Those Pleasant Days-Anthology [Import]

Product Description:
Double-disc anthology tracing the folk, blues, jazz-rock guitar maestro's Transatlantic career. Many tracks enjoying a first time release on CD. 45 tracks. Castle. 2004.

Those Pleasant Days-Anthology,Stefan Grossman,Folk

Average customer rating: + 1/2 stars...Superb Look at Grossman's Transatlantic Years

Those Pleasant Days: The Transatlantic Anthology Stefan Grossman Manufacturer: Castle Music UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Folk | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00063ZQ00 Release Date: 2005-01-17

Tracks:

1. So They Say
2. Birthday Song
3. Odyssey
4. Alibi
5. Prairie Song
6. Waterfalls
7. Bye and Bye
8. Fat Man
9. Orphan Sunday
10. Little Sally Walker
11. Roseberry Hill
12. Pretty Little Tune
13. Rise Up Lazarus
14. Blues Jumped the Rabbit
15. Man's Confidence
16. Song for a Brother
17. River of Jordan
18. Those Pleasant Days
19. My Travelling Song

Tracks:

1. I'm So Glad
2. Texas Lemon Flavour
3. Avalon Blues
4. Roll and Tumble Blues
5. Shake Sugaree
6. Martin's Joy
7. Promised Land
8. Morning Comes
9. Do It All over You Boogie
10. Blues for Mr. Sam
11. Medley: Vestapol/That's No Way to Get Along
12. Those Lazy Blues
13. (Flying in on A) Tightrope
14. Lullaby for Anna
15. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
16. Tomorrow, Pt. 1, 2, & 3
17. Concrete Parachute
18. Down South Blues
19. Heliotrope Bouquet
20. John Henry
21. Danish Drone
22. Matesa
23. Lena Anne
24. Whistlin' Blues
25. New Stoned Pony Blues

Album Description

Double-disc anthology tracing the folk, blues, jazz-rock guitar maestro's Transatlantic career. Many tracks enjoying a first time release on CD. 45 tracks. Castle. 2004.

Album Details

Drawing from Eight Albums Released on the Transatlantic Label, "Those Pleasant Days" Displays Why Stefan Grossman is Such a Highly Respected and Gifted Guitar Player. Running the Gauntlet of Disciplines from Folk, Jazz, Blues to Rock and Back Again, Grossman's Ability is on Fine Display Showing Why He's Quintessentially the Guitarists' Guitarist.

Customer Reviews:

+ 1/2 stars...Superb Look at Grossman's Transatlantic Years.......2005-03-07

Stefan Grossman is an excellent guitar player, whether he's playing bottleneck guitar, fingerpicking a six-string or playing a 12-string. He began his recording career with the Even Dozen Jug Band (which also included David Grisman on mandolin), and over the course of the next forty years has released more than three dozen how-to albums, studio and live recordings and several collaborations with fellow guitarist John Renbourn.

This two-CD anthology collects 44 songs from Grossman's tenure with Great Britain's Transatlantic label. Here's a rundown on the original albums these tracks were taken from:

CD-1: 1-12 (THE RAGTIME COWBOY JEW, 1970), 13-19 (THOSE PLEASANT DAYS, 1971); CD-2: 1-2 (YAZOO BASIN BOOGIE, 1970), 3 (MEMPHIS JELLYROLL), 4-12 (HOT DOGS, 1972), 13-17 (BOTTLENECK SERENADE, 1975), 18-20 (MY CREOLE BELLE, 1976), 21-25 (STEFAN GROSSMAN LIVE, 1973).

All told, this is an excellent introduction to a guitarist who deserves a wider audience. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Average customer rating:

Those Pleasant Days: The Transatlantic Anthology Stefan Grossman Manufacturer: Castle Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Acoustic Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Complete Guitarist Love ASIN: B000ARG2FK Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

1. So They Say
2. Birthday Song
3. Odyssey
4. Alibi
5. Prairie Song
6. Waterfalls
7. Bye and Bye
8. Fat Man
9. Orphan Sunday
10. Little Sally Walker
11. Roseberry Hill
12. Pretty Little Tune
13. Rise Up Lazarus
14. Blues Jumped the Rabbit
15. Man's Confidence
16. Song for a Brother
17. River of Jordan
18. Those Pleasant Days
19. My Travelling Song

Tracks:

1. I'm So Glad
2. Texas Lemon Flavour
3. Avalon Blues
4. Roll and Tumble Blues
5. Shake Sugaree
6. Martin's Joy
7. Promised Land
8. Morning Comes
9. Do It All over You Boogie
10. Blues for Mr. Sam
11. Medley: Vestapol/That's No Way to Get Along
12. Those Lazy Blues
13. (Flying in on A) Tightrope
14. Lullaby for Anna
15. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
16. Tomorrow, Pt. 1, 2, & 3
17. Concrete Parachute
18. Down South Blues
19. Heliotrope Bouquet
20. John Henry
21. Danish Drone
22. Matesa
23. Lena Anne
24. Whistlin' Blues
25. New Stoned Pony Blues

Album Description

One of the masters of folk music across the last four decades, Stefan Grossman has forged a unique guitar style that encompasses jazz, blues, and rock influences. This anthology cherrypicks the best material from his rich Transatlantic catalog, which won him a cult reputation in the first half of the '70s. Much of this material appears here on CD for the first time.

Average customer rating:

Those Pleasant Days-Anthology ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Folk | Styles | Music Folk | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000A2GI9A Release Date: 2005-01-25

Album Description

Double-disc anthology tracing the folk, blues, jazz-rock guitar maestro's Transatlantic career. Many tracks enjoying a first time release on CD. 45 tracks. Castle. 2004.

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