Rambler (Bill Frisell album)

Rambler is the second album by Bill Frisell to be released on the ECM label.[2][3] It was released in 1985 and features performances by Frisell, Kenny Wheeler, Bob Stewart, Jerome Harris and Paul Motian.

Rambler
Studio album by Bill Frisell
Released	1985
Recorded	August, 1984
Studio	Power Station, NYC
Genre	Post-bop
Length	45:22
Label	ECM ECM 1287[1]
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Bill Frisell chronology
Theoretically (1984) Rambler (1985) Smash & Scatteration (1985)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "This relatively early set from Bill Frisell is a fine showcase for the utterly unique guitarist. Frisell has the ability to play nearly any extroverted style of music and his humor (check out the date's "Music I Heard") is rarely far below the surface. This particular quintet (with trumpeter Kenny Wheeler, tuba player Bob Stewart, electric bassist Jerome Harris and drummer Paul Motian) is not exactly short of original personalities and their outing (featuring seven Frisell compositions) is one of the most lively of all the ones in the ECM catalog."[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Frisell.

1. "Tone" – 8:00
2. "Music I Heard" – 4:49
3. "Rambler" – 8:20
4. "When We Go" – 5:19
5. "Resistor" – 5:49
6. "Strange Meeting" – 7:05
7. "Wizard of Odds" – 6:19

Personnel

• Bill Frisell – guitar, guitar synthesizer[5]
• Kenny Wheeler – trumpet, cornet and fluegelhorn
• Bob Stewart – tuba
• Jerome Harris – electric bass
• Paul Motian – drums

References

1. Records, E. C. M. "ECM Records". ECM Records.
2. Pareles, Jon (July 31, 1985). "The Pop Life; Africa's Sacred Music" – via NYTimes.com.
3. Harrison, Thomas (June 16, 2011). "Music of the 1980s". ABC-CLIO – via Google Books.
4. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed June 13, 2011
5. "Picks and Pans Review: Rambler". PEOPLE.com.