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1. All Jokers Are Wild
2. Gone Crazy on You
3. Sos Crumlin Road
4. Danger Money
5. Lay Your Load on Me
6. Kerry Red
7. Zoom Zoom
8. This Must Be Love, Teresa
9. Johnny Forty Coats [*]
10. When Mama Got the Blues
11. Goodnight Waltz
12. No Mans Land
13. Gael Force - West

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William Byrd: Consort Songs
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • mesmerizing, if not totally seductive
 William Byrd: Consort Songs

Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
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ASIN: B0006FGHT2
Release Date: 2005-02-08

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This is a well-filled, superbly played and recorded disc of William Byrd's enchanting Consort Songs, written for solo voice and strings. Early music icon Emma Kirkby is the expert soprano soloist in a dozen songs, ranging from underground tributes to Elizabeth I's doomed rival, Mary, Queen of Scots, to the religiously inspired "O Lord, how vain," to the comic. Two favorites among the latter are sure to be: "Content is rich," whose text explores the age-old phenomenon that no one's ever satisfied with their lot in life, and "My mistress had a little dog," whose last stanza parodies the pomp of a "royal trial." Kirkby excels in these, shading her voice and projecting the text with deadpan humor. But then, she's in fine form for the others too. Monotony is avoided the range of Byrd's music and by the crack viol ensemble Fretwork, which skillfully plays the often elaborate song accompaniments and offers five instrumental tracks of Byrd's consort music, delivered with panache. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars mesmerizing, if not totally seductive.......2005-02-18

I heard this CD Playing in a music store this afternoon, and try as I might, I was not able to manage to escape without buying it. In fact, I stayed long past my welcome to listen to it all.

I have a genetic aversion to soprano vocals in classical music, for which the only known cure is Emma Kirkby. Her delivery is so simple, so clean, so pure, and it so perfectly matches Byrd's music that you'd think he knew she was coming and wrote the music for her 350 years in advance "just in case". This is a splendid collection. And there is no praise too high for Fretwork. A tremendous band. Normally I might say that 70 minutes of this at one sitting might be considered overexposure, but the music is so....soothing that I can see having this on a great deal. Highly recommended.
In Nomine: 16th Century English Music for Viols Including the Complete Consort Music of Thomas Tallis - Fretwork
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    		In Nomine: 16th Century English Music for Viols Including the Complete Consort Music of Thomas Tallis - Fretwork
    John Taverner , Thomas Preston , Robert Johnson , Robert Parsons , Alfonso Ferrabosco , Richard Campbell , Julia Hodgson , William Hunt , Elizabeth Liddle , and Christopher Wilson
    Manufacturer: Amon Ra
    ProductGroup: Music
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    ASIN: B000002048
    Release Date: 1995-03-06

    Tracks:

    1. In Nomine A 4, No. 1
    2. In Nomine A 5 'Crye'
    3. In Nomine A 5 'Trust'
    4. Solfaing Song A 5
    5. Fa La Sol A 3
    6. In Nomine A 4
    7. Fant A 5
    8. In Nomine A 5
    9. In Nomine A 4, No. 2
    10. Fant A 3, No. 3
    11. In Nomine
    12. In Nomine A 4, No. 2
    13. O Lux Beata Trinitas A 3
    14. In Nomine A 4
    15. In Nomine A 5
    16. Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La A 4
    17. In Nomine A 5
    18. Lute Fant, No 5
    19. Fant A 4
    20. Libera Nos, Salva Nos A 5
    21. In Nomine A 4
    Lawes: The Consort Setts for 5 & 7 viols and organ
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      		Lawes: The Consort Setts for 5 & 7 viols and organ

      Manufacturer: Angel Records
      ProductGroup: Music
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      ASIN: B00005RFSL
      Release Date: 2002-12-23

      Tracks:

