Silver Nuggets & Fool's Gold

David Burgess | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 9, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tritone Records
• ASIN: B00003OP5G
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,558 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Samba do Aviao - Antonio Carlos Jobim

2. Odeon - Ernesto Nazareth

3. La Catedral - Agustin Barrios

4. Berimbau - Baden Powell

5. Parati - Nonato Luiz

6. Leyenda - Isaac Albiniz

7. Sonata in D - Mateo Albiniz

8. Milonga del Angel - Astor Piazzolla

9. Carora - Antonio Lauro

10. Seis por Derecho - Antonio Lauro

11. El Criollito - Raul Borges

12. Danza del Altiplano - Traditional Bolivian

13. El Condor Pasa - Traditional Peruvian

14. Invocation and Dance - Joaqumn Rodrigo

15. Se Todos Fossem Iguais a Voce - Antonio Carlos Jobim

16. Drume Negrita - Emilio Grenet

17. Tango en Skai - Roland Dyens

18. La Misionera - Fernando Bustamente

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great variety, a true virtuoso, January 28, 2002

By 

Moses Alexander (Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Silver Nuggets & Fool's Gold (Audio CD)

David Burgess is one of those artists that is a total gem to find. He doesn't have a "big name" or a huge recording contract, but when it comes down to what matters (namely playing well) he can totally deliver the goods. Not only is he technically amazing (I've seen him in concert and he honestly didn't hit a single bad note), he plays with an incredible amount of soul. You can tell both on record and live, that he breathes this music and that it truly means the world to him.

Not only is the album a varied (yet consistent and thematic) but he employs a wide range of techniques to achieve his amazing sound: "Samba do Aviao" is breathtaking in terms of speed and beauty, the rhytmic oddities and brilliant use of percussive effects in "Berimbau" is unreal, "La Catedral" is sublime and almost played at a whisper, yet he breathes new life into familiar favorites like Isaac Albeniz's "Leyenda." This is one of the most creative albums of any genre that I've heard, but it is by far the best guitar album I own (and one of the best I've ever heard.) Another thing that makes this album so great is how rare some of this material is, some of these are complete gems and not at all in the standard repertoire.

And if you have the chance...GO SEE HIM IN CONCERT...its even better than the superb album.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars On David Burgess....., February 19, 2005

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Chris Crowe - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silver Nuggets & Fool's Gold (Audio CD)

I bought this CD directly from the artist himself after hearing him perform several of the pieces live. David Burgess is guitarist of extraordinary talent and broad interest. This CD contains beautiful pieces from both South America and Spain that are intricately performed with great depth of emotion. I would recommend this disc for any true music lover.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Silver (and Gold) Nuggets, November 19, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Silver Nuggets & Fool's Gold (Audio CD)

I bought this CD at one of Burgess' concerts (in Virginia). He plays with much strength, variety of technique, and tonal quality; moreover, he has excellent command of the rhythm required for this mainly Latin American collection. My favorites are the hypnotically delightful "Seis por Derecho" and "La Misionera," which has a driving and catchy rhythm. I find almost every other piece enjoyable except for the over-recorded "Leyenda" and the somewhat ponderous piece by Rodrigo (whom I'm still a big fan of, nonetheless). It would be nice if those two were replaced by a few of the other interesting Brazilian pieces I heard at the concert. Fortunately, I was told that Burgess might put out more Brazilian recordings later in 2002. I'm very much looking forward to hearing them.