Bill Frisell discography

This discography features albums released by guitarist Bill Frisell, bands that he was/is a member of, and albums to which he has made a significant contribution. Labels and dates indicate first release. For a more comprehensive discography refer to [http://www.bryanaaker.net/discog the Bill Frisell Discography by Bryan Aaker] .

Albums

*"In Line" (ECM, 1983)
*"Rambler" (ECM, 1984)
*"Lookout for Hope" (ECM, 1987)
*"Before We Were Born" (Nonesuch, 1989)
*"Is That You?" (Nonesuch, 1990)
*"Where in the World?" (Nonesuch, 1991)
*"Have a Little Faith" (Nonesuch, 1992)
*"This Land" (Nonesuch, 1994)
*"" (Nonesuch, 1995)
*"" (Nonesuch, 1995)
*"Live" (Gramavision, 1995)
*"Quartet" (Nonesuch, 1996)
*"Nashville" (Nonesuch, 1997)
*"Gone, Just Like a Train" (Nonesuch, 1998)
*"Good Dog, Happy Man" (Nonesuch, 1999)
*"Ghost Town" (Nonesuch, 2000)
*"Blues Dream" (Nonesuch, 2001)
*"With Dave Holland and Elvin Jones" (Nonesuch, 2001)
*"The Willies" (Nonesuch, 2002)
*"The Intercontinentals" (Nonesuch, 2003)
*"Unspeakable" (Nonesuch, 2004)
*"Richter 858" (Songlines, 2005)
*"East/West" (Nonesuch, 2005)
*"Further East/Further West" (Nonesuch, 2005) download-only
*"Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian" (Nonesuch, 2006)
*"Frisell/Carter/Motian e.p." (Nonesuch, 2006) download-only
*"Floratone" (Bluenote, 2007)
*"History, Mystery" (Nonesuch, 2008)
*"All Hat" (Motion picture soundtrack, Universal, 2008)

Compilations

*"Works" (ECM, 1990)
*"A-Collection" (WEA, 2000)
*"" (ECM, 2002)

Collaborations

*"Theoretically" with Tim Berne (Empire, 1984)
*"Smash & Scatteration" with Vernon Reid (Ryko, 1985)
*"Strange Meeting" by Power Tools - Bill Frisell, Melvin Gibbs and Ronald Shannon Jackson (Antilles, 1987)
*"Just So Happens" with Gary Peacock (Postcards, 1994)
*"American Blood/Safety in Numbers" with Victor Bruce Godsey and Brian Ales (Intuition, 1995)
*"Deep Dead Blue" with Elvis Costello (Nonesuch, 1995)
*"Motion Pictures" with Michael White (Intuition, 1997)
*"Songs We Know" with Fred Hersch (Nonesuch, 1998)
*"The Sweetest Punch" with Elvis Costello (Polygram, 1999)
*"Reunion" with Dale Bruning (Jazz Link Enterprises, 2001)
*"Petra Haden and Bill Frisell" with Petra Haden (True North, 2003)
*"The Elephant Sleeps but Still Remembers" with Jack DeJohnette (Golden Beams, 2006)

with Paul Motian and Joe Lovano

*Paul Motian Quintet - "Psalm" with Ed Schuller and Billy Drewes (ECM, 1982)
*Paul Motian - "The Story of Maryam" with Ed Schuller and Jim Pepper (Soul Note, 1984)
*Paul Motian Quintet - "Jack of Clubs" with Ed Schuller and Jim Pepper (Soul Note, 1985)
*Paul Motian Trio - "It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago" (ECM, 1985)
*Paul Motian Quintet - "Misterioso" with Ed Schuller and Jim Pepper (Soul Note, 1987)
*Paul Motian - "Monk in Motian" with Geri Allen and Dewey Redman (JMT, 1988)
*Paul Motian - "On Broadway Volume 1" (JMT, 1989)
*Paul Motian Trio - "One Time Out" (Soul Note, 1989)
*Paul Motian - "Bill Evans" with Marc Johnson (JMT, 1990)
*Paul Motian - "On Broadway Volume 2" (JMT, 1990)
*Paul Motian - "On Broadway Volume 3" (JMT, 1992)
*Paul Motian Trio - "Motian in Tokyo" (JMT, 1992)
*Paul Motian Trio - "Trioism" (JMT, 1994)
*Paul Motian Trio - "At the Village Vanguard" (JMT, 1996)
*Paul Motian Trio - "Sound of Love" (Winter & Winter, 1998)
*Paul Motian Trio - "I Have the Room Above Her" (ECM, 2005)
*Paul Motian - "Time and Time Again" (ECM, 2007)

