Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12

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Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12
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Studio album by
Robbie Basho
Released1979 (1979)
RecordedStudio C at The Annex, Menlo Park, CA
Genre American Primitivism
Length50:56
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
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The Great Folk Discography 4/10 [3]
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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]

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Robbie Basho

Side one
No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1979 Windham Hill LP WHS C-1010
Germany1981PastelsB-ST-2021
United States1982Lost Lake ArtsLL-83
2014Grass-Tops RecordingCDGTR-0018
Gnome LifeLPGNM-029

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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.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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