Pioneers of Jazz Guitar: 1927-1939 [Import]

Eddie Lang | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 4, 1998)
• Original Release Date: August 4, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Challenge
• ASIN: B000009R42
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #286,019 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great jazz guitar, October 30, 2000

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Mr. Ragtime Jazz - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pioneers of Jazz Guitar: 1927-1939 (Audio CD)

This wonderful CD contains all of Eddie Lang's small group sessions as a leader, his duets with Carl Kress are amazing, this set also features Carl Kress' complete small group sessions as a leader as well as Dick McDonough's. Essentail jazz guitar, if you like Django you'll like this too.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pioneers of Jazz Guitar 27-38, January 31, 2000

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Jim Fox (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pioneers of Jazz Guitar: 1927-1939 (Audio CD)

These tracks represent some of the earliest and most influential recordings of jazz and jazz related guitar performances. They should be a part of anyone's music collection who has an interest in jazz guitar and its history. Without a doubt, five stars.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LANG, November 8, 2008

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Barry McCanna (Normandy, France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pioneers of Jazz Guitar: 1927-1939 (Audio CD)

The first twelve tracks of this compilation consist of all the guitar solos recorded by Eddie Lang in 1927 and 1928, the two duets he recorded with Carl Kress in 1932, the four duets the latter recorded with Dick McDonough in 1934 and 1937, and Kress' five 1938/9 solos.

Some of these numbers, taken in isolation, would fall outside the jazz canon, but the importance of these three men to the development of a jazz guitar style cannot be overstated. Indeed Lang was the first string player to switch from the banjo, and although he died prematurely in 1933 his technique influenced all those who heard him, either in person or on record.

The brief partnership of Lang and Kress produced two masterpieces, and in fact every track is a delight, each one revealing yet another facet of the instrument. In fact this CD could well serve as a textbook to playing the acoustic guitar. An informative liner note by Scott Yanow rounds off the package.