Flamin Guitars [Box set] [Import]

Product Description
Two of Country Music's Most Admired and Innovative Musicians. Bryant Had Dazzling Technique Mixed Clean Picking and Raw Genius. Speedy Could Play Sweetly and Melodically, but Explosive Flamboyance was his Trademark.this Four CD Collection Includes West and Bryant's Complete Recordings for Capitol from 1950 Through 1956 and Both Speedy's Post-bryant Solo LPs for Capitol. But it Goes Further, featuring the First Known Recordings Each Man Made as an Accompanist and an Entire Disc Sampling their Rich and Varied Career as Los Angeles Studio Musicians, Accompanying Everyone from Tennessee Ernie Ford and Kay Starr to Spike Jones, Jean Shepard, Bing Crosby and Ella Mae Morse, from Straightahead Country to Big Band Jazz.

Flamin Guitars,Speedy West,Jimmy Bryant,Bear Family,Country/Bluegrass,Instrumental

Average customer rating: Hillbilly Jazz at its Best

Flamin' Guitars Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Manufacturer: Bear Family ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Western Swing | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Western Swing | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000282QR Release Date: 1997-04-21

Tracks:

1. Jelly Beans Daddy
2. Just Remember
3. Boogie Barn Dance
4. Gamblin' Money
5. Steel Strike
6. Bryant's Boogie
7. Red Headed Polka
8. Railroadin'
9. Stainless Steel
10. Hub Cap Roll
11. T-Bone Rag
12. Truck Driver's Ride
13. Liberty Bell Polka
14. Crackerjack
15. Bryant's Shuffle
16. Roadside Rag
17. Yodeling Guitar
18. Georgia Steel Guitar
19. Pickin' The Chicken
20. Midnight Ramble
21. Comin' On
22. Lover
23. Skiddle-Dee-Boo
24. Serenade To A Frog
25. Bryant's Bounce
26. Opus 1
27. Whistle Stop
28. Speedin' West
29. Hometown Polka
30. This Ain't The Blues

Tracks:

1. Jammin' With Jimmy
2. Two Of A Kind
3. Sunset
4. Steel Guitar Rag
5. Swingin' On The Strings
6. Old Joe Clark
7. This Is Southland
8. Arkansas Traveler
9. Blue Bonnet Rag
10. Hop, Skip And Jump
11. Country Capers
12. Low Man On A Totem Pole
13. Sleep Walker's Lullaby
14. Our Paradise
15. Cotton Pickin'
16. Bustin' Thru
17. Flippin' The Lid
18. Deep Water
19. Stratosphere Boogie
20. Steelin' Moonlight
21. Caffeine Patrol
22. Yankee Clover
23. Pickin' Peppers
24. Yankee Clover
25. Pickin Peppers
26. Chatter Box
27. Frettin' Fingers
28. Pushin' Peppers
29. Sand Canyon Swing
30. Water Baby Blues
31. Shawnee Trot

Tracks:

1. On The Alamo
2. Rolling Sky
3. The Night Rider
4. Hillcrest (Opus 3)
5. China Boy
6. China Boy
7. Hawaiian War Chant
8. Song Of The Islands
9. On The Beach Of Waikiki
10. My Tane
11. Drifting And Dreaming (Sweet Paradise)
12. My Little Grass Shack In Kealakeukua, Hawaii
13. Sweet Hawaiian Chimes
14. Blue Hawaii
15. Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula
16. The Moon Of Manakoora
17. Ka-Lu-A
18. Luna
19. Reflections From The Moon
20. Space Man In Orbit
21. Lazy Summer Eveing
22. Double Or Nothing
23. Afternoon Of A Swan
24. Wild And Woolly West
25. Rippling Waters
26. Totem Pole Dance
27. Slow And Easy
28. Speedy's Special
29. Sunset At Waikiki
30. Tulsa Twist

Tracks:

1. Candy Kisses
2. Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own
3. I'll Never Be Free
4. Wild Card
5. Okie Boogie
6. Down South
7. I've Turned A Gadabout
8. Stop Your Gamblin
9. There's A Blue Sky Way Out Yonder
10. Okie Boogie
11. Twice The Lovin' (In Half The Time)
12. Crying Steel Guitar Waltz
13. Nobody Else Can Love You Like I Do
14. Keep It A Secret
15. Y'All Come
16. The Boys In The Backroom
17. Under The Double Eagle
18. Hot Lips
19. Hotter Than A Pistol
20. Keystone Kapers (Bag Of Rags)
21. Whistle Stop
22. This Must Be The Place

