This comprehensive book/CD set presents some of the first contemporary blues guitarists! Features Muriel Anderson, Duck Baker, Mickey Baker, Carlos Barbosa-Lima, William Bay, Larry Bolles, Ben Bolt, Dan Bowden, Dix Bruce, Mike Christiansen, Alan de Mause, Craig Dobbins, Steven Eckels, Jim Ferguson, Buddy Fite, Tommy Flint, John Griggs, Stefan Grossman, Ole Halen, Al Hendrickson, Roger Hudson, Jean-Felix Lalanne, Paul Lolax, Larry McCabe, Dale Miller, Franco Morone, Ronald Muldrow, Paul Musso, Bill Piburn, Bucky Pizzarelli, Paul Rishell, Vincent Sadovsky, Felix Schell, Jerry Silverman, Martin Simpson, Fred Sokolow, Stanley Solow, Tim Sparks, John Standefer, Jay Umble, Phil Upchurch, Paul Yandell and John Zaradin. These selections include both new pieces and some of the best previously published pieces from the latter half of the 20th century. Standard notation and tablature are offered for most of the pieces, along with a biographical sketch of each performer. A set of 2 CDs is included, making this an ideal sourcebook for serious students and professionals alike.
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Decent, often good, but not "blues",
By John Lasseter "johnfl70" (Fairfield, CT) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mel Bay's Master Anthology of Blues Guitar Solos, Vol. 1 (Sheet music)
Frankly, the title is quite misleading, approaching false advertising. These are for the most part, not "blues" at all, but fingerstyle guitar pieces, mostly in the Nashville/Chet Atkins style. All of them owe some compositional debt to traditional blues, but the influence is sometimes very, very faint.
Now there are some very nice pieces in here: I'm particularly fond of Tim Sparks' "Blues on Bartok Street". But as good as that tune is, it has as much in common with what anyone thinks of as blues as any of Bartok's own compositions, which is to say nothing at all. In short: blues this ain't. If you're hoping for an anthology of basic country/Piedmont/Chicago standards (or even styles), look elsewhere. Stefan Grossman's books are a good start.
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A little over my head for someone just starting out. Saving it for when I get good enough to understand it.
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If you want to learn some new music, you can't do any better than this. There are close to 50 tunes, all covered on 2 CDs that come with it. Though a few, as noted in an earlier review, are a reach, there are plenty to choose from. My guess is that most or all have appeared in other Mel Bay publications, including some which are out of print, for example 'Clear Spring Blues' by Paul Yandell. Some are jazz renditions, a few are electric, many are original, all are blues. I'm an acoustic man and am always on the hunt for new and melodic music. I originally passed this over because it had gotten a bad rap, but that I've now listened to most of what's included, I am really pleased and expect to take a good long ride with what's inside.
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Muriel Anderson was raised in a musical family in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Muriel Anderson, Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Ben Bolt, Dan Bowden, John Zaradin, Mickey Baker, San Francisco, Wes Montgomery, Dale Miller, Dix Bruce, Mike Christiansen, Phil Upchurch, Tommy Flint, Acoustic Music Records, Blue Line, Duck Baker, Kenny Burrell, Paul Lolax, Vincent Sadovsky New!
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Muriel Anderson was raised in a musical family in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Muriel Anderson, Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Ben Bolt, Dan Bowden, John Zaradin, Mickey Baker, San Francisco, Wes Montgomery, Dale Miller, Dix Bruce, Mike Christiansen, Phil Upchurch, Tommy Flint, Acoustic Music Records, Blue Line, Duck Baker, Kenny Burrell, Paul Lolax, Vincent Sadovsky New!
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- What A Friend We Have In JESUS by Harry L. Martin in Back Matter
- Love Is by Carolyn Brown on page 17
- After All These Years (The Other Way Home, Book 2) by Sally John on page 97
- Mel Bay Best of Blues Guitar by Fred Sokolow on page 191
- Nutcracker Suite in Full Score (Dover Miniature Music Scores) by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky on page 200
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