Released January 11, 2005 Length 47:10 Label Songlines | Recorded July 20, 2002 Richter 858(2005) East/West(2005) Release date 11 January 2005 Producer David Breskin | |
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Richter 858 a slideshow
Richter 858 is an album by Bill Frisell of improvised music inspired by the paintings of German artist Gerhard Richter and performed by Frisell, Eyvind Kang, Jenny Scheinman and Hank Roberts. The album was originally released as part of a limited-edition volume of Gerhard Richter's paintings which also contained poetry and essays by Dave Hickey and Klaus Kertess inspired by the artist's work. The album was rereleased in 2005 on the Songlines label with a CD-ROM with MP3 music to accompany a slide show of the paintings, which can also be found reproduced in the booklet.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Sean Westergaard awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is a very interesting new sound for Bill Frisell, and apparently this band is developing more music together outside the scope of the original project. Recommended.".
Track listing
All compositions by Bill Frisell.
- "858-1" – 7:58
- "858-2" – 3:15
- "858-3" – 4:13
- "858-4" – 9:00
- "858-5" – 4:34
- "858-6" – 6:40
- "858-7" – 6:34
- "858-8" – 4:56
Personnel
Songs
1858-18:00
2858-23:17
3858-34:15