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After eight years away from the microphones, Les Paul joined forces with country music's Chet Atkins in a marvelously relaxed, tasty session of cross-cultural jamming. The sound of the backup band may be Nashville country, but the tunes, mostly drawn from Paul's repertoire, are jazz and pop standards ("Caravan," "It's Been a Long, Long Time," "Avalon," etc.). Both players improvise, duel and converse with the spontaneity of jazz always in the air -- and unlike almost all of Les' recordings since 1947, there is no overdubbing except on "Caravan" and "Lover, Come Back to Me." You won't have any problem telling Chester and Lester apart on these tracks; Les' bright, almost metallic sound and twirling, yet now more economical flurries are a world away from Chet's mellow fingerpicking, lightly tarted with echo. Yet the two styles play brilliantly off each other; one potent example occurs as Chet superimposes the theme from "Picnic" from his repertoire over Les' statement of "Moonglow." A lot of the between-takes session chatter is intentionally left in, with Les's hotfoot voice trading quips with Chet's Tennessee drawl. On "Avalon," heard in two consecutive takes at different speeds, the dialogue is particularly funny, as Atkins mockingly tries to browbeat his old idol. This album (now on CD) had the effect of putting Les Paul well on the road toward canonization by young rock guitarslingers who noticed his name on Gibson instruments.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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Bob Moore, Acoustic Bass - Bobby Thompson, Guitar - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins & Les Paul, Performer - Henry Strzelecki, Acoustic Bass - Jule Styne, Composer - Jule Styne, Lyricist - Larrie Londin, Drums - Paul Yandell, Guitar - Randy Goodrum, Piano - Ray Edenton, Guitar - Sammy Cahn, Composer - Sammy Cahn, Lyricist
(P) 1976 BMG Music
Bob Moore, Acoustic Bass - Bobby Thompson, Guitar - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins & Les Paul, Performer - Eddie DeLange, Composer - Eddie DeLange, Lyricist - George Duning, Composer - George Duning, Lyricist - Henry Strzelecki, Acoustic Bass - Irving Mills, Composer - Irving Mills, Lyricist - Larrie Londin, Drums - Paul Yandell, Guitar - Randy Goodrum, Piano - Ray Edenton, Guitar - Will Hudson, Composer - Will Hudson, Lyricist
(P) 1976 BMG Music
Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins & Les Paul, Performer - E. Ellington, Composer - E. Ellington, Lyricist - I. Mills, Composer - I. Mills, Lyricist - Juan Tizol, Composer - Juan Tizol, Lyricist
(P) 1976 BMG Music
Bob Moore, Acoustic Bass - Bobby Thompson, Guitar - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins & Les Paul, Performer - Gus Kahn, Composer - Gus Kahn, Lyricist - Henry Strzelecki, Acoustic Bass - Isham Jones, Composer - Isham Jones, Lyricist - Larrie Londin, Drums - Paul Yandell, Guitar - Randy Goodrum, Piano - Ray Edenton, Guitar
(P) 1976 BMG Music
Bob Moore, Acoustic Bass - Bobby Thompson, Guitar - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins & Les Paul, Performer - Edward Heyman, Composer - Edward Heyman, Lyricist - Henry Strzelecki, Acoustic Bass - Johnny Green, Composer - Johnny Green, Lyricist - Larrie Londin, Drums - Paul Yandell, Guitar - Randy Goodrum, Piano - Ray Edenton, Guitar
(P) 1976 BMG Music
Al Jolson, Composer - Al Jolson, Lyricist - B.G. DeSylva, Composer - B.G. DeSylva, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins & Les Paul, Performer - Vincent Rose, Composer - Vincent Rose, Lyricist
(P) 1976 BMG Music
B.G. DeSylva, Composer - B.G. DeSylva, Lyricist - Bob Moore, Acoustic Bass - Bobby Thompson, Guitar - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins & Les Paul, Performer - Henry Strzelecki, Acoustic Bass - Larrie Londin, Drums - Lew Brown, Composer - Lew Brown, Lyricist - Paul Yandell, Guitar - Randy Goodrum, Piano - Ray Edenton, Guitar - Ray Henderson, Composer - Ray Henderson, Lyricist
(P) 1976 BMG Music
Benjamin Spikes, Composer - Benjamin Spikes, Lyricist - Bob Moore, Acoustic Bass - Bobby Thompson, Guitar - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins & Les Paul, Performer - Henry Strzelecki, Acoustic Bass - John Spikes, Composer - John Spikes, Lyricist - Larrie Londin, Drums - Paul Yandell, Guitar - Randy Goodrum, Piano - Ray Edenton, Guitar
