Jazz / Bop, Cool
Recorded on 26th July, 24th November and 12th December at CA Workshop, Nashville, USA (track 10)
Tom Bruner Studio, Nashville, USA (tracks 1.3.5.6.7,8,9,12,14)
Muggenpark Studio, Hamburg, Germany (tracks 2 & 4)
Funny Farm Studios, Scotland (tracks 11 & 13)
Martin Taylor - Guitar, Producer
Chet Atkins
"Martin Taylor is one of the greatest and most impressive guitarists in the world. I just love his playing."
---Chet Atkins
Produced by David Hungate and Martin Taylor
Engineers - Tom Burner (USA), Lars Elfendahl (GERMANY) and Calum Malcolm (GERMANY)
Martin Taylor plays a Yamaha AEX 1500 ‘Martin Taylor’ guitar with D’Aquisto signature series strings.
Chet Atkins appears courtesy of Columbia Sony.
Taylor's fifth release for Linn combines solo recordings along with a few duets with Nashville legend Chet Atkins and a pair of overdubbed duets. Taylor's fluid, unaccompanied playing makes him the most obvious heir to the legacy of Joe Pass. All of Martin Taylor's recordings for the Scottish label Linn are strongly recommended. ~ Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
Martin Taylor
Active Decades: '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: 1956 in Scotland
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Swing, Crossover Jazz
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 |
