Blues Dream - Bill Frisell
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86 out of 100

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8.6 out of 10

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  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
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  1. Launch.com
    90
    The music gets gorgeously bizarre, but there is always a sleepy dog and a piece of apple pie waiting at night's end.
  2. Billboard
    80
    With the addition of trumpet, trombone, and alto sax to his quartet sound, however, Frisell is on the job with a jumbo-sized sonic palette. The results, tune by tune, are as eccentric as they are intriguing.
  3. Sonicnet
    80
    With the twangy, kaleidoscopic blend of country blues, downtown jazz and so many other unexpected flavors and sounds on Bill Frisell's latest album, Blues Dream, one can't help but be reminded a little of the updated American folkloric music score in the Coen Brothers' latest film.
  4. All Music Guide
    80
    Frisell’s fondness for putting unusual combinations of instruments together adds to the overall effect, leaving the listener to wonder why no one has ever tried this before. Blues Dream is a lovely release that should satisfy Frisell fans as well as jazz, country, and blues fans looking for a genre bending experience.

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  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
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  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. DanS
    10
    Heartbreaking, beautiful. You're driving across Kansas, 3 in the morning, it's still 95 degrees outside, the windows are open, and you know you'll be in Denver by morning. One of the best jazz records in recent memory.… Expand
  2. MichaelA.
    10
    This disc is easily one of his best. For reference, other favorites of mine include Look Out For Hope, Is That You? and Nashville.
  3. JarradP
    8
    Finally, I can say I listen to and all types of music, including country. A couple of skippable tracks, but the album as a whole is quite enchanting. Great photography too.… Collapse
  4. BillW
    3
    Bill Frisell is a very talented musician ! 1/3 of the music on this album is great ! However, the other 2/3 of the music is too noncommital. Its atmospheric music. No one takes a solo. I would expect more from him. So, I must give it a 3 which is 1/3 of 10.… Expand

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