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| 1. | I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
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| 2. | The Fair Haired Child
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| 3. | The Valley
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| 4. | Bridge Over Troubled Water
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| 5. | God Bless the Child
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| 6. | Somewhere
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| 7. | Hymn
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| 8. | Don't Know Why
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| 9. | Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
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| 10. | I've Got You Under My Skin
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| 11. | Have You Mest Miss Jones?
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| 12. | Kwame
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Jazz
Martin Taylor (guitar)
Sacha Distel, Bryn Terfel (vocals)
Simon Dinnagan (guitar)
* Adrian Barry - Photography
* Helen Connolly - Associate Producer
* Jody Barratt Jenkins - Editing, Engineer, Mixing
* Karl Jenkins - Producer
After the passing of Joe Pass, Britain's Martin Taylor has risen to become one of the premier jazz guitarists on the scene. Despite that, he's presented on a relatively small label here. The music is a mix of original compositions by Taylor (and compatriot Simon Dinnigan) and standards from around the jazz repertoire. Taylor has a relatively light touch, reminiscent, at times, of some new age players. Simultaneously though, he can pick his way through intricate passages akin to a piano player. At that however, not necessarily a jazz piano player. Taylor is admittedly influenced by the likes of Art Tatum, but his style is almost that of a classical pianist through much of the recording, and certainly on the order of a classical guitarist. Guest vocalists are present (opera singer Bryn Terfel and Sacha Distel in particular), though their talents don't quite fit with Simon & Garfunkel covers, truthfully. Overall, the covers are nice, though not always fitting. The originals are where Taylor really shines, letting his style flow as it will through the passages without worrying about remaining true to the original composers. Worth a listen for jazz guitar fans, though Taylor is likely not unheard of for those in the know anyway.
---Adam Greenberg, All Music Guide
Martin Taylor
Active Decades: '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: 1956 in Scotland
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Crossover Jazz, Swing
Since the death of Joe Pass in 1994, Martin Taylor has become one of the most highly regarded guitarists in jazz. He was given his first guitar by his father, Buck Taylor. Although he was inspired at first by Django Reinhardt, it was piano players like Art Tatum that drew his attention and helped him practice to develop his phenomenal solo technique. In the late '70s, Stephane Grappelli invited him to play in a series of concerts in France. The violinist was so impressed that he used Taylor often on tours and a variety of recording dates. Beginning in 1990, Taylor began recording a number of acclaimed CDs for the U.K. label Linn, distributed as HonestLinn in the U.S., and also did an excellent duet date with David Grisman for the mandolin player's Acoustic Disc label. All that is missing from Taylor's current roster of recordings is a live date, though an excellent concert video is available. In 2000, he released his debut on an American label, Columbia, entitled Kiss and Tell. Stepping Stones on Linn followed that same fall.
---Ken Dryden, All Music Guide |
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