Dangerous Curves: The Art of the Guitar

Various Artists (Artist), Jimi Hendrix (Artist), Eric Clapton (Artist), Django Reinhardt (Artist), B. B. King (Artist), Chuck Berry (Artist), Muddy Waters (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 5, 2000)
• Original Release Date: November 5, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Museum Music, Inc.
• ASIN: B000056EZM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #530,743 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode

2. Memphis Minnie - Bumble Bee Blues

3. Django Reinhardt with Stéphane Grappelli - Minor Swing

4. B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone

5. Jimmy Rodgers - Blue Yodel #10

6. Wes Montgomery - I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face

7. Muddy Waters - Who's Gonna Be Your Sweet Man When I'm Gone

8. Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing

9. Eric Clapton and the Yardbirds with Jimmy Page - Snake Drive

10. Doc Watson - Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar

11. John Fahey - Sunflower River Blues

12. John McLaughlin - Extrapolation

13. Gerardo Núñez - Tobaco y Oro

14. Ali Farka Toure - Allah Uya

15. Luiz Bonfá - Manhã De Carnaval

16. Ani Difranco - Overlap

Editorial Reviews

Developed by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, this CD celebrates the guitar. It is part of a special MFA Collector series and features the artists, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Django Reinhardt, B.B King and more.

From court musicians serenading sixteenth-century royalty to rock bands blasting megawatts in packed stadiums, the guitar has been an enduring musical icon for over four centuries. To a far greater degree than any other instrument, it has been interpreted with extraordinary variety of form and decoration, always reflecting the aesthetics of the time. This CD celebrates, The Museum of Fine Arts’ exhibition, Dangerous Curves: The Art of the Guitar and explores this diversity, displaying how changes in fashion, technology, and musical tastes have influenced the look and sound of the world’s most popular instrument.