Bill Frisell - Orchestras (2LP Vinyl, Blue Note Records)

Bill Frisell's expansive double album Orchestras documents two inspired concert-hall engagements arranged by Michael Gibbs for the guitarist's trio with bassist Thomas Morgan and drummer Rudy Royston. Sweeping orchestration evoking landmark film scores and Gil Evans alike move nimbly within and around the trio's telepathic rapport, and Frisell's shimmering trademark tone melds gorgeously with symphonic strings and brass.

1 Nocturne Vulgaire - Live/Brussels Philharmonic
2 Lush Life - Live/Brussels Philharmonic
3 Doom - Live/Brussels Philharmonic
4 Rag - Live/Brussels Philharmonic
5 Throughout - Live/Brussels Philharmonic
6 Electricity - Live/Brussels Philharmonic
7 Sweet Rain - Live/Brussels Philharmonic
8 Richter 858, No.
7 - Live/Brussels Philharmonic
9 Beautiful Dreamer - Live/Brussels Philharmonic
10 Lookout for Hope - Live/Umbria Jazz Orchestra
11 Levees - Live/Umbria Jazz Orchestra
12 Strange Meeting - Live/Umbria Jazz Orchestra
13 Doom - Live/Umbria Jazz Orchestra
14 Electricity - Live/Umbria Jazz Orchestra
15 Monica Jane - Live/Umbria Jazz Orchestra
16 We Shall Overcome - Live/Umbria Jazz Orchestra