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Joseph Byrd and Ry Cooder make magic!

Mitchell Lee | Richmond, VA United States | 03/29/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Yes, Ry is a wonderful guitar player. And, yes, the material is well chosen. Yes. Yes. Yes to all the other reviews. But let's give a hand to the arranger, as well. Within the first few notes after placing the 12" LP of Jazz on my turntable many years ago, I was scrambling to find who did the arranging!



Imagine my surprise when it turned out to be Joseph Byrd who was the leader of the 60s rock groups, The United States of America and Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies (The American Metaphysical Circus). (He was also put out a great synthsizer album on John Fahey's Takoma label.) Joe Byrd and Ry Cooder make magic together out of their deep love for the mongrel musical cultural that has taken the world by storm over that last 100 years! It is a high point of our popular music.



One note of caution, if are looking for a historically accurate recreation of classic Jazz, look elsewhere! That sort of thing has nothing to do with the real spirit of Jazz that you will find here! Enjoy!"

Excellent Music and Superb Sound

P. J. Baatz | Glen Allen, VA United States | 10/24/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a Ry classic, I owned a 1/2 speed master on LP and it was great; the USA CD release never did this recording justice. UNTIL now. Re-mastering is great and now I can really enjoy this recording again.



I also ordered Bop Till You Drop and I am hoping for Borderline, and Crossroads to be re-mastered.



Great music, great sound! You cannot go wrong buying this import. Look for a great Rhino 2-CD set to be released shortly. This will be a great over view of this man's vast career.



Phil

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