Bootleg Vol.1 Dedication

Bruce Forman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 11, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blujazz/ Rhombus
• ASIN: B0000T2FIQ
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #232,369 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dedication

2. Easy To Remember

3. Caribe

4. Mobile One

5. Sweet And Lovely

6. Visitation

7. Carousel

8. Cheryl

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best less known jazz guitarist out there?, December 7, 2005

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Martin S. Power "Jazz guitarist/systems analy... (Chittenden County Vermont) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bootleg Vol.1 Dedication (Audio CD)

While my title might be applied to more people (and probably some astounding player in a remote corner of the world who only plays in a local restaurant), Bruce Forman is definitely a contender for this title. His most widely heard work is in the soundtrack for Clint Eastwood's "Million Dollar Baby" (Clint has impeccable taste in music), but his own recordings are not easily available. I just received Bootleg Vol. 1, and it's one of my favorite CD purchases of this year. (That's saying a lot - I've finally started to replace my 1000+ LPs, which include Jimmy Raney, Wes, Martino, Jim Hall, Miles, Sonny, etc.) I'd recommend buying it immediately, since you don't know how long it'll be around - the music industry has no sense of history nor value, otherwise why would Jimmy Raney CDs be mostly OOP? And, if you're visiting the West Coast, try to find a place he's playing - apart from being a great player, he's a nice guy!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jazz Master On Fire !!, August 27, 2005

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RBSProds "rbsprods" (Deep in the heart of Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bootleg Vol.1 Dedication (Audio CD)

Perrenial Monterey Jazz Festival favorite Bruce Forman is a musician who deserves to be heard by a much wider audience. A powerfully inventive guitarist, who conducts an awe-inspiring amount of jazz classes, he's obliquely influenced by Wes Montgomery with his own tone and technique.

Truthfully I have only heard one song from this CD, the title track "Dedication", which has a vague similarity to the old warhorse "Raincheck". I heard it on my cable TV's "Music Choice" jazz channel and it stopped me in my tracks. And it is WONDERFUL!!! I can't say enough for this guitarist and this performance has placed this CD on my Amazon.com Wish List of things that I'm giving myself for Christmas. Check out Bruce, he's a great guitarist. Five Stars for "Dedication"!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As Always - A straight ahead jazzer, August 25, 2004

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Jorge Barbarosa "the_bassist" (the back 9) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Bootleg Vol.1 Dedication (Audio CD)

Bruce Forman is a gem, a guitarist who I have been following from the beginning of his professional career. Having read about him 20 or so years ago in Guitar Player mag, I actually found his "In Transit" and later his "Full Circle" releases on Guam. I might even have his entire catalog. Bruce Forman's canon is very stable, all releases are of exceptional quality, both musically and production. Check him out sometime, he has a nice web site, and is really dedicated to the instrument and to his music. You won't be disappointed.