Guitar Solos 2

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Guitar Solos 2
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Studio album by
various artists
Released1976 (1976)
RecordedDecember 1975 and January 1976
Genre
Length48:05
Label Caroline (UK)
Producer Fred Frith
Guitar Solos series chronology
Guitar Solos
(1974)
Guitar Solos 2
(1976)
Guitar Solos 3
(1979)

Guitar Solos 2 is the second in a series of three albums of improvised guitar solos by various musicians. It was released in the United Kingdom by Caroline Records in 1976, and consists of two guitar solos by Fred Frith, three by Derek Bailey, three by Hans Reichel and one by G. F. Fitzgerald. Frith coordinated and produced the series, which began with his 1974 debut solo album, Guitar Solos .

Contents

The two Frith tracks on this album were later included in the 1991 CD reissue of Frith's, Guitar Solos.

Reception

Professional ratings
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In a review of Guitar Solos 2, and the next album in this series, Guitar Solos 3 , Tony Coulter wrote that "[t]raditional guitar playing is most definitely not the focus of these two LPs." [2] He called these compilations by Frith "an indispensable introduction to the world of freely improvising guitarists." [2] Coulter added that these albums emphasize extended technique and showcase these guitarists at their best. [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by the performer

Side one
No.TitlePerformerLength
1."Water/Struggle/The North" Fred Frith 11:05
2."Only Reflect"Frith4:00
3."Brixton Winter 1976"G. F. Fitzgerald9:40
Side two
No.TitlePerformerLength
1."Avantlore" Hans Reichel 3:05
2."Vain Yookts"Reichel3:00
3."Donnerkuhle"Reichel5:05
4."Virginal" Derek Bailey 6:20
5."Praxis"Bailey4:00
6."The Lost Chord"Bailey1:50

Personnel

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References

  1. Olewnick, Brian. "Guitar Solos 2". AllMusic . Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Coulter, Tony (April 1990). "Guitars: Sampling the Samplers". Ear Magazine . Vol. 15, no. 2. New York City: New Wilderness Foundation. p. 53. ISSN   0748-4291. OCLC   10163795.