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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. Album Tracks 1. Nocturne Vulgaire - Live/Brussels Philharmonic 2. rich 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