(P) 1976 BMG Music
Bob Moore, Acoustic Bass - Bobby Thompson, Guitar - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins & Les Paul, Performer - Fred Rose, Composer - Fred Rose, Lyricist - Henry Strzelecki, Acoustic Bass - Larrie Londin, Drums - Paul Yandell, Guitar - Randy Goodrum, Piano - Ray Edenton, Guitar - Walter Hirsch, Composer - Walter Hirsch, Lyricist
(P) 1976 BMG Music
Bob Moore, Acoustic Bass - Bobby Thompson, Guitar - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins & Les Paul, Performer - Henry Strzelecki, Acoustic Bass - Larrie Londin, Drums - Oscar Hammerstein II, Composer - Oscar Hammerstein II, Lyricist - Paul Yandell, Guitar - Randy Goodrum, Piano - Ray Edenton, Guitar - Sigmund Romberg, Composer - Sigmund Romberg, Lyricist
(P) 1976 BMG Music
Bob Moore, Acoustic Bass - Bobby Thompson, Guitar - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins & Les Paul, Performer - Ernest Seitz, Composer - Ernest Seitz, Lyricist - Eugene Lockhart, Composer - Eugene Lockhart, Lyricist - Henry Strzelecki, Acoustic Bass - Larrie Londin, Drums - Paul Yandell, Guitar - Randy Goodrum, Piano - Ray Edenton, Guitar - Richard King, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2006 Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Moore, Acoustic Bass - Bobby Thompson, Guitar - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins & Les Paul, Performer - Henry Strzelecki, Acoustic Bass - Irving Kahal, Composer - Irving Kahal, Lyricist - Larrie Londin, Drums - Paul Yandell, Guitar - Pierre Norman, Composer - Pierre Norman, Lyricist - Randy Goodrum, Piano - Ray Edenton, Guitar - Richard King, Mixing Engineer - Sammy Fain, Composer - Sammy Fain, Lyricist
(P) 2006 BMG Music
Bob Moore, Acoustic Bass - Bobby Thompson, Guitar - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins & Les Paul, Performer - Duke Ellington, Composer - Duke Ellington, Lyricist - Henry Strzelecki, Acoustic Bass - Irving Mills, Composer - Irving Mills, Lyricist - Juan Tizol, Composer - Juan Tizol, Lyricist - Larrie Londin, Drums - Paul Yandell, Guitar - Randy Goodrum, Piano - Ray Edenton, Guitar - Richard King, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2006 BMG Music
Bob Moore, Acoustic Bass - Bobby Thompson, Guitar - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins & Les Paul, Performer - Eddie DeLange, Composer - Eddie DeLange, Lyricist - George Duning, Composer - George Duning, Lyricist - Henry Strzelecki, Acoustic Bass - Irving Mills, Composer - Irving Mills, Lyricist - Larrie Londin, Drums - Paul Yandell, Guitar - Randy Goodrum, Piano - Ray Edenton, Guitar - Will Hudson, Composer - Will Hudson, Lyricist
(P) 2006 BMG Music
Album review
After eight years away from the microphones, Les Paul joined forces with country music's Chet Atkins in a marvelously relaxed, tasty session of cross-cultural jamming. The sound of the backup band may be Nashville country, but the tunes, mostly drawn from Paul's repertoire, are jazz and pop standards ("Caravan," "It's Been a Long, Long Time," "Avalon," etc.). Both players improvise, duel and converse with the spontaneity of jazz always in the air -- and unlike almost all of Les' recordings since 1947, there is no overdubbing except on "Caravan" and "Lover, Come Back to Me." You won't have any problem telling Chester and Lester apart on these tracks; Les' bright, almost metallic sound and twirling, yet now more economical flurries are a world away from Chet's mellow fingerpicking, lightly tarted with echo. Yet the two styles play brilliantly off each other; one potent example occurs as Chet superimposes the theme from "Picnic" from his repertoire over Les' statement of "Moonglow." A lot of the between-takes session chatter is intentionally left in, with Les's hotfoot voice trading quips with Chet's Tennessee drawl. On "Avalon," heard in two consecutive takes at different speeds, the dialogue is particularly funny, as Atkins mockingly tries to browbeat his old idol. This album (now on CD) had the effect of putting Les Paul well on the road toward canonization by young rock guitarslingers who noticed his name on Gibson instruments.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:58
- Main artists: Chet Atkins Les Paul
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RLG - Legacy
- Genre: Country
(P) 1976, 2006 BMG Music
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