Motion Pictures

Reissue of this 1997 duo recording between pioneering jazz violinist Michael White and star guitarist Bill Frisell. The instrumentation reveals a proximity to country & western music, but what these two virtuosos conjure up here is a much greater range of tonal colors stemming from classical music, the avant garde, blues and naturally jazz. Michael White and Bill Frisell create an impressionist picture album on Motion Pictures with the clear emphasis on a wealth of nuance and atmospheric depth. As elegant as they are playful, the two musicians circle around each other, comment upon and decorate each other, juggle with moments of tension and silence - the tonal equivalent of shade, twilight and the individual flowing, golden rays of sunlight shining upon a vast cloudy background.