with John Zorn

*John Zorn - "The Big Gundown" (Electra/Nonesuch, 1986)
*John Zorn - "Cobra" (HatHut, 1987)
*John Zorn - "Spillane" (Electra/Nonesuch, 1987)
*John Zorn - "News for Lulu" (HatHut, 1988)
*John Zorn - "" (CBS/Sony (Japan), 1989)
*John Zorn - "More News for Lulu" (HatHut, 1990)
*John Zorn - "Filmworks 1986-1990" (Elektra Nonesuch, 1992)
*John Zorn - "New Traditions in East Asian Bar Bands" (Tzadik, 1997)
*John Zorn - "" (Toys Factory, 1996)
*John Zorn - "Godard/Spillane" (Tzadik, 1999)
*John Zorn - "Masada Guitars" (Tzadik, 2003)

=with Naked City=

*"Naked City" (Elektra Nonesuch, 1989)
*"Torture Garden" (Shimmy Disc, 1990)
*"Grand Guignol" (Avant, 1992)
*"Leng Tch'e" (Toys Factory, 1992)
*"Heretic" (Avant, 1992)
*"Radio" (Avant, 1993)
*"Absinthe" (Avant, 1993)
*"Black Box (album)" (Tzadik, 1996, collects "Torture Garden" & "Leng Tch'e" albums) 2xCD
*"" (Tzadik, 2002)
*"" (Tzadik, 2005)