      1. I. Fantazy
      2. II. Aire
      3. III. Fantazy
      4. IV. Aire
      5. I. Fantazy
      6. II. Fantazy
      7. III. Aire
      8. Countrey Coll (VdGS 421)
      9. Jigg (VdGS 422)
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      12. III. Almaine
      13. I. Fantazy
      14. II. Paven
      15. III. Aire
      16. I. Ffantasie (VdGS 573)
      17. II. Humour (VdGS 568)
      18. I. Fantazia
      19. II. Fantazia
      20. III. Paven
      21. IV. Aire

      Tracks:

      1. I. Paven
      2. II. Fantazy
      3. III. Paven
      4. I. Fantazy
      5. II. Aire
      6. III. Paven
      7. IV. Aire
      8. Almaine (VdGS 430)
      9. Corant (VdGS 431)
      10. Saraband (VdGS 432)
      11. I. Fantazy
      12. II. Fantazy
      13. III. Aire
      14. I. Fantazya
      15. II. On The Playnsong
      16. III. Aire
      17. Aire (VdGS 462)
      18. Aire (VdGS 463)
      19. I. Fantazia
      20. II. Aire
      21. III. Inominy
      John Tavener: The Hidden Face
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • a voice teacher and early music fan
      • An Exhilarative New Experiment
      • Strange and wonderful
      		 John Tavener: The Hidden Face
      John Tavener , Michael Chance , and Fretwork
      Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
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      ASIN: B00005CCFO
      Release Date: 2002-02-12

      Tracks:

      1. Hidden Face
      2. Sanctus & Benedictus
      3. In Nomine I
      4. In Nomine II
      5. In Nomine
      6. Apokatastasis
      7. Nopson
      8. An Evening Hymn

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-01-07

      So many good things on this CD I hardly know where to begin, but I'll start by saying that every selection on it is like a divine revelation! The music is exotic as one would expect from Tavener who preceded this music by the "Fall and Resurrection" from which he extracted the theme for "The Hidden Face". And a hypnotic melody it is!"The Hidden Face" is a prayer, for solo countertenor,oboe, and a distant group of muted violins and viols. It deals with the Eastern Orthodox concept of prayer.The disc also includes two other selections involving the countertenor voice with viols:"Apokatastasis" also features Tibetan bowls;the word means:a spititual state of ecstasy. "Nipson" is the title of the second selection and refers to "cleansing the sins." But let's mention the skill it takes for the singer to sing these Tavener tunes. It has to be someone like Michael Chance to handle them for he does bear the brunt of the work on this album. And the closing arrangement of Purcell's "An Evening Hymn" is a refreshing contrast to what comes before. I've had this CD for quite a while and I never get tired of hearing it. Buy and enjoy!!!!

      5 out of 5 stars An Exhilarative New Experiment.......2005-06-18

      I agree completely rewiew bellow..A kind of inscrutable,abstract beauty comes from of this music and its performers' very good job (and a lot of high notes to Chance on "Apokatástasis").Even to Tavener's fans,this is a fresh,exhilarative experiment.

      5 out of 5 stars Strange and wonderful.......2005-05-26

      This is an incredibly special album; it changed the way I think about classical music. The first track, written for viola da gamba, oboe, and countertenor, is gentle and heartwrenching. Tavener's beatiful, sustained accompaniment in the strings perfectly compliments the high duet between the oboe and the voice. The album continues from there with more beautiful tracks, including more of Tavener's otherwordly compositions. I highly recommend it for any fan of Tavener, or of spiritual music, or anyone who is up for a new musical experience.
      Bach: The Art of Fugue
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • Exciting and convincing performance
      • An ethereal and haunting performance of Bach's masterpiece
      • Pleasing version for a consort of viols
      • Interesting if not wholly successful instrumentation
      		 Bach: The Art of Fugue
      Johann Sebastian Bach , and Fretwork
      Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
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      ASIN: B00006YYBR
      Release Date: 2003-01-14

      Tracks:

