Davy Graham - The Guitar Player
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Artist: Davy GrahamEdition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Import
CD Release Date: 2003-06-23
Music Label: Castle Music UK
Soundtracks:
- Don't Stop the Carnival - Davy Graham, Rollins
- Sermonette - Davy Graham, Adderley
- Take Five - Davy Graham, Desmond, Paul
- How Long, How Long Blues - Davy Graham, Carr
- Sunset Eyes - Davy Graham, Edwards, Teddy
- Cry Me a River - Davy Graham, Hamilton, Arthur
- The Ruby & the Pearl - Davy Graham, Livingston, Jay
- Buffalo - Davy Graham, Silver, Horace
- Exodus - Davy Graham, Gold, Ernest
- Yellow Bird - Davy Graham, Luboff
- Blues for Betty - Davy Graham, Graham, Davy
- Hallelujah, I Love Her So - Davy Graham, Charles, Ray
- She Moved Thru' the Bizarre/Blue Raga - Davy Graham, Colum
- Misirlou - Davy Graham, Leeds, Milton
- Hey! Bud Blues - Davy Graham, Broonzy
- Anji - Davy Graham, Graham, Davy
- Fingerbuster - Davy Graham, Graham, Davy
- La Morena - Davy Graham, Graham, Davy
- Happy Meeting in Glory - Davy Graham, Traditional
- Suite in D Minor - Davy Graham, DeVis?e
Music reviews of The Guitar Player
Music Review: There's a storm a-brewin'!
Rating: 5 Stars
I've heard Davy Graham not-so-humbly describe his sound as "like a force of nature." After listening to this, his debut album, you might just agree. This guy's got chops, and he's not afraid to bust them out. Not only is he a force of nature, but he's also quite a force of influence, inspiring contemporaries from Roy Harper to Bert Jansch to all points in between. Graham is not unlike contemporary John Fahey, insofar as he plays solo finger style acoustic guitar (I guess it's not completely solo, since he's accompanied by a drum kit on all the original album songs). However, whereas Fahey mastered his technique, his brilliance was most astounding in his skills as a composer/player, bending the genres of blues, classical, and just plain bizarre, Davy Graham is a straight up performer--he only wrote one of the songs on the original album, and his amazing strength is in his nimble ability to play blindingly in all genres, from jazz to blues to flamenco to surf to classical to raga.
The Guitar Player, surprisingly (in accord with Graham's reputation), is mostly jazz. He covers a number of standards, like Brubeck's "Take Five," and "Cry Me A River." At first I wasn't sure about the sparse combo of drums and acoustic guitar--I'd usually prefer either just solo guitar or at least a bass along with the drums. After a few listens, though, it works pretty well, and the drums help provide a rhythmic counterpoint and keep Graham in time. The guitarist rips through the 12 songs, swiftly picking through a lot of colors, moods and textures, as well as deftly providing himself a bassline to go off of and solo--sometimes it sounds like there HAS to be two guitars playing. In a way, it reminds me a bit of Joe Pass on an acoustic.
I never thought I'd find myself saying this, but I think the bonus tracks really make the album. "She Moved Thru' The Bizarre/Blue Raga" is probably the coolest track on the album, blending folk with raga and foreshadowing the less jazzy work he'd become known for later. "Miserlou," the classic surf instrumental sounds great on solo acoustic, and it's pretty sweet to hear him do a little Spanish guitar and classical as well. Without the bonus tracks, The Guitar Player wouldn't have as much diversity, and it probably wouldn't make the listener as curious to check out his later, more experimental work.
I highly recommend this album to any fans of solo acoustic players with astounding chops, fans of Fahey and Pass, but also to fans of folk and jazz--you might be a fan of solo acoustic and not even know it! Hope you like it.
Description of The Guitar Player
2003 reissue of the UK folk/blues legend's classic 1963 debut album features 20 tracks including eight bonus tracks, 'She Moved Thru' The Bizarre/Blue Raga' (Live), 'Misirlou' (Live), 'Hey Bud Blues' (Live), 'Anji', 'Fingerbuster', 'La Morena', 'Happy Meeting In Glory', & 'Suite In D Minor'. Always held in awe by his peers, this album still sounds as breathtakingly fresh today, as it did forty years ago! Castle.General CDs
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