Bill Frisell

For his new album, guitarist and composer Bill Frisell mines the catalog of guitar-based music from the 1950s and 1960s that first inspired him to pick up the instrument. Joining Frisell for this album of musical memories are the members of his working trio, bassist Tony Scherr and drummer Kenny Wollesen, along with frequent collaborator Greg Leisz, a master of the lap and pedal steel guitars. This superb quartet explores the music of Pete Seeger, The Byrds, Junior Wells, Dick Dale, The Ventures, The Astronauts, Chet Atkins, Merle Travis and others with Frisell's own compositions sprinkled in. "Guitar in the Space Age!" offers a rare look into Bill Frisell's formative influences, from a time when the electric guitar was in its infancy and creating a startlingly new sound, pushing popular music into the future.

PERSONNEL:

BILL FRISELL, guitar
GREG LEISZ, guitar
TONY SCHER, bass
KENNY WOLLESEN, drums

TRACKS:

01. Pipeline
02. Turn, Turn, Turn
03. Messin' with the Kid
04. Surfer Girl
05. Rumble
06. The Shortest Day
07. Rebel Rouser
08. Baja
09. Cannonball Rag
10. Tired of Waiting for You
11. Reflections from the Moon
12. Bryant's Boogie
13. Lift Off
14. Telstar