Davy Graham - The Guitar Player [The Guitar Player...Plus]

Title: The Guitar Player [The Guitar Player...Plus] Artist: Davy Graham Release Date: 1963 Re-Released On: 8/11/1999 Label: See For Miles Records UPCs: 182478408028, 5014661035139 Genre: Folk Styles: Folk Jazz, British Folk, Guitar Virtuoso, Folk Revival, Progressive Folk, British Folk-Rock Moods: Autumnal, Bittersweet, Delicate, Earnest, Intimate, Nocturnal, Organic, Plaintive, Poignant, Reflective, Wistful, Confident Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Don't Stop the Carnival
2. Sermonette
3. Take Five
4. How Long, How Long Blues
5. Sunest Eyes
6. Cry Me a River
7. The Ruby and the Pearl
8. Buffalo
9. Exodus
10. Yellow Bird
11. Blues for Betty
12. Hallelujah, I Love Her So
13. Angi
14. Davy's Train Blues
15. 3/4 A.D.

Year Type Label Catalog # 1999 CD See For Miles Records 351

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Graham established himself as one of the most innovative players in acoustic music with his 1963 debut, The Guitar Player. With this album, he became one of the first folk guitarists to fuse traditional virtuosity with cross-currents from contemporary jazz and blues. Accompanied by drummer Bobby Graham (a top British sessionman who played on many British Invasion rock records, including several by the Kinks), Davey invigorates pop and traditional standards, as well as compositions by Sonny Rollins, the Adderleys, and Ray Charles. Neither jazz nor folk, Graham displays eclectic bounce that was quite visionary for its time and remains fresh today; in his subsequent 1960s recordings, he would branch out into Middle Eastern and psychedelic sounds as a natural extension of his experimental bent. As a significant bonus, the 1992 CD reissue of this album includes the three tracks from his rare 1962 EP, 3/4 A.D. One of these is the original version of "Anji," which was reworked by Simon & Garfunkel on one of their early albums; another features British blues-rock godfather Alexis Korner on second guitar. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

Name Credits Alexis Korner Liner Notes, Guitar Bobby Graham Drums Davy Graham Performer, Vocals, Guitar, Liner Notes