      1. Contrapunctus 1
      2. Contrapunctus 3
      3. Contrapunctus 2
      4. Contrapunctus 4
      5. Canon alla Ottava
      6. Contrapunctus 5
      7. Contrapunctus 6
      8. Contrapunctus 7
      9. Canon alla Doucecima in Contrapunto alla Quinta
      10. Contrapunctus 9
      11. Contrapunctus 10
      12. Canon all decima [in] Contrapunto alla Terza
      13. Contrapunctus 8
      14. Contrapunctus 11
      15. Contrapunctus 12 rectus
      16. Contrapunctus 12 inversus
      17. Contrapunctus [13] rectus
      18. Contrapunctus [13] inversus
      19. Canon per Augmentationem in Contrario Motu
      20. Fuga a 3 Soggetti

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      Bach never specified what instrument or instruments he wanted The Art of Fugue played on; nor did he finish it. Fretwork, a group of six superb viol players, leave the work incomplete, stopping in mid-phrase--the effect is persuasive rather than unsatisfying. The sound of the six different-sized viols is just right for listening to the way Bach intermingles the multiple lines through and around one another--we can learn what counterpoint is just by listening to this CD. Some find the work severe and difficult, and played on a single instrument, like a harpsichord, it can be. But Fretwork manage to vary their tones sufficiently to turn the work into entertainment, albeit intellectual entertainment. You may not come away humming, but you'll be fascinated. --Robert Levine

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Exciting and convincing performance.......2004-06-05

      I found this performance as exciting and convincing as any I have heard. I heartily recommend the recording for any listener, early music/historically informed performance buff or not. Given that Bach was writing in a style already outdated in his time surely counters any objection to playing the music on instruments that had passed their peak of popularity before Bach's birth. A great recording of this music.

      5 out of 5 stars An ethereal and haunting performance of Bach's masterpiece.......2004-05-09

      Like one of the other reviewers, I am an avid collector of performances of Bach's Art of Fugue. Among my favorites are the version by the Emerson Quartet, the Canadian Brass, and the version for string orchestra by Bernard Labadie and the Violons du Roy. But this recording by Fretwork, which features a performance of the Art of Fugue for viol consort is probably my favorite; it's certainly the one that I listen to the most. In my opinion, the haunting, ethereal, and rather 'open' sound of the viol is the perfect medium to convey the true character of Bach's final masterpiece.

      Yes, I am aware that performing the Art of Fugue on viols is not historically accurate, but unless one absolutely has to have a period instrument performance, what does it matter? Actually, I find the 'inauthenticity' of the performance rather unique in that most 'historicaly inaccurate' baroque performances use instruments that came into use after the baroque period (e.g, piano). But the viol's popularity reached its height during the century before Bach and had already gone out of fashion by the time of Bach's birth, the last work of real significance written specifically for viols being Henry Purcell's brilliant series of Fantasias from 1680 (I would recommend Jordi Savall/Hesperion XX's recording of these pieces). So, this recording of Bach's Art of Fugue for viol consort achieves a rather different kind of musical anachronism than what most are accustomed to: it uses instruments from the period before the piece being performed was written. I find this very intriguing and would be interested in hearing how this would work with other, perhaps later music. I could imagine that Schubert's fourteenth string quartet, the 'Death and the Maiden' Quartet, would sound very interesting performed on viol consort!

      In any event, the performance on this CD strikes me as basically flawless and thus fit for listening on headphones, which make the experience even more haunting and intimate.

      4 out of 5 stars Pleasing version for a consort of viols.......2003-09-19

      Bach's last great work, "The Art of Fugue," is one of those pieces that I can't get enough of---I have versions for string quartet, harpsichord, orchestra, small orchestra, piano, and organ. Perhaps the "ultimate" recording I own, the one I'd take to a desert island, is Jordi Savall's small-orchestra version. The string quartet version is very enlightening; the counterpoint etc. is very clear. Ahh heck, I love 'em all; and I also love viol music (Byrd, Tye, Purcell, et al.) so I figured 'why not?' The overall sound of the viol version is mellow, and not too dramatic. What do you expect from viols anyway. This is an "Art of Fugue" for Sunday afternoon, know what I mean? So if you want only one (only one? come on!) "Art of Fugue," make it Savall or the Delme Quartet or Robert Hill or Kenneth Gilbert or Glenn Gould (on organ AND piano; his Fuga a 3 Soggetti is the summit of art). Enjoy!

