East/West is the 18th album, first double CD and first live album by Bill Frisell to be released on the Elektra Nonesuch label. Released in 2005, it features performances by Frisell, Viktor Krauss and Kenny Wollesen which were recorded at Yoshi's in Oakland, California on December 9, 2003 (CD 1 – West) and performances by Frisell with Tony Scherr and Kenny Wollesen recorded on May 11, 2004 at the Village Vanguard in New York City (CD2 – East).[1] An additional second set of material from both the "East" and "West" venues was made available as a downloadable album Further East/Further West.[2]

East/West
Live album by Bill Frisell
Released	2005
Recorded	December 9, 2003 and May 11, 2004
Studio	Yoshi's, Oakland, California Village Vanguard, NYC
Genre	Jazz fusion, folk-jazz, Americana
Length	115:11
Label	Elektra Nonesuch
Producer	Lee Townsend
Bill Frisell chronology
Richter 858 (2005) East/West (2005) Bill Frisell, Ron Carter, Paul Motian (2006)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Sean Westergaard awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "The group improvisations also add a bit of spark. Folks who discovered Frisell in the late '90s with albums like Nashville are going to love this set.".[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Frisell except as indicated.

Disc One – West

1. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Strong, Whitfield) – 8:00
2. "Blues for Los Angeles" – 11:09
3. Shenandoah" (Traditional) – 12:05
4. "Boubacar" – 6:22
5. "Pipe Down" – 10:50
6. "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" (Dylan) – 11:49

Disc Two – East

1. "My Man's Gone Now" (Gershwin, Gershwin, Heyward) – 3:48
2. "The Days of Wine and Roses" (Mancini, Mercer) – 9:20
3. "You Can Run" (Frisell, Scherr, Wollesen) – 0:51
4. "Ron Carter" – 13:59
5. "Interlude" (Frisell, Scherr, Wollesen) – 1:39
6. "Goodnight Irene" (Ledbetter, Lomax) – 8:57
7. "The Vanguard" (Frisell, Scherr, Wollesen) – 4:44
8. "People" (Merrill, Styne) – 4:29
9. "Crazy" (Nelson) – 4:31
10. "Tennessee Flat Top Box" (Cash) – 2:28

Personnel

• Bill Frisell – guitars and electronic effects
• Kenny Wollesen – drums
• Viktor Krauss – bass (Disc 1 – West)
• Tony Scherr – bass, acoustic guitar (Disc 2 – East)

References