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At 73, with hundreds of albums and countless sessions to his credit, Chet Atkins still had another great recording in him -- this splendid duo session with the young Australian guitarist/composer Tommy Emmanuel. Here, Atkins leaves all of the smooth jazz experiments from the previous decade and a half behind him, choosing superior material for their acoustic guitars, with the rhythm section laying down swinging country-pie tracks underneath. Emmanuel's fingerpicking style isn't quite as tied to the rhythm as Atkins'; it's a little sharper in attack, fleeter in technique and a bit flashier in temperament, yet remarkably well-matched to that of the east Tennessee master, almost an alter ego. Indeed Atkins' tune "Tip Toe Through the Bluegrass" plays the two styles off each other quite revealingly. Emmanuel turns out to be a top-notch tunesmith in his own right, too. His "Dixie McGuire," a disarmingly affectionate mid-tempo tune that won't let you go, inspires a performance that is one of the high points of Atkins' Columbia period -- or for that matter, equal to anything from his long RCA period, too, in sheer emotional effect. The title track, which Atkins adapted from a lyric that dealt with bass players (as opposed to fingerpickers), finds the two reciting and singing a mock-horror flick tale -- and "Ode to Mel Bay" good-naturedly mocks beginning string players everywhere. As a tribute to the visitor from Down Under, there is also a slyly countrified "Waltzing Matilda." This would be Atkins' last album of new material released during the 20th century -- leaving it, glory be, on a very high note.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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Terry McMillan, Congas - Terry McMillan, Harp - Terry McMillan, Harmonica - Randy Goodrum, Keyboards - Don Cobb, Edited By - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Clark Hagan, Recording Engineer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Chuck Ainlay, Mixing Engineer - Jack Fishman, Composer - Jack Fishman, Lyricist - Giles Reeves, Drum Programmer - Pierre Delanoë, Composer - Pierre Delanoë, Lyricist - Tommy Emmanuel, Guitar - Tommy Emmanuel, Performer - Tommy Emmanuel, Bass - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Clarissa, Assistant Producer - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins, Guitar - Claude Bolling, Composer - Claude Bolling, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, C.G.P., Performer
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Terry McMillan, Congas - Terry McMillan, Harp - Terry McMillan, Harmonica - Randy Goodrum, Composer - Randy Goodrum, Lyricist - Randy Goodrum, Keyboards - Don Cobb, Edited By - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Clark Hagan, Recording Engineer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Chuck Ainlay, Mixing Engineer - Giles Reeves, Drum Programmer - Tommy Emmanuel, Guitar - Tommy Emmanuel, Performer - Tommy Emmanuel, Bass - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Clarissa, Assistant Producer - Chet Atkins, Composer - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins, Guitar - Chet Atkins, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, C.G.P., Performer
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Terry McMillan, Congas - Terry McMillan, Harp - Terry McMillan, Harmonica - Don Cobb, Edited By - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Clark Hagan, Recording Engineer - New Lyrics by Chet Atkins, Lyricist - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Chuck Ainlay, Mixing Engineer - Emily Kaitz, Composer - Emily Kaitz, Lyricist - Giles Reeves, Drum Programmer - Dave Pomeroy, Composer - Dave Pomeroy, Lyricist - Tommy Emmanuel, Guitar - Tommy Emmanuel, Performer - Tommy Emmanuel, Bass - Johnny Gimble, Fiddle - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Clarissa, Assistant Producer - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins, Guitar - Chet Atkins, C.G.P., Performer
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Don Cobb, Edited By - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Clark Hagan, Recording Engineer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Chuck Ainlay, Mixing Engineer - Giles Reeves, Drum Programmer - Johnny Gimble, Fiddle - Tommy Emmanuel, Performer - Tommy Emmanuel, Guitar - Tommy Emmanuel, Bass - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Clarissa, Assistant Producer - Chet Atkins, Composer - Chet Atkins, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Guitar - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins, C.G.P., Performer
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Terry McMillan, Congas - Terry McMillan, Harp - Terry McMillan, Harmonica - Don Cobb, Edited By - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Clark Hagan, Recording Engineer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Chuck Ainlay, Mixing Engineer - Giles Reeves, Drum Programmer - Tommy Emmanuel, Guitar - Tommy Emmanuel, Performer - Tommy Emmanuel, Bass - Johnny Gimble, Fiddle - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Clarissa, Assistant Producer - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins, Composer - Chet Atkins, Guitar - Chet Atkins, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, C.G.P., Performer
