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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Clockwise - George Benson ~ Various Artists |  |
| 2. Just Friends - Pat Martino ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. Taste Of Honey, A - Lenny Breau ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. How Insensitive - Charlie Byrd ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. Gypsy Queen - Gabor Szabo ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. June 15, 1967 - Larry Coryell ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. As We Used To Sing - Sonny Sharrock ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. Should Be Reversed - Derek Bailey ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. Manic Depression - Jimi Hendrix ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. Birds Of Fire - John McLaughlin ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. Coral - Mick Goodrick ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. Ralph's Piano Waltz - John Abercrombie ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. Prowler, The - Ralph Towner ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. Bright Size Life - Pat Metheny ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. Aqui, Oh - Toninho Horta ~ Various Artists | |
| 16. Midnight In San Juan - Earl Klugh ~ Various Artists | | Disc 4
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) - Carlos Santana ~ Various Artists | |
| 2. Inner City Blues - Phil Upchurch ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. Thumper - Eric Gale ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. Spiral - Larry Carlton ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. Captain Fingers - Lee Ritenour ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. Mr. Spock - Allan Holdsworth ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. Race With the Devil on Spanish Highway - Al Di Meola ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. Cause We've Ended As Lovers - Jeff Beck ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. Church - James Blood Ulmer ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. Ron Carter - Bill Frisell ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. Hottentot - John Scofield ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. Postize - Marc Ribot ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. Fat Time - Mike Stern ~ Various Artists | |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Liner Note Author: Charles Alexander. | | This expansive four-disc anthology essentially covers the recorded history of the guitar in the 20th century, beginning with the ragtime banjo that set the table for the role of the guitar in a jazz setting in the early 1900s, and then touching all the bases clear through to the post-postmodern possibilities of the instrument in the 21st century. Don't let the subtitle throw you, though, because Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar interprets jazz guitar in the broadest of strokes, as it includes not only pantheon jazz players like Eddie Lang, Django Reinhardt, Charlie Christian, Les Paul, Wes Montgomery, and John McLaughlin but also provides an uncommon sweep by featuring Hawaiian stylists Roy Smeck and Sol Hoopii; Western swing aces Leon McAuliffe and Eldon Shamblin; country jazzman Hank Garland; rock virtuosos Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, and Jeff Beck; fusion funksters Larry Carlton, Al DiMeola, and Mike Stein; and hard to classify avant-garde players like Derek Bailey, Sonny Sharrock, James Blood Ulmer, and Marc Ribot. In all, 78 guitarists from some 33 labels are represented. Arranged roughly by date of recording from first to last (there are some deviations to trace the development of a particular style), it is easy to follow the track listing for Progressions in the well-organized 148-page book that accompanies the discs, and what emerges is a portrayal of the massive influence the guitar has had on every form of popular music in the past century. One could quibble about players who were left out, and things are slightly tilted toward electric players as the set progresses, although that is probably understandable, since getting the guitar plugged in is what made it work in large ensembles in the first place. It's hard to argue with a piano, but a case could be made (and this set assembles ample evidence) that the electric guitar was the defining popular musical instrument of the 20th century, and certainly the dominant ensemble instrument for the last half of it. Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar suggests that the possibilities for the guitar are far from exhausted as the musical time line begins to edge deeper into the 21st century. A beautiful set. ~ Steve Leggett |
Producer: John Scofield; Victor Young; Richard M. Jones; Tommy Rockwell; John Hammond; Herman Rose; Eli Oberstein |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 09/27/2005 | | Original Release Date : 2005 | | Catalog ID : 86462 | | Label : Legacy Recordings | | Number of Discs : 4 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00696998646223 |
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| Professional Reviews |
| Down Beat (p.81)
- 4.5 stars out of 5 - "[W]hat really juices this joint is the contributions from the relative unknowns who brought the six-string guitar away from its origins as poor relation to the banjo and the Hawaiian steel guitar and into its contemporary role..."JazzTimes (p.93)
- "For some, the stunning revelation here will be the masterful clarity of Barney Kessely. For others, it will be the sensuous ear candy of George Van Eps..." |
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