
The specific version you mentioned— 24-bit/96kHz FLAC —is designed to capture the "top-notch production" and "masterful guitar work" in extreme detail. Reviewers from AllMusic and JazzTimes highlight the "clean tones" and "tonal interplay" that benefit from such high-resolution formats, allowing listeners to hear every nuance of the quartet's "intimate explorations". Go to product viewer dialog for this item. Bill Frisell - Four : The 13 tracks include nine new originals
: During the global lockdown, Frisell turned inward, filling stacks of notebooks with musical fragments and "sketches of information".
: A tribute to the famed producer who passed away early in the pandemic. Go to product viewer dialog for this item
In 2022, Bill Frisell released Four on Blue Note Records , a deeply personal album that served as a "meditation on loss, renewal, and friendship" following the isolation of the pandemic. The "Four" in the title refers not just to the quartet format, but to the collective spirit of musicians Frisell hand-picked to navigate his skeletal, often unfinished compositions. The Story of the Session