      3 out of 5 stars Interesting if not wholly successful instrumentation.......2003-02-27

      We can almost undoubtedly assume that Bach meant this work to be played on either harpsichord or organ, and while there is nothing wrong with arranging it to be performed by a chamber ensemble, there is the question of what instrumentation can best articulate the essence of the work. Even in Bach's time, the viol consort was antiquated, and likely the performance of his score by such then would have been as likely as a harpsichordist playing a nocturne of Chopin's in that composer's time. Is this beside the point? If our listening requirements do not include historical accuracy, yes. But if we seek a performance that can better uncover the full spirit of the music, I would suggest that is done by the keyboardist Gustav Leonhardt, or in the case of an ensemble, either in the fullbodied reading by the Julliard Quartet, or if we prefer our early music without vibrato, in the very finely articulated one by Keller Quartet. In either of these latter two, the interplay of voices achieved strikes the listener as a more appropriate conveyance of Bach's tremendously haunting and profound work.
      Ludwig Senfl: Im Maien
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • You may never take this music out of your player...
      		 Ludwig Senfl: Im Maien
      Ludwig Senfl , Daniels , and Fretwork
      Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B0002VYEO0
      Release Date: 2004-11-09

      Tracks:

      1. Ich Stuend An Einen Morgen (I) A 3
      2. Ich Stuend An Einen Morgen
      3. Ich Stuend An Einen Morgen (II) A 3
      4. Fortuna Ad Voces Musicales
      5. Quodlibet Ich Stuend/Fortuna
      6. Im Maien
      7. Tandernaken (I) A 4
      8. Es Taget Vor Dem Walde
      9. Es Taget Vor Dem Walde A 5
      10. Ach Elslein, Liebes Elselein Mein
      11. Quodlibet Es Taget/Ach Elslein
      12. Ave Maria... Virgo Serena A 6
      13. Was Wird Es Doch Des Wunders Noch A 5
      14. Carmen In La A 3
      15. Carmen A 4
      16. Lust Hab Ich Ghabt Zuer Musica
      17. Ave Rosa Sine Spinis A 5
      18. Entlaubet Is Der Walde
      19. Tandernaken (II) A 5
      20. Patientiam Muess Ich Han
      21. Lamentatio A 4
      22. Was Wird Es Doch Des Wunders Noch A 7

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars You may never take this music out of your player..........2007-01-09

      In May by Ludwig Senfl is instrumentally performed by Fretwork. The singing of Charles Daniels, tenor, is very special as I imagine Herr Senfl intended it. Fretwork and Charles Daniels are most balanced and lovely. I say it is as pleasing as Cipriano De Rore's Missa Praeter Rerum Seriem by the Tallis Scholars -a true gem. This would make a most excellent gift if one wishes to share it.
      Little Lion
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Clean, intimate acoustic guitar
      • Relaxing Guitar Music - With Feeling
      • Great album!
      • Fingerstyle guitar at its best
      • Brooks Williams at his best
      		 Little Lion
      Brooks Williams
      Manufacturer: Signature Sounds
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      ASIN: B00003OP2K
      Release Date: 2000-01-25

      Tracks:

      1. O Leaozinho
      2. Frenzy At The Feeder
      3. Only For A Moment
      4. Joyful Joyful
      5. Goodbye Walker Percy
      6. Lizard Logic
      7. Water Song
      8. Belfast Blues
      9. Asa Branca
      10. Meesa Kaibash
      11. What Wondrous Love
      12. Magpie
      13. 54-46 (Was My Number)

