All We Are Saying...

Personnel: Bill Frisell (guitar); Greg Leisz (acoustic guitar, steel guitar); Jenny Scheinman (violin); Kenny Wollesen (drums).
Audio Mixer: Adam Muñoz.
Liner Note Author: Bill Frisell.
Recording information: Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA.
Photographer: Monica Frisell.
Jazz guitarist Bill Frisell delves into the music of John Lennon with 2011's All We Are Saying.... A longtime fan of the Beatles singer/songwriter, Frisell (along with violinist Jenny Scheinman, guitarist Greg Leisz, bassist Tony Scherr, and drummer Kenny Wollesen) tackles such classics as "Across the Universe," "Imagine," "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away," "Julia," "Beautiful Boy," and others. Hewing closely to Lennon's original versions, Frisell and company find ways to explore the melodies and emotional content of Lennon's songs without overtly changing the harmonic content of the material.