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EDDIE LANG / CARL KRESS

PIONEERS OF JAZZ GUITAR

Description:
This essential reissue has all of Eddie Lang's guitar features leaving out only a few numbers in which he led a bigger group, the two Lang/Carl Kress duets, the Kress/Dick McDonough duets, and all of Kress' unaccompanied solos. The Lang numbers mostly duets with Arthur Schutt, Frank Signorelli, or Rube Bloom offering quiet support on piano were unprecedented in jazz at the time. The most memorable moments on this CD are the two Lang/Kress collaborations, classics from 1932 called "Pickin' My Way" and "Feelin' My Way." Lang's single note lines work perfectly with Kress' advanced chords, and it is surprising that no arranger has transcribed these wonderful performances and orchestrated them for a larger group. Highly recommended, and proof that the jazz guitar did not begin with Charlie Christian.

Songs:

Personnel

Details:

Eddie's Twister (a)

April Kisses (a)

Prelude In C Shart Minor, Op. 3, No. 2 (a)

A Little Love, A Little Kiss (a)

Melody Man's Dream (a)

Perfect (a)

Rainbow Dreams (a)

Add A Little Wiggle (a)

Jeanine I Dream Of Lilac Time (a)

I'll Never Be The Same (a)

Church Street Sobbin' Blues (a)

There'll Be Some Changes Made (a)

Pickin' My Way (Guitar Mania, Part 1) (d)

Pickin' My Way (Guitar Mania, Part 2) (d)

Danzon (b)

Stage Fright (b)

Chicken-A-La-Swing (b)

Heat Wave (b)

Afterthoughts (In Three Movements) - Part 1 (c)

Afterthoughts (In Three Movements) - Part 2 & 3 (c)

Peg Leg Shuffle (c)

Helena (c)

Love Song (c)

Sutton Mutton (c)

a- Eddie Lang; b- Carl Kress & Dick McDonough; c- Carl Kress; d- Eddie Lang & Carl Kress

Label:	RETRIEVAL
Number:	79015
Item Code:	23626
Format:	CD
Genre:
Dates:	(1927-1939)
Price:	$11.00

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