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      Williams's eighth record presents 13 warm acoustic-guitar instrumentals that reveal a slew of musical influences while never straying from the guitarist's understated style. Williams finds inspiration in songs from an array of artists, including Beethoven, Brazilian pop star Caetano Veloso, American bluesman Jorma Kaukonen, Brazilian accordionist and archivist Luiz Gonzaga, and reggae great Toots Hibbert, whose "54-46 (Was My Number)" is a highlight here. His original compositions draw from the wells of Delta blues, English folk, and even West African kora. Those who seek fire and grit may find Williams's playing a bit tepid, but fans of quiet, intimate, unobtrusive guitar will appreciate Little Lion for its grace and Williams for his unerring technique and taste. --Marc Greilsamer

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Clean, intimate acoustic guitar.......2003-12-20

      Brooks is a master. I've been listening to him ever since the old, old days when I had a radio show and the record company sent me a copy of "Knife Edge." My brother and I, both guitarists, have loved him ever since. We've gone to see him in concert a handful of times, which is why I can say that this album is quite like a private evening with Brooks at the fireside (although the closest I've gotten to that is a nice dinner after one of his shows).

      Brooks plays many of the songs in this CD at his shows, and this CD is pretty close to those performances. Sometimes the guitars are multitracked but mostly you just notice his understated guitar wizardry. Make no mistake, the man can play guitar, but he knows there's no point in trying to impress you with stupid fast riffs. When he plays fast notes, you almost always notice it after the fact.

      Sonically, it's a real treat. Please, if you haven't got a good pair of headphones, try to listen to it through some. It's very intimate through a good set of cans; you're placed about 6 or 8 feet in front of the guitar (though the mike was almost certainly closer). The production is pretty sparse, though it sounds like it was recorded in a nice room.

      The CD is an engaging collection of songs that I'm sure you will enjoy. I won't bother comparing Brooks with other artists, because I feel he's pretty unique. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do.

      4 out of 5 stars Relaxing Guitar Music - With Feeling.......2001-12-21

      Not new age drivel, not mindless musak, this is decent acoustic guitar work, melodic, with feeling and perspective. It is also well produced, and is fine as both background or foreground sound. I picked it up to learn a song for my nephew's wedding, however, I enjoy listening to all of it on a regular basis. If you like this kind of music, I recommend it.

      5 out of 5 stars Great album!.......2000-11-01

      The reason I give this album 5 stars is because it's just plain fun to listen to. I had the priviledge of seeing Brooks for the first time at a concert in a small bakery in Seattle... That was the perfect introduction to his music because now I can picture him playing when listening to the cd.

      The songs on this album are crisp and light, but complex...and you can tell there's a story behind each one. With songs like "Lizard Logic," you can just sit back and let your mind wander. Like I said, it's just plain fun to listen to.

      5 out of 5 stars Fingerstyle guitar at its best.......2000-02-24

      Amazing technique, an incredible sense of syncopation ... this album is a treat to listen to again and again.

      5 out of 5 stars Brooks Williams at his best.......2000-01-28

      Brooks Williams is one of the finest singer-songwriters around. What is often overlooked, however, is his incredible skill with the guitar. He is a gifted finger-style guitarist. He is also an excellent writer/arranger of instrumental guitar music. Several of the songs on this album are familiar to those who know Brooks Williams' music. Several are new. All the cuts are good. He moves gracefully from up-tempo, African and Brazilian rythms to the more contemplative style of "Wondorous Love", an old American spiritual. The latter song is particularly moving. It captures what is best about Williams' playing, the spirit behind his music. You can teach technique, but what makes a performer an artist is heart and spirit. Clearly Williams' has both, and this album exemplifies that.
      Byrd: Complete Consort Music
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Byrd and Fretwork = perfection
      • definitive performances
      		 Byrd: Complete Consort Music

      Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
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      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000025FC0
      Release Date: 2002-12-23

      Tracks:

      1. Prld & Ground
      2. Christe Redemptor
      3. Sermone Blando/Sermone Blando No.1
      4. Pavan & Galliard
      5. Fant 'Two In One'
      6. In Nomine No.1
      7. In Nomine No.2
      8. Fant No.1
      9. Fant No.2
      10. Fant No.3
      11. Fant No.1
      12. Browning
      13. Pavan & Galliard
      14. In Nomine No.1
      15. In Nomine No.2
      16. In Nomine No.3
      17. In Nomine No.4
      18. In Nomine No.5
      19. Fant No.3
      20. Christe Qui Lux No.1/Christe Qui Lux No.2/Christe Qui Lux No.3
      21. Te Lucis No.2, Verse 2
      22. Miserere
      23. Fant No.2

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Byrd and Fretwork = perfection.......2003-09-19

      Some of the best music for viols ever written played perfectly. Pounce on this one.