Albums featured

*Eberhard Weber - "Fluid Rustle" (ECM, 1979)
*Arild Andersen - "A Molde Concert" (ECM, 1982)
*Jan Garbarek - "Paths, Prints" (ECM, 1982)
*Eberhard Weber - "Later That Evening" (ECM, 1982)
*Mike Metheny - "Blue Jay Sessions" (Headfirst, 1982)
*Bob Moses - "When Elephants Dream of Music" (Gramavision, 1983)
*Jan Garbarek - "Wayfarer" (ECM, 1983)
*Bob Moses - "Visit with the Great Spirit" (Gramavision, 1984)
*Gunter Hampel - "Fresh Heat: Live at Sweet Basil" (Birth, 1985)
*Billy Hart - "Oshumare" (Gramavision, 1985)
*Herb Robertson - "Transparency" (JMT, 1985)
*Marc Johnson - "Bass Desires" (ECM, 1985)
*Leni Stern - "Clairvoyant" (Passport, 1985)
*Paul Bley Quartet - "Fragments" (ECM, 1986)
*Stefan F. Winter - "The Little Trumpet" (JMT, 1986)
*Marc Johnson's Bass Desires - "Second Sight" (ECM, 1987)
*Paul Bley Quartet - "The Paul Bley Quartet" (ECM, 1987)
*Marianne Faithfull - "Strange Weather" (Island, 1987)
*Wayne Horvitz - "The President" (Dossier, 1987)
*Hank Roberts - "Black Pastels" (JMT, 1987)
*Tim Berne - "Fulton Street Maul" (CBS, 1987)
*Various Artists - "" (A&M, 1988)
*Billy Hart - "Rah" (Gramavision, 1988)
*Julius Hemphill - "Big Band" (Elektra Musician, 1988)
*Lyle Mays - "Street Dreams" (Geffen, 1988)
*Bobby Previte - "Claude's Late Morning" (Gramavision, 1988)
*Joe Lovano Wind Ensemble - "Worlds" (Label Bleu, 1989)
*Gavin Friday and the Man Seezer - "Each Man Kills the Thing He Loves" (Island, 1989)
*Allen Ginsberg - "Lion for Real" (Great Jones, 1989)
*Robin Holcomb - "Robin Holcomb" (Electra Musician, 1990)
*Mike Gibbs - "Big Music" (Venture, 1991)
*Ryuichi Sakamoto - "Heartbeat" (Virgin, 1991)
*David Sanborn - "Another Hand" (Elektra Musician, 1991)
*Hal Willner - "Weird Nightmare: Meditations on Mingus" (Columbia, 1992)
*Rinde Ekert - "Finding My Way Home" (DIW, 1992)
*Robin Holcomb - "Rockabye" (Elektra Musician, 1992)
*Wayne Horvitz - "Miracle Mile" (Elektra Nonesuch, 1992)
*Don Byron - "Tuskagee Experiments" (Elektra Musician, 1992)
*John Scofield - "Grace Under Pressure" (Blue Note, 1992)
*Jerry Granelli - "A Song I Thought I Heard Buddy Sing" (Evidence, 1993)
*Ginger Baker - "Going Back Home" (WEA, 1994)
*Michael Shrieve - "Fascination" (CMP, 1994)
*William S. Burroughs - "Naked Lunch" (Warner, 1995)
*Don Byron - "Music for Six Musicians" (Nonesuch, 1995)
*Michael Shrieve - "Two Doors" (CMP, 1995)
*Ginger Baker - "Falling Off the Roof" (WEA, 1997)
*Kenny Wheeler - "Angel Song" (ECM, 1997)
*Joey Baron - "Down Home" (Intuition, 1997)
*Ron Miles - "Womans Day" (Gramavision, 1997)
*Gabriela - "Detras del Sol" (Intuition, 1997)
*Donald Rubenstein - "Time Again" (Rhombus, 1997)
*Emil Viklicky - "Door & Window" (Panton, 1997)
*Marc Johnson - "The Sound of Summer Running" (Verve, 1998)
*Douglas September - "Ten Bulls" (Sampson, 1998)
*Gabriela - "Viento Rojo" (Intuition, 1999)
*David Sylvian - "Dead Bees on a Cake" (Virgin, 1999)
*Mike Stern - "Play" (WEA, 1999)
*Don Byron - "Romance with the Unseen" (Blue Note, 1999)
*Ron Carter Sextet - "Orfeu" (Blue Note, 1999)
*Living Daylights - "Electric Rosary" (Liquid City, 2000)
*"" (Interscope, 2000)
*Eyvind Kang - "The Story of Iceland" (Tzadik, 2000)
*Joey Baron - "We'll Soon Find Out" (Intuition, 2000)
*Finding Forrester: Music from the Motion Picture (Columbia Legacy, 2000)
*Sarah Siskind - "Covered" (Infrasound Collective, 2002)
*Robin Holcomb - "The Big Time" (Nonesuch, 2002)
*Ron Miles - "Heaven" (Sterling Circle, 2002)
*Wayne Horvitz - "Film Music 1998-2001" (Tzadik, 2002)
*Danny Barnes - "Dirt on the Angel" (Terminus, 2003)
*Rickie Lee Jones - "The Evening Of My Best Day" (V2, 2003)
*Dave Douglas - "Strange Liberation" (RCA, 2004)
*Mylab - "Mylab" (Terminus, 2004)
*Viktor Krauss - "Far From Enough" (Nonesuch, 2004)
*Mount Analog - "New Skin" (Filmguerro, 2004)
*Vic Chestnutt - "Ghetto Bells" (New West, 2005)
*Loudon Wainwright III - "Here Come the Choppers" (Sovereign, 2005)
*Renee Fleming - "Haunted Heart" (Decca, 2005)
*Lizz Wright - "Dreaming Wide Awake" (Verve Forecast, 2005)
*Heather Greene - "Five Dollar Dress" (BHM Music, 2005)
*Cuong Vu - "It's Mostly Residual" (Intoxicate, 2005)
*"Almost Heaven: Original Soundtrack" (Island, 2005)
*Jenny Schienman - "12 Songs" (Cryptogramophone, 2005)
*David Binney - "Out of Airplanes" (BeenKnee, 2005)
*Jonah Smith - "Jonah Smith" (Relix, 2006)
*Gabriela - "El Viaje" (Intuition, 2006)
*Various Artists - "" (Anti, 2006)
*Gianmaria Testa - "Da Questa Parte del Mare" (Le Chant Du Monde, 2006)
*Lucinda Williams - "West" (Anti, 2007)
*Viktor Krauss - "II" (Narada, 2007)
*Earth - "The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull" (Southern Lord, 2008)