Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12

Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12
Studio album by Robbie Basho
Released	1979 (1979)
Recorded	Studio C at The Annex, Menlo Park, CA
Genre	American Primitivism
Length	50:56
Label	Windham Hill
Producer	William Ackerman
Robbie Basho chronology
Visions of the Country (1978) Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12 (1979) Rainbow Thunder: Songs of the American West (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
The Great Folk Discography	4/10 [3]
PopMatters	[4]

Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12 is the eleventh studio album by composer and guitarist Robbie Basho, released in 1979 by Windham Hill Records. It was restored and remastered from the original master tapes by Joe Churchich and Kyle Fosburgh and re-issued by Grass-Tops Recording and Gnome Life Records on October 21, 2014. ^[5]

Track listing

All music is composed by Robbie Basho.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Grail and the Lotus"	6:36
2.	"Cathedrals et fleur de lis"	7:02
3.	"Pasha II"	6:33
4.	"A Study for Steel String"	3:00
5.	"Ackerman Special"	1:16
6.	"Apres Midi American"	1:56

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Variations on Grieg"	5:03
2.	"Scottish Rites"	4:38
3.	"Pavan India"	7:12
4.	"Variations on Ezumi"	4:04
5.	"Variations on Clair de lune"	3:36

Personnel

Adapted from the Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12 liner notes. ^[6]

• Robbie Basho  – acoustic guitar, vocals
• William Ackerman  – production
• Ron Cook – executive producer
• Ron May – cover art
• Dennis Reed – recording, mixing

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1979	Windham Hill	LP	WHS C-1010
Germany	1981	Pastels		B-ST-2021
United States	1982	Lost Lake Arts		LL-83
	2014	Grass-Tops Recording	CD	GTR-0018
		Gnome Life	LP	GNM-029

References

1. https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-art-of-the-acoustic-steel-string-guitar-6-and-12-robbie-basho-grass-tops-recording-review-by-mario-calvitti.php (in Italian)
2. Caldwell, Rob. "Robbie Basho: Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 and 12 > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
3. Strong, Martin Charles (2010). The great folk discography. Volume 1, Pioneers & early legends. ISBN   9781846971419.
4. Flander, Matthew (December 10, 2014). "Robbie Basho: Art of the Acoustic Steel String 6 & 12". PopMatters . Retrieved August 23, 2015.
5. "Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12". Grass-Tops Recordings. 2014. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
6. Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12 (sleeve). Robbie Basho. Stanford, California: Windham Hill Records. 1979.

External links

• Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12 at Discogs (list of releases)