      5 out of 5 stars definitive performances.......2001-03-10

      While Virgin has now reissued many of these performances on their budget line, the convenience of having all of Byrd's consort music on one disc still makes this an appealing choice. Although newer recordings by groups like Phantasm present a welcome alternative to Fretwork, this is still the cycle you will want to own. And "cycle" is the right word, since the scattered cantus firmus pieces and Fantasias present a beautiful coherence when played in sequence as they are here. Fretwork gives a spirited reading, and Byrd's contrapuntal textures are fascinating, especially in some of the five part works, like Browning and the second of the five In Nomines.
      Chess Blues Guitar : Two Decades Of Killer Fretwork, 1949-1969
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • A great place to begin
      • Killer Fretwork for guitar lovers
      		 Chess Blues Guitar : Two Decades Of Killer Fretwork, 1949-1969
      Various Artists
      Manufacturer: Mca
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000005KR2
      Release Date: 1998-01-13

      Tracks:

      1. Anna Lee - Robert Nighthawk
      2. That's All Right - Jimmy Rodgers
      3. So Glad I Found You - Johnny Shines
      4. When I Am Gone - Joe Hill Louis
      5. Walkin' The Boogie - John Lee Hooker
      6. Date Bait - Blue Smitty
      7. Tired of Crying Over You - Morris Pejoe
      8. Sad, Sad Day - Muddy Waters
      9. It Was A Dream - John Brim
      10. Forty Cups Of Coffee - Danny Overbea
      11. Just A Fool - Eddie Boyd
      12. Loving Man - Muddy Waters
      13. I've Got A Woman - Howlin Wolf
      14. Reconsider Baby - Lowell Fulson
      15. Give Me One More Shot - J. B. Lenoir
      16. Rollin' Blues - Lowell Fulson
      17. Who Do You Love? - Bo Diddley
      18. Guitar Rumba - Earl Hooker
      19. What Kind Of Gal Is That? - Jody Williams
      20. Frog Hop - Earl Hooker
      21. Lucky You - Jody Williams
      22. Old Memories - Lafayette Thomas
      23. Guitar Boogie - Chuck Berry

      Tracks:

      1. Walking Thru The Park - Muddy Waters
      2. Treat Me Like I Treat You - Eddie Burns
      3. Claim On You - Layfayette Thomas
      4. Rock This House - Jimmy Rodgers
      5. I'm Satisfied - Otis Rush
      6. I Still Got The Blues - Chuck Berry
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      8. Talk To Me Baby (I Can't Hold Out) - Elmore James
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      20. One Sunny Day - Lonnie Brooks
      21. I Can't Quit You Baby - Little Milton
      22. She's Too Much - Johnny Littlejohn

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars A great place to begin.......2003-08-24

      This was my first blues CD. I used to listed mainly to rock music, and it was the guitar-angle that caught me....a few hundred blues CDs ago.

      If you are relatively new to classic 50s and 60s blues, "Chess Blues Guitar" is an excellent starting place. This double-disc set boasts lots of well-chosen songs by Robert Nighthawk ("Anna Lee", "Someday"), Elmore James ("I Can't Hold Out"), Howlin' Wolf ("Killing Floor", "Hidden Charms", "I've Got A Woman"), Albert King, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Little Milton Campbell, Otis Rush, Jimmy Rogers, Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown, Buddy Guy, Bo Diddley and many more.
      The Muddy Waters songs aren't really among his best, and are obviously chosen for the guitar playing, but the Howlin' Wolf-tracks in particular are not only sublime examples of classic blues guitar playing, "Hidden Charms" and "Killing Floor" are also two of Wolf's best-ever songs, and the former features perhaps the greatest guitar solo ever comitted to tape.

