For Y'all California Guitar Trio - 1993 Yamanashi Blues

For lovers of superb instrumental music, the debut past times the California Guitar Trio, Yamanashi Blues, is i of the best of the '90s. Recorded strictly on amplified acoustic guitars (supplied past times Bert Lams, Hideyo Moriya, in addition to Paul Richards), the band touches upon a broad diversity of musical genres, equally they encompass easily identifiable classical, surf, pop, in addition to jazz tunes, amongst a few originals mixed inwards equally well. Interestingly, all the songs on Yamanashi Blues were recorded inwards Bert Lams' living room. Great versions of '60s surf standards similar "Walk Don't Run," "Pipeline," in addition to "Sleepwalk" are included, besides equally a few J.S. Bach pieces ("Prelude In C Minor," "Chromatic Fugue In D Minor," in addition to others). The originals check inwards perfectly amongst the encompass material, such equally Lams' "Carnival," Richards' "Blockhead," in addition to Moriya's "Kan-non Power." Unlike most other instrumental albums, the California Guitar Trio stresses the importance of songwriting over instrumental technicality.

I lack the unloosen energy to question these guys, but the CGT makes for exactly about entertaining listening.
This is basically iii guys, playing solely guitars. The eclectic collection of pieces on this disc make from the Surfaris "Walk, Don't Run" to Bach's Prelude inwards C Minor.
Most odd. Yet oddly compelling. There is something magic well-nigh classical attending beingness paid to an quondam surf standby.
Hard to explain, fun to brain to. 

These iii guitarist are fantastic artist. The songs are merely beautiful. You don't convey to locomote a guitar enthusiast to beloved this CD, exactly a music lover. However if you lot play the guitar you lot NEED this CD to know what is possible. This volition inpsire you lot similar no other band will.

 This is a LIVE PERFORMANCE. This album was recorded during a concert straight from the guitars. No vox miking -so there's non audience applause- in addition to most important: NO STUDIO MIXING. They audio on the tape equally they did at the gig.
A existent masterpiece from those form of guitarist i await to run across alive at to the lowest degree i time inwards his life. 

An eclectic mix of jazz, popular in addition to classical tunes performed on amplified acoustic guitars. The debut album from this wholly un-californian threesome, Bert Lams (Belgium), Hideyo Moriya (Japan) in addition to Paul Richards (USA).

Track listing:

1. Yamanashi Blues
2. Melrose Avenue
3. Corrente
4. Walk Don't Run
5. Ricercar
6. Pipeline
7. Beeline
8. Chromatic Fugue inwards D minor
9. Tenor Madness
10. Sleepwalk
11. Carnival
12. Prelude inwards C minor
13. Ciaccona
14. Blockhead
15. Kan-non Power

The California Guitar Trio : Bert Lams, Paul Richards, Hideyo Moriya