Album Details

Two of Country Music's Most Admired and Innovative Musicians. Bryant Had Dazzling Technique Mixed Clean Picking and Raw Genius. Speedy Could Play Sweetly and Melodically, but Explosive Flamboyance was his Trademark.this Four CD Collection Includes West and Bryant's Complete Recordings for Capitol from 1950 Through 1956 and Both Speedy's Post-bryant Solo LPs for Capitol. But it Goes Further, featuring the First Known Recordings Each Man Made as an Accompanist and an Entire Disc Sampling their Rich and Varied Career as Los Angeles Studio Musicians, Accompanying Everyone from Tennessee Ernie Ford and Kay Starr to Spike Jones, Jean Shepard, Bing Crosby and Ella Mae Morse, from Straightahead Country to Big Band Jazz.

Customer Reviews:

Hillbilly Jazz at its Best.......2004-02-01

This is a chronological compilation and the first 5 tunes (available for listening) are unfortunately the worst. Track 6, Bryant's Boogie, is an incredible 12-bar hillbilly jazz foray that never fails to amaze. The collaboration of Jimmy Bryant and Speedy West provided some great instrumentals and flashy improvisations that still hold up today. This compilation includes all their hits and lots of great surprises, like 'China Boy' and 'Lover', along with guest appearances with Tennessee Ernie Ford and other country greats. A must-have collection for any aspiring hillbilly/country swing guitarist.

Average customer rating: a must for West & Bryant completests remarkably entertaining STUNNING!

Flamin' Guitars Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant Manufacturer: Bear Family ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Western Swing | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: Country Pickin': The Don Rich Anthology ASIN: B000001B4O Release Date: 1997-05-06

Tracks:

1. Jelly Beans Daddy
2. Just Remember
3. Boogie Barn Dance
4. Gamblin' Money
5. Steel Strike
6. Bryant's Boogie
7. Red Headed Polka
8. Railroadin'
9. Stainless Steel
10. Hub Cap Roll
11. T-Bone Rag
12. Truck Driver's Ride
13. Liberty Bell Polka
14. Crackerjack
15. Bryant's Shuffle
16. Roadside Rag
17. Yodeling Guitar
18. Georgia Steel Guitar
19. Pickin' The Chicken
20. Midnight Ramble
21. Comin' On
22. Lover
23. Skiddle-Dee-Boo
24. Serenade To A Frog
25. Bryant's Bounce
26. Opus 1
27. Whistle Stop
28. Speedin' West
29. Hometown Polka
30. This Ain't The Blues

Tracks:

1. Jammin' With Jimmy
2. Two Of A Kind
3. Sunset
4. Steel Guitar Rag
5. Swingin' On The Strings
6. Old Joe Clark
7. This Is Southland
8. Arkansas Traveler
9. Blue Bonnet Rag
10. Hop, Skip And Jump
11. Country Capers
12. Low Man On A Totem Pole
13. Sleep Walker's Lullaby
14. Our Paradise
15. Cotton Pickin'
16. Bustin' Thru
17. Flippin' The Lid
18. Deep Water
19. Stratosphere Boogie
20. Steelin' Moonlight
21. Caffeine Patrol
22. Yankee Clover
23. Pickin' Peppers
24. Yankee Clover
25. Pickin Peppers
26. Chatter Box
27. Frettin' Fingers
28. Pushin' Peppers
29. Sand Canyon Swing
30. Water Baby Blues
31. Shawnee Trot

Tracks:

1. On The Alamo
2. Rolling Sky
3. The Night Rider
4. Hillcrest (Opus 3)
5. China Boy
6. China Boy
7. Hawaiian War Chant
8. Song Of The Islands
9. On The Beach Of Waikiki
10. My Tane
11. Drifting And Dreaming (Sweet Paradise)
12. My Little Grass Shack In Kealakeukua, Hawaii
13. Sweet Hawaiian Chimes
14. Blue Hawaii
15. Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula
16. The Moon Of Manakoora
17. Ka-Lu-A
18. Luna
19. Reflections From The Moon
20. Space Man In Orbit
21. Lazy Summer Eveing
22. Double Or Nothing
23. Afternoon Of A Swan
24. Wild And Woolly West
25. Rippling Waters
26. Totem Pole Dance
27. Slow And Easy
28. Speedy's Special
29. Sunset At Waikiki
30. Tulsa Twist