      And most of the lesser-known songs are excellent as well, even offering something for the more experienced blues fan:
      Blue Smitty's "Date Bait", Danny Overbea's "Forty Cups Of Coffee", Morris Pejoe's "Tired Of Crying Over You", "Give Me One More Shot" by J.B. Lenoir, "One Sunny Day" by Lonnie Brooks, Eddie Burns' "Treat Me Like I Treat You", "Claim On You" by Lafayette Thomas, and Jody Williams' "What Kind Of Gal Is That" are all great songs, and not that easy to find on compact disc.

      A fine purchase for novice and veteran alike. Highly recommended.

      4 out of 5 stars Killer Fretwork for guitar lovers.......1999-11-24

      Chess was the home of most of the bigger blues legends of the 50's and 60's. This compilation is a must have for any blues guitar lover. Some of the early tracks (the first 10 or so) are country blues and are fairly mediocre, but the rest of the album is 5 stars. Lots of catchy instrumentals from Earl Hooker, Jody Williams, Chuck Berry(even his are good!), Buddy Guy(you can here where Stevie Ray was influenced from-check out Buddy's Boogie)as well as the great Hubert Sumlin on the Howlin Wolf tracks, Otis Rush, Little Milton, and Bo Diddley. This is true blues before the rock influence caught on, so be sure to include it in your collection.
      Bach: Alio Modo
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Superb!
      • Dark, rich clarity. Intricate detail and very listenable!
      		 Bach: Alio Modo

      Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000AMQ00C
      Release Date: 2005-11-08

      Tracks:

      1. Piece D'Orgue In G Major BWV 572 A 6
      2. Wenn Wir In Hochsten Noten Sein BWV 641 A 4
      3. Prelude & Fugue XVI In G Minor BWV 885 A 4
      4. Passacaglia In C Minor BWV 582 A 5
      5. Kyrie, Gott Vater In Ewigkeit (Unaccompanied Chorale Tune)
      6. Christe, Aller Welt Trost (Harmonization From Riemenschneider Chorale No. 132)
      7. Kyrie, Gott Heiliger Geist BWV 671 A 5
      8. Dies Sind Die Heiligen Zehen Gebot BWV 678 A 6
      9. Dies Sind Die Heiligen (Alio Modo) BWV 679 A 4
      10. Prelude & Fugue XXII In A Minor (Originally, B-flat) BWV 867 A 5
      11. Aus Tiefer Not Schrei Ich Zu Dir BWV 686 A 6
      12. Fugue In E Flat Major, 'St Anne' BWV 552.2 A 5
      13. Von Deinen Thron Tret Ich Hiermit BWV 668 A 4
      14. Prelude & Fugue XI In F Major BWV 880 A 5/A 3
      15. Wir Glauben All An Einen Gott BWV 680 A 5
      16. Fugue IV In D Minor (Originally, C-sharp) BWV 849 A 5
      17. Ricercar BWV 1079 A 6
      18. Canon Triplex BWV 1076 A 6 (Pictured In The Haussman Portrait Of Bach, See P. 4)

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Superb!.......2006-03-20

      If you like the complexities of melody and rythm, this recording of Bach using only viols will take you away. Beautifully recorded too. You can hear everything.

      5 out of 5 stars Dark, rich clarity. Intricate detail and very listenable!.......2005-12-24

      I was somewhat apprehensive about buying this CD because of a previous Fretwork CD entitled "Art of the Fugue". I was not only very happy with this but CD, but very impressed. Instead of using modern instruments, the music is arranged using groups of Viols (instruments that were already long obsolete even by Bach's time). You might think that such a choice of instrumentation might make this CD more austere than rich, but you will be pleasantly suprised. I will concede that the viols grouped in the music here do produce a dark sound, they nonetheless lend a particuliar intricacy (especially in C Minor) that cannot be otherwise heard in Bach's original organ arrangements.

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