Guitara/la 1105 (2005)

Product Summary Label: Welk Music Group UPC: 00015707979627 Release Date: 11/1/2005 Buy.com Sku: 64011105 Item#: M2LNFY Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Invocation - Wu Man ~ Various Artists 2. La Catedral: II Allegro Solemne - Sharon Isbin ~ Various Artists 3. Bound Brook - Patty Larkin ~ Various Artists 4. Let's Go To Town - Memphis Minnie ~ Various Artists 5. Lady Byrd - Mimi Fox ~ Various Artists 6. Kewpie Station - Kaki King ~ Various Artists 7. Sidu (Grandmother) - Ellen McIlwaine ~ Various Artists 8. Preludio E Toccatina - Badi Assad ~ Various Artists 9. Bear, The - Alex Houghton ~ Various Artists 10. Joy - Vicki Genfan ~ Various Artists 11. Rumores De La Caleta - Muriel Anderson ~ Various Artists 12. Guitar Ditty - Rory Block ~ Various Artists 13. Whammy Damage - Jennifer Batten ~ Various Artists 14. Wilson Rag - Elizabeth Cotten ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Memphis Minnie (guitar); Abel Domingues (E-bow, sampler); Wu Man (pipa); Ross Murray (drums). Liner Note Authors: Bette Warner; Patty Larkin. Photographers: J. Henry Fair; Ross Murray; Johsel Namkung; Jana Leon; Shonna Valeska; Ian Allen; David Belove. Arranger: Muriel Anderson. This revelatory overview of a dazzling roster of women guitarists spans both time and genre, from the blues of Memphis Minnie's 1940s "Let's Go to Town" to the contemporary ex-subway performer Kaki King's percussive, innovative "Kewpie Station." Perennially rediscovered phenomenon Ellen McIlwaine contributes a stunning raga-style improvisation on "Sidu (Grandmother)," and Brazilian classical and jazz guitarist Badi Assad's "Preludio e Toccatina" inventively fuses flamenco and jazz. There are pyrotechnics galore on Jennifer Batten's electrifying "Whammy Damage," while pipa player (it's a kind of lute) Wu Man incorporates Chinese classical music and electronics on her album-opening "Invocation." The breadth of musical scope and wealth of talent on display here is breathtaking. Producer: David Chesky; Petra Hanisch; Bette Warner; Ian Melrose; Abel Domingues; Tay Hoyle; Kaki King; Michael Sembello; Mimi Fox; Muriel Anderson; Patty Larkin; Rory Block; Steve Sacks; Vicki Genfan; Steve Barnett; Wu Man; Ian Tamblyn Engineer: Patty Larkin; Brian Dozoretz   Technical Info Release Date : 11/01/2005 Original Release Date : 2005 Catalog ID : 79796 Label : Vanguard Records (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00015707979627   Professional Reviews Dirty Linen (p.55) - "Some of these musicians are fairly well known, or legendary, while a few others are masters of an eclectic style that's hard to categorize..."