David Friesen- Discography

Quotes

David Friesen's gifts are multiple. At first, he impresses with his awesome technique. Then comes the realization of the richness of his ideas.
Chuck Berg/DownBeat
Friesen's Strengths - Awesome technique, power, singing tone, and almost metaphysical dedication - have been chronicled often. But there is also an innate nobility, immediately recalling a statement by Vladimir Nabokov; 'Beauty plus pity - that is the closest we can get to a definition of art'. Friesen achieves that beauty: enfolded within it, just beyond the grasp of speech is a compassion closer to the German word for pity, Mitleid, the act of suffering with.
Richard M. Sudhalter/New York Post
Double-bass player David Friesen is a miracle: a rounded, powerful tone, a splendid sense of time, which contributes hugely to the rollicking, powerful swing which he generates throughout every measure. His pizzicato technique has, literally, to be heard to be believed; his solo creations are unbelievable in their logic and completeness; his support for the blowers is tremendous; double and triple stopping decorate his improvisations, demonstrating a complete mastery of the art of playing in tune.
Ken Rattenbury/Crescendo and Jazz Music, England