David Friesen

David Friesen (born May 6, 1942) is an American jazz bassist from Tacoma, Wash., who issued a string of albums in solo and collaborative form on Inner City and Muse between 1976 and 1981. In the late 1980s, he cut several collaborative discs with Steven Halpern on the latter’s Halpern Sounds label.

Discography:

• Star Dance (1976)
• Waterfall Rainbow (1977)
• Through the Listening Glass (1978 • David Friesen & John Stowell)
• Color Pool (1979)
• Hozan, Friesen + 1 (1980 • Hozan, Friesen + 1)
• Other Mansions (1980 • David Friesen & John Stowell)
• Paths Beyond Tracing (1980)
• Storyteller (1981)
• Yet to Come (1981 • Linc Chamberland & David Friesen)
• Heart to Heart (1983 • Paul Horn & David Friesen)
• Sentimental ‘Round Christmas (1983 • David Friesen & Jeannie Hoffman)
• Amber Skies (1984)
• Shared Visions (1986 • Steven Halpern & David Friesen)
• Inner Voices (1987)
• Johah’s Journey (1989 • Steven Halpern & David Friesen)
• Other Times, Other Places (1989)
• Returning (1989 • David Friesen & Glen Moore)
• Pages of Stone (1991 • Chuck Marohnic, David Friesen & Joe La Barbera)
• Departure (1991)
• Long Trip Home (1992)
• Now Alone (1992 • Chuck Marohnic, David Friesen & Joe La Barbera)
• Two for the Show (1993)