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Music Recommendations - solo guitar

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DMacri
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DMacri Posted: Mon, Jul 15 2019 5:38 PM
I’m looking for recommendations for simply recorded, but also accurate recordings of solo guitar work with or without vocals. I want to try to simulate someone playing in my room, without having to force my son for a command performance. It could be acoustic or electric, and any genre. So please tell me your favorite recordings that give you the “they are here” feeling. Thanks

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chartz replied on Mon, Jul 15 2019 5:42 PM
Hi Dom,

Antonio Forcione and Sabina Sciubba. Well-recorded voice and guitar. Nice music too. ❤️

Jacques

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How about Rodrigo y Gabriela playing Pink Floyds “Echoes” 

Thats guitar music!

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OldJack replied on Mon, Jul 15 2019 9:37 PM

Millemissen:

How about Rodrigo y Gabriela playing Pink Floyds “Echoes” 

Thats guitar music!

MM

MM,that is fantastic,I've heard Rodrigo y Gabriela playing some LedZep covers,but ''Echoes'' is truly amazing !!!

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Duels replied on Mon, Jul 15 2019 10:09 PM
OldJack:

I've heard Rodrigo y Gabriela playing some LedZep covers,but ''Echoes'' is truly amazing !!!

Yes it is!
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DMacri replied on Tue, Jul 16 2019 12:59 AM
Great selections so far, please keep them coming

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https://youtu.be/TYG-1VgApL8

Pretty much anything from this neglected Oldfield album. There’s a lot of acoustic playing.
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BeOwner replied on Tue, Jul 16 2019 3:20 AM

Tommy Emmanuel, It’s Never Too Late is one of my favorites.

Al DiMeola, All Your Life: A Tribute to the Beatles Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London

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trackbeo replied on Tue, Jul 16 2019 7:21 AM

Please pardon a suggestion that is not solo guitar, but still one of my favorite "you-are-sitting-in-my-studio" ambiance recordings from the 1970's:

Laurindo Almeida playing Radamés Gnattali's "Sonata for Guitar and Cello in Three Movements", from a direct-to-disc 45RPM album by Crystal Clear Recordings, "Virtuoso Guitar".

Both Gnattali and the recording are well-enough known to get Wikipedia entries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtuoso_Guitar_(Laurindo_Almeida_album) & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radamés_Gnattali

 

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Or how about something from Sara K ——- Made in the Shade from 2009

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Carolpa replied on Tue, Jul 16 2019 7:05 PM

Pat Metheny - One quiet night 

(or something else by him)

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Nils Lofgren - a classic one: Keith don’t go.

Here is a live version from Youtube:

https://youtu.be/coNqbqnH3AM

MM

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DMacri replied on Wed, Jul 17 2019 9:21 PM
Thanks for all of the recommendations. I really appreciate all the great music I haven’t heard before. I’m looking forward to a listening session with as many as I can find.

Dom

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OldJack replied on Thu, Jul 18 2019 11:27 PM

Back in 1993,one instrumental with great solo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GJV73nzCDk

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Jeff replied on Thu, Jul 18 2019 11:36 PM

If you're willing to consider duets and such, Al DiMeola and Paco De Lucia have released numerous albums together, acoustic with heavy flamenco and Spanish influences. Both are brilliant guitarists. On the DiMeola album "Elegant Gypsy" the pair did a duet called "Mediterranean Sundance" that is brilliant, an incredible virtuoso performance by both of them. It's also amazing to realize that DiMeola was I think 23 when he recorded that album. People like that make you realize how little you've accomplished.

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vikinger replied on Sat, Jul 20 2019 11:02 AM

Django Reinhardt.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pWHtaoLpKag

100 tracks.... not just solo, but worth a listen.

Graham

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matador43 replied on Sat, Jul 20 2019 12:53 PM

The other day my neighbor was listening to this and through his door I really believed he was playing himself.

It's a guitar only cover for lesson purposes. Very natural sounding.

https://youtu.be/hoFKNEBWy1k

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Stan replied on Sat, Jul 20 2019 3:52 PM

Jeff:

If you're willing to consider duets and such, Al DiMeola and Paco De Lucia have released numerous albums together, acoustic with heavy flamenco and Spanish influences. Both are brilliant guitarists. On the DiMeola album "Elegant Gypsy" the pair did a duet called "Mediterranean Sundance" that is brilliant, an incredible virtuoso performance by both of them. It's also amazing to realize that DiMeola was I think 23 when he recorded that album. People like that make you realize how little you've accomplished.

There's also a live album of DiMeola, De Lucia and John McLaughlin - Friday Night in San Francisco   We used to use this to compare sound systems back in college. On a good set, it really sounds like you're sitting in the first few rows of the venue. The sound is mixed (or maybe not mixed) so that DiMeola is on the left, McLaughlin in the middle and De Lucia to the right (I may have my left and right mixed up) as it would sound if you were sitting close to the stage.  An amazing performance if you're into that type of music.

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Jeff replied on Sat, Jul 20 2019 5:43 PM

That is indeed an excellent album Stan! You do get the feeling, on good speakers that image well, that you are really there. It captures the ambiance and vibe of a live performance well.

I get exposed to live music fairly often, my wife plays around with our Steinway baby grand and her harps, my brother-in-law plays sax in a good R&B band, and we have a delightful symphony orchestra who play in a local hall with outstanding acoustics. All of which makes me realize just how poorly most if not all recordings do at actually capturing the sound of live instruments. The album you mention is one of the better attempts at this though.

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Here is another suggestion.

Laurence Juber - Guitar Noir.

A 5.1 channel project (that requires a Blu Ray/DVD-A player).

Look for details here:

https://www.aixrecords.dreamhosters.com/product/laurence-juber-guitar-noir/

Guitar Noir - and a lot of the other albums from Lawrence Juber - is available on Spotify (as a 2 channel version).

MM

 

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And this - the two live albums from Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds:

Live at Luther College

and 

Live in Las Vegas (which is also available as video on Blu Ray disc - unfortunately only US version).

MM

 

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