Masterpiece Guitars

Steve Howe, Martin Taylor | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 2, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: P-3 Music
• ASIN: B000641YW8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #155,217 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Two Teardrops

2. No Pedestrians

3. Smile

4. La Questa

5. All the Things You Are

6. Thought Waves

7. Thank Heaven for Little Girls

8. Ginger

9. Blue Bossa

10. Tailpiece

11. Cherokee Ridge

12. The Sunshine of Your Smile

13. Goofus

14. Moon River

15. Ae Fond Kiss/Farewell to Erin

16. Somewhere

17. Harpnosis

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Spot on!, May 15, 2008

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Big Shrike "Do the evolution!" (LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Masterpiece Guitars (Audio CD)

This is some of Steve Howe's most consistent and well-played guitar I have ever heard. It seems that collaborating with another virtuoso payed off. These songs may feature Steve's incredible signature style and sound gracing everything from Yes to his solo material, but this is not Fragile and not Beginnings and not Turbulence. No keyboards/synthesizers, no vocals, and no nonsense; just two guitars. These songs are the two player's interpretation of jazz, standards and other styles. Easy going and mellow, yet with a bouncy energy. A little more tasteful and restrained, but still with amazing picking techniques. Obviously Martin Taylor is also a major contributor to this duo's accomplishment, and I feel that they work well together, bringing out the best in each other. A couple of song choices/interpretations struck me the wrong way, such as "Moonriver," but overall the cd is a masterwork. Cheers!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "No true fan of the guitar should be without this amazing cd", September 29, 2009

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Daniel S. Sullivan "guitar enthusiast" (Gibbstown,N.J. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Masterpiece Guitars (Audio CD)

The late Scott Chinery was well known as a connisseur of classic guitars, and his collection of one-of-a-kind and vintage guitars was unparalleled.
He contacted guitar legend Steve Howe (Yes, Asia, GTR) about recording an album featuring 50 or 60 of his prized instruments. Steve recruited his good friend jazz guitarist Martin Taylor to join him on the album, and in fact. Taylor plays the lion's share of the pieces.

The set list is a combination of standards and originals, played on everything from late 19th century harp guitars, to early 20th century Lloyd Loar L-5 Gibsons, to D'Angelico and D'Aquisto teardrop shaped models, to Gretsch electric Penguins.

No backing rhythm instruments...just Howe and Taylor working the way through tunes such as "All the Things You Are", "Moon River", "Smile", "Goofus" and originals such as "Two Teardrops", "No Pedestrians", "Tailpiece" and others.

The sounds of these rare and antique instruments are beautifully captured, and Howe's production is flawless.

If you are a fan of all things "guitar", you simply cannot be without this cd.

5 stars.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing guitarwork, February 13, 2008

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J. heintz (san jose, ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Masterpiece Guitars (Audio CD)

i wasnt sure what to expect from this recording. it was way better than i could have hoped for. very diverse playing and all very good compositions. the more i play it the better it gets.