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Mark Denny, Composer - Mark Denny, Lyricist - Terry McMillan, Congas - Terry McMillan, Harmonica - Terry McMillan, Harp - Don Cobb, Edited By - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Clark Hagan, Recording Engineer - Clark Hagan, Guitar - New Lyrics by Chet Atkins, Lyricist - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Chuck Ainlay, Mixing Engineer - Giles Reeves, Drum Programmer - Tommy Emmanuel, Guitar - Tommy Emmanuel, Bass - Tommy Emmanuel, Performer - Johnny Gimble, Fiddle - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Clarissa, Assistant Producer - Chet Atkins, Guitar - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins, C.G.P., Performer - Michael "Supe" Granda, Composer - Michael "Supe" Granda, Lyricist
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Randy Goodrum, Keyboards - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins, Guitar - Chet Atkins, Performer - T. Emmanuel, Composer - T. Emmanuel, Lyricist - Tommy Emmanuel, Guitar - Tommy Emmanuel, Producer - Tommy Emmanuel, Bass
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Randy Goodrum, Keyboards - Don Cobb, Edited By - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Clark Hagan, Recording Engineer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Leslie Spiro, Composer - Leslie Spiro, Lyricist - Chuck Ainlay, Mixing Engineer - Giles Reeves, Drum Programmer - Tommy Emmanuel, Guitar - Tommy Emmanuel, Performer - Tommy Emmanuel, Bass - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Clarissa, Assistant Producer - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins, Guitar - Mark Spiro, Composer - Mark Spiro, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, C.G.P., Performer - Julian Lennon, Composer - Julian Lennon, Lyricist
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Don Cobb, Edited By - Randy Goodrum, Keyboards - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Clark Hagan, Recording Engineer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Chuck Ainlay, Mixing Engineer - Giles Reeves, Drum Programmer - Tommy Emmanuel, Composer - Tommy Emmanuel, Guitar - Tommy Emmanuel, Lyricist - Tommy Emmanuel, Performer - Tommy Emmanuel, Bass - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Clarissa, Assistant Producer - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins, Guitar - Chet Atkins, C.G.P., Performer
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins, Guitar - Chet Atkins, Performer - Tommy Emmanuel, Producer - Tommy Emmanuel, Guitar - Tommy Emmanuel, Bass - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Don Cobb, Edited By - Randy Goodrum, Keyboards - Jonathan Russell, 2nd Engineer - Clark Hagan, Recording Engineer - Carlos Grier, Edited By - Chuck Ainlay, Mixing Engineer - Giles Reeves, Acoustic Bass - Giles Reeves, Drums - Giles Reeves, Drum Programmer - Tommy Emmanuel, Guitar - Tommy Emmanuel, Performer - Tommy Emmanuel, Bass - Denny Purcell, Mastering Engineer - Clarissa, Assistant Producer - Chet Atkins, Producer - Chet Atkins, Guitar - Chet Atkins, Composer - Chet Atkins, Lyricist - Chet Atkins, Performer
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Album review
At 73, with hundreds of albums and countless sessions to his credit, Chet Atkins still had another great recording in him -- this splendid duo session with the young Australian guitarist/composer Tommy Emmanuel. Here, Atkins leaves all of the smooth jazz experiments from the previous decade and a half behind him, choosing superior material for their acoustic guitars, with the rhythm section laying down swinging country-pie tracks underneath. Emmanuel's fingerpicking style isn't quite as tied to the rhythm as Atkins'; it's a little sharper in attack, fleeter in technique and a bit flashier in temperament, yet remarkably well-matched to that of the east Tennessee master, almost an alter ego. Indeed Atkins' tune "Tip Toe Through the Bluegrass" plays the two styles off each other quite revealingly. Emmanuel turns out to be a top-notch tunesmith in his own right, too. His "Dixie McGuire," a disarmingly affectionate mid-tempo tune that won't let you go, inspires a performance that is one of the high points of Atkins' Columbia period -- or for that matter, equal to anything from his long RCA period, too, in sheer emotional effect. The title track, which Atkins adapted from a lyric that dealt with bass players (as opposed to fingerpickers), finds the two reciting and singing a mock-horror flick tale -- and "Ode to Mel Bay" good-naturedly mocks beginning string players everywhere. As a tribute to the visitor from Down Under, there is also a slyly countrified "Waltzing Matilda." This would be Atkins' last album of new material released during the 20th century -- leaving it, glory be, on a very high note.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:01
- Main artists: Chet Atkins
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia Nashville
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
(P) 1997 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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