The Way I Play: The Solo Jazz Guitar Artistry of Esmond Selwyn

Release Date: 20th Jul 2018
Catalogue No: SLAMCD2107
Label: Slam Productions
Length: 54 minutes

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Errol Garner, Johnny Burke: Misty

Work length3:40

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Kenny Dorham: Blue Bossa

Work length3:53

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Carmichael, H: Star Dust

Work length2:53

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Michael Edwards: Once in a While

Work length5:00

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Ellington: Prelude to a Kiss

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Rodgers, R: The Sound of Music: My Favorite Things

Work length5:56

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Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke: Polka Dots and Moonbeams

Work length2:41

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Mitchell Parish, Leroy Anderson: Serenata

Work length3:36

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Bernice Petkere: Close Your Eyes

Work length1:12

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Sam M. Lewis, John Klenner: Just Friends

Work length3:24

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Hamilton, Arthur: Cry Me A River

Work length2:00

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Waller: Ain't Misbehaving

Work length3:34

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Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman, Johnny Green: Body and Soul

Work length4:24

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Harry Warren, Al Bubin: I Only Have Eyes for You

Work length3:32

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Johnny Burke, Bob Haggard: What's New

Work length2:58

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Ellington: In a Sentimental Mood

Work length3:05

Esmond Selwyn

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Solo guitar recording from British musician Esmond Selwyn recorded at Octopia Studios, Weymouth, in 2012. Selwyn received his initial training directly at the hands of some of America's finest jazz guitarists - Chuck Wayne, Tal Farlow and George van Eps.

Since those days he has carried out some thirty years of his own intense research and development drawing much single line fluency and phraseology from the styles of Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and Joe Henderson as well as absorbing some of the harmonic concepts of Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner and Herbie Hancock.

Fifteen years with saxophonist Don Rendell was a great opportunity to perfect his group jazz and accompaniment techniques, at the same time developing his individual solo style. As Steve Herberman said "His playing features an imaginative harmonic palette, lightning fast runs interjected between dense chordal textures and sensitive accompanying when playing with a group. The history of jazz guitar is present in his playing yet he looks towards modern jazz pianists to push the envelope."

Maurice Summerfield, author of 'Barney Kessel, A Jazz Legend' added: "Without doubt one of the best jazz guitar solo recordings I have heard in the last 60+ years. Great guitar sound combined with a wonderful mastery of the fingerboard."

The Way I Play: The Solo Jazz Guitar Artistry of Esmond Selwyn

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