George Barnes - Guitar Galaxies

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 28:12
Size: 64.6 MB
Styles: Guitar jazz, Easy Listening
Year: 1962/2011
Art: Front

[2:18] 1. Tequila
[2:05] 2. Mamá Inés
[2:34] 3. La Paloma
[2:11] 4. When Yuba Plays The Rumba On The Tuba
[2:14] 5. Linda Mujer
[2:07] 6. Bim Bam Boom
[2:39] 7. Ana
[2:52] 8. Orchids In The Moonlight
[2:19] 9. Cumana
[2:28] 10. Lady In Red
[1:58] 11. Cuban Pete
[2:20] 12. Adios

American swing jazz guitarist, born July 17, 1921 - South Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA - died September 5, 1977 - Concord, California, USA. He started his professional career at the age of 12, when he received his musicians' union card, and toured throughout the Midwest. By the time he was 14, he was accompanying blues vocalists such as Big Bill Broonzy and Blind John Davis. On March 1, 1938, he recorded "Sweetheart Land" and "It's a Lowdown Dirty Shame" with Broonzy, the first commercial recordings of an electric guitar. Later in 1938, he was hired as a staff musician for the NBC orchestra, and became a featured performer on the radio shows National Barn Dance and Plantation Party.

Barnes' style took shape before the development of bebop, and he remained a swing stylist throughout his career. His lines were usually short, very melodic, bluesy and "inside" (i.e. diatonic) as compared to the chromaticism and long lines of bop era guitarists. His improvisations often employed call and response phrases, and his tone was clearer, cleaner and brighter than many other jazz guitarists (such as Joe Pass or Jim Hall) and reflected his "happy" approach to music.

Guitar Galaxies

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