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American jazz bassist
Musical artist
David Friesen (born May 6, 1942)
[1] is an American
jazz bassist. He plays
double bass and
electric upright bass .
[2]
Career
Friesen began playing bass while serving in the
United States Army in
Germany . He played with
John Handy and
Marian McPartland and following this, with
Joe Henderson ; in 1975, he toured in Europe with
Billy Harper . His first album as a session leader appeared that year. In 1976, he began collaborating with guitarist
John Stowell ; the pair would work together often. He appeared with
Ted Curson at the
Monterey Jazz Festival in 1977. Following this, he worked with
Ricky Ford ,
Duke Jordan ,
Mal Waldron , and
Paul Horn . His 1989 album Other Times, Other Places reached No. 11 on the U.S.
Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.
[3] He has also played with
Chick Corea ,
Michael Brecker ,
Stan Getz ,
Dexter Gordon ,
Kenny Garrett , and
Dizzy Gillespie .
Personal life
Friesen is the younger brother of actress
Dyan Cannon , and the uncle of actress
Jennifer Grant .
[4] He is the son of Ashkenazi Jewish mother Claire (née Portnoy) and Canadian
Mennonite father Ben Friesen.
[5] He was married to Kirsten Friesen from 1964 until her death in 2022; they had three children.
[1] He has since been remarried to Natalie Digtyar, a fashion designer from the Czech Republic.
[1]
Discography
As leader
Color Pool (
Muse , 1975)
Star Dance (
Inner City , 1976)
Waterfall Rainbow (Inner City, 1977)
Through the Listening Glass (Inner City, 1978)
Other Mansions (Inner City, 1979)
Paths Beyond Tracing (
SteepleChase , 1980)
Heart to Heart (Golden Flute, 1980)
Storyteller (
Muse , 1981)
Yet to Come (with
Linc Chamberland ) (
Muse , 1981)
Voices (Westwind, 1983)
Amber Skies (
Palo Alto , 1983)
Encounters with
Mal Waldron (Muse, 1984)
Inner Voices (Global Pacific, 1987)
Other Times, Other Places (Global Pacific, 1989)
Departure (Global Pacific, 1990)
Long Trip Home (1992)
Two for the Show (
Summit , 1994)
1 2 3 (1994)
Remembering the Moment (
Soul Note , 1994)
The Spirit of Christmas (1994)
Returning (1995)
Dancing with the Bass (1995)
Three to Get Ready (Summit, 1995)
Upon the Swing (Shamrock, 1996)
Four to Go (1996)
Facing the Wind (1996)
Still Waters (1997)
Ancient Kings (1998)
Tomorrow's Dream (1998)
Castles and Flags (1999)
Live at Jazz Bakery (1999)
In Concert (Summit, 2000)
Made in Berlin (2000)
With You in Mind (2001)
The Name of a Woman (2002)
Grace (2002)
Midnight Mood: Live in Stockholm (Intuition, 2004)
Connection (Itm, 2006)
Christmas at Woodstock (
West Wind , 2006)
Made in Istanbul (2006)
Textures (2014; with Christian Hassenstein, Joost Lijbaart)
Where the Light Falls (
Origin , 2014)
Bactrian (Origin, 2015)
Triple Exposure (Origin, 2016)
Structures (Origin, 2017)
Another Time Another Place (Rattle, 2017)
My Faith, My Life (Origin 2018)
Interaction (Origin 2019)
Testimony (Origin 2020)
Passage (Origin 2021)
Day of Rest (Origin 2021)
As sideman
With
Ted Curson
With
Kenny Drew
With
Ricky Ford
With
Billy Harper
With
Duke Jordan
With
Mal Waldron
References
^
a
b
c
David Friesen - Biography
^
Scott Yanow ,
David Friesen at
Allmusic
^
Billboard , Allmusic
^ Feather, Leonard (March 31, 1988).
"Jazz Reviews: David Friesen Trio at Catalina's: State of the Art" .
Los Angeles Times .
Archived from the original on September 4, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019 . Playing for a small but select audience that included his sister, Dyan Cannon, Friesen performed during most of the set on a French acoustic bass, made in 1795.
^
Delbert Plett .
"Diane Friesen Cannon, A Bergthaler" (PDF) . Preservings. Retrieved September 3, 2022 .
External links
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