Bill Frisell - "Embraceable You" (Solo) video free download
Over the years, Bill Frisell has been the subject of numerous Fretboard Journal videos and articles. Our latest glimpse at the guitar visionary is this poignant video of him performing George and Ira Gershwin's "Embraceable You." Frisell is performing on his Andersen archtop plugged directly into a Carr Sportsmen.
"It's a song I've been hearing my whole life, but I just started trying to play it yesterday," Frisell admitted during the taping. He could have fooled us. Look for an interview between Frisell and Wilco's Nels Cline in 2014 in an early 2014 Fretboard Journal.
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10 years ago
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u taught me something thx from turkiye:)10 years ago
rodolfo larrea
beautiful 10 years ago
Keith Stack
my favorite guitar player10 years ago
Vince Cabanban
This is not naked city! :p 10 years ago
storkonhudson
what the hell happened to your hair bro ..??? love always 10 years ago
RON CLEGG
You really can't judge this guitar's tone listening to it on your computer speakers with mp3 esque you tube sound. I have this guitar... plug it into a Tone King Meteor... then you'll know. Frisell has been playing Andersen guitars for long time because he loves them. I've owned plenty of tone dead Gibson arch tops.... pretty much done with them.In fact, there's a 40's L5 down at our local music store that hasn't sold in 3 years because it's a truly dead sounding guitr. Looks killer though... !10 years ago
Joe SS
any idea what strings he uses on his archtops?10 years ago
lee95757
For some reason when I think of Bill Frisell, I don't think of jazz guitar. Not sure why he's so successful. And this performance doesn't help.10 years ago
youtubewatcher
Bill Frisell is a true creative and supreme genius (This guitar does not give justice to his playing. it sounds too thin)10 years ago
Maltfusion
Master player guitar sounds like ass. He deserves a better axe like a Gibson Johnny Smith etc.10 years ago
max davison
Master player. I always think that carved archtops sound thin though.10 years ago
Larry Pinkerton
I can't stop listening to this elegance. Six string valium.10 years ago
Perry Russell
Wow ..... I'll say it in Juvenile Slang "You are the Bomb". Great job!!10 years ago
Alex Farran
i LOVE these videos... possibly my favourite things on all of youtube. Please do more!!!11 years ago
psychoprosthetic
Adult, thoughtful, and a sense of gentle whimsy never far away.11 years ago
altoterra
cool...11 years ago
JamesScottGuitar
Brilliance.11 years ago
Charles Tresca
This is the part of Bill's playing I love the most! Incredible musician!11 years ago
Trombonology Erstwhile
Tremendous -- always a fresh perspective from Bill.11 years ago
Josselin Auguste
OMG how many of these wonderful Acoustic Bill Frisell videos do you have in stock? I though the St Louis Blues one was unique! Go post all of these gems to youtube :)Related Videos
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