Blues Dream

Blues Dream
Studio album by Bill Frisell
Released	January 30, 2001
Genre	Jazz fusion, folk jazz, Americana
Length	61:58
Label	Elektra Nonesuch
Producer	Lee Townsend
Bill Frisell chronology
Ghost Town (2000) Blues Dream (2001) With Dave Holland and Elvin Jones (2001)

Blues Dream is the 13th album by Bill Frisell to be released on the Elektra Nonesuch label. It was released in 2001 and features performances by Frisell, Greg Leisz, Ron Miles Billy Drewes, Curtis Fowlkes, David Piltch and Kenny Wollesen.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. awarded the album 3.5 stars stating "Blues Dream is a perfectly chosen title: the material, steeped in the blues, is approached in a lazy, dreamlike fashion. 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.".^[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Frisell.

1. "Blues Dream" – 2:31
2. "Ron Carter" – 6:45
3. "Pretty Flowers Were Made for Blooming" – 3:20
4. "Pretty Stars Were Made to Shine" – 1:45
5. "Where Do We Go?" – 5:21
6. "Like Dreamers Do (Part One)" – 1:34
7. "Like Dreamers Do (Part Two)" – 2:37
8. "Outlaws" – 4:19
9. "What Do We Do?" – 7:08
10. "Episode" – 0:49
11. "Soul Merchant" – 2:42
12. "Greg Leisz" – 6:14
13. "The Tractor" – 2:27
14. "Fifty Years" – 1:31
15. "Slow Dance" – 3:11
16. "Things Will Never Be the Same" – 4:49
17. "Dream On" – 3:06
18. "Blues Dream (Reprise)" – 1:53

Personnel

• Bill Frisell – guitars
• Greg Leisz – steel guitar, mandolin
• Ron Miles – trumpet
• Billy Drewes – alto sax
• Curtis Fowlkes – trombone
• David Piltch – bass
• Kenny Wollesen – drums

References