And then, as luck would have it, Bill Frisell! Matinee set back at Appel with totally different band and feel. Petra Haden, Ambrose Akinmusire and Tim Angulo creating more magic, vocals and all... Including the most haunting cover of Where Have All the Flowers Gone? imaginable.

So lucky to be able to catch 3 of his birthday shows. All unique in their own way, three lineups, three side of Frisell as a bandleader. A tryptych of Frisellian magic. Grateful!

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And in a surprise to absolutely no one, I saw Bill Frisell (again) tonight. Still celebrating 75 years, this evening with the stellar "In My Dreams" band with Jenny Scheinman, Eyvind Kang, Hank Roberts, Tony Scherr, and Rudy Royston. I mean, they're all good, but this was positively majestic made even more so by the equally majestic venue, the Appel Room... Perhaps the best room in the city. Stunning interplay between the strings and guitar and the room. It's the beauty and chaos of the city itself. Phenomenal show.

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Thanks for some suggestions for Paul Bley recordings. These two are terrific!
Out of print but I will track them down, at some point.

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My Denver trip ends with a right place/right time chance to see Bill Frisell in his hometown one day after his birthday and it was, no surprise, magical. With Luke Bergman and Tim Angulo - an updated version of the Bill Frisell Trio, electric bass gave it a nice new flavor. One extended set that never stopped until the end, just a long flowing abstraction of distilled Frisell. What luck for me at the Federal Theater.

And now... Red eye home!

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