Tracks:

1. Candy Kisses
2. Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own
3. I'll Never Be Free
4. Wild Card
5. Okie Boogie
6. Down South
7. I've Turned A Gadabout
8. Stop Your Gamblin
9. There's A Blue Sky Way Out Yonder
10. Okie Boogie
11. Twice The Lovin' (In Half The Time)
12. Crying Steel Guitar Waltz
13. Nobody Else Can Love You Like I Do
14. Keep It A Secret
15. Y'All Come
16. The Boys In The Backroom
17. Under The Double Eagle
18. Hot Lips
19. Hotter Than A Pistol
20. Keystone Kapers (Bag Of Rags)
21. Whistle Stop
22. This Must Be The Place

Customer Reviews:

a must for West & Bryant completests.......2005-07-20

If you agree with me that nobody ripped it up quite like Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West, "Flamin' Guitars" is a must have. I started out with the Bryant & West starter kit "Stratosphere Boogie: The Flaming guitars Of Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant" and was so amazed that I wanted my ears to listen to everything by these telepathic geniuses. While "Stratosphere Boogie" has most of the best songs off this box set, the completest will want "Flamin' Guitars." Compared to the one disc compilations, these four discs feature an unusual variety of music ranging from Jazz and Country to Rock, Hawaiian and Swing. Like the cheesy Hawaiian music, some of the material is otherwise out-of-print and for good reason. As with everything on the Bear Family label, this box set is well done and very expensive -at the time of review it was going for $100.00. Other than the price, the only complaint I have is the blurry photo on the cover of the box. How hard was it to find a picture of the boys that was actually in focus? While it's really about the music and not the pictures, it does come with a handsome booklet. "Flamin' Guitars" may be a significant investment, but a good one for the guitar aficionado.

remarkably entertaining.......2003-05-09

It may seem a bit ambitious to consider buying a largely instrumental 4 CD set of guitar-driven tracks from the 50's, but there's a lot to admire here. The playing is top-notch throughout. Dazzling, in fact. Quite often it's hard to comprehend that it's a guitar part you're hearing and not some wacked out synth or novelty instrument. The extensive booklet that comes with this set discusses (at length) the methodology that West & Bryant used to come up with this stuff - a lot of it was off-the-cuff and the result of the almost telepathic communication they seemed to share. That said, these are strong compositions that really rock and go places. Interestingly, the 4th CD is a collection of songs (with vocalists) to which West & Bryant contributed guitar parts. It's particularly enlightening, seeing them sort of subdue their parts in favor of the vocalist, without losing their originality or intensity.

Most of the music seems to have been created at an odd vortex where country / lounge / exotica / western swing / pop musics all converge. It's pretty timeless, and the fact that the sound quality is excellent makes it even more so. I've played this stuff loudly at parties, quietly when reading, at various volumes driving around - it works pretty well for all of them.

If you're skittish about buying such a large set, you could buy one or both of the two Razor & Tie label compilations of the same material. Unfortunately, each of those CDs only has 16 tracks, so this is the better buy (113 songs, an average of nearly 29 tracks per CD). Additionally, all of the material (without exception) from the Razor & Tie CDs is on this box set.

STUNNING!.......2001-03-23

If you've ever heard this flooring duo and felt like you wanted more, this is the place to get it. Over 4 hours of killer instrumental country/jazz/swing. Nobody has ever done it better and hopefully nobody is trying to outdo these two partners in speed and taste. They have an uncanny chemistry between their 2 instruments. This isn't just about technique and flash. There's some beautiful music here. Excellent for parties, driving or just plain listening to music that sounds like it's from the western side of outer space. The book included is stunning in it's detail and research. Everything you could ever want to hear, and read, about Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant. Yet when it's over, you keep wanting more.

Average customer rating:

Flamin' Guitars Jimmy West Bryant Manufacturer: City Hall Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002B5RBE Release Date: 1997-06-12

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