All Artists:Jim Hall, Bill Frisell Title:Hemispheres Members Wishing: 2 Total Copies: 0 Label:artistshare Original Release Date: 1/1/2008 Album Type: Limited Collector's Edition, Double CD Genre:Jazz Style: Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC:616892992721
"The first track on the disc 1 "Throughout" really blew my mind. The first time I listened to it, it freaked me out a little. But as I listened to it over and over again, I was just caught by the mastery work of Jim Hall and Bill Frisell. It gave me this beautiful and pure image of underwater where the moon is shining through.
This album is very rich. First, you can just enjoy the duo intensely. Then you can hear the quartet having fun. I recommend this album anyone who likes swing, avant garde, and any type of jazz."
Buy this!
Curious Skeptic | New York CIty | 07/03/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I purchased the downloads simply out of profound admiration for the musicians. I thought it would be good, but perhaps a bit demure. After a few listens I realized there was so much more. I've listened to this music every day since purchasing, and I keep hearing more. This music far surpasses 99% of everything else out there. It is deep, and comforting and adventurous and satisfying. The chops are there. The soul is there. The peace is there."
Nearly flawless...a must have for fans of jazz
B. Adducchio | 06/01/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This album is innovative, breathtaking...whatever you can say that will complement something, that will work. It was superb."
Connect the dots of jazz guitar history.... music history
Gismo Egberti | Lhasa, Tibet | 02/06/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Jim Hall played with pianist Bill Evans in the early 60s. Frisell has played with Hall, McCoy Tyner, and just about everyone he gets a chance to perform and record with. Here is a document of two accomplished guitarists who have made major contributions to the world of music over the past half century. Hall and Frisell link much of what has been significant in mid-to-late 20th Century jazz with much of what is significant today regarding the broadening array of great music that's being made accessible. What Kubrick symbolically conveys in 2001 with the obelisk and primates is sonically analogous and present in what Hemispheres shares with the listener."