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BHP Music and
Producer/Guitarist Brian Tarquin have announced the June
1, 2010 release of the Les Paul Dedication - Guitar
Masters Vol. 3 & 4. Already, the anticipation for this
extraordinary compilation of guitar greats is building.
The 2-CD collection of new recordings & rare classic
tracks, includes the original 1940’s “Why Do I Love You”
from the late six-string trailblazer, Les Paul & His Trio,
for whom this Guitar Masters release has been
dedicated. Featured artist Howard Hart sums up the album’s
focus, "I can't imagine the current evolution of guitar
without there first being Les Paul.”
The GM artists
are as varied as they are amazing to listen to. Michael
Molenda of Guitar Player Magazine states, “Through these
one-of-a-kind performances, you intimately hear—and
feel—the guitar as an ever-evolving, ever-magical,
apparatus of passion, guts, and sensitivity.” Among the 25
total tracks is the little known song “Gutty Guitar”
featuring Jeff Beck with Lord Sutch, produced by Jimmy
Page in the “Lord Sutch & Heavy Friend” sessions. The CD
also features the spectacular track “Funk Me Tender” from
the Grammy Award winning guitarist Steve Vai. The hits
keep coming as Leslie West performs the Led Zeppelin
classic “Moby Dick” and bass extraordinaire Billy Sheehan
shreds in his version of the Jeff Beck’s masterpiece “Blue
Wind”. In addition, Volume 3 features the first new
recording in four years by guitar virtuoso Gary Hoey,
performing the Jeff Beck classic, “El Becko”. Allan
Holdsworth, Frank Gambale (Chick Corea), Chris Poland (Megadeth),
Alex De Rosso (Dokken) & Hal Lindes (Dire Straits) all
grace the guitar on new recordings to celebrate the genius
of Les Paul. Many of these “new” classics were recorded,
produced & engineered by Brian Tarquin in his Jungle Room
Studios.
Brian Tarquin is
an Emmy Award winning composer and guitar player, with
numerous TV and Film credits. An accomplished recording
artist, Brian’s solo work has sold over 130,000 records.
His producing skills have found him working side by side
with the likes of Jeff Beck, Joe Satriani, Zakk Wylde,
Stanley Clarke, Billy Sheehan, Hal Lindes and Carlos
Santana. Brian is the owner of Jungle Room Studios and the
boutique record label BHP Music in New York. Summing up
the experience of Guitar Masters Vol. 3 & 4,
Tarquin relates, “It was an honor and a dream come true to
work with such unbelievably talented guitarists; some are
old heroes of mine & others new to the ear!”
TRACK LISTING:
Volume 3
1. Why Do I Love You featuring Les Paul And His Trio
2. Gutty Guitar featuring Jeff Beck
3. El Becko featuring Gary Hoey
4. Tarquinius Maximus featuring Chris Poland (Megadeth)
5. Peg featuring Chuck Loeb
6. Bettie featuring Hal Lindes (Dire Straits)
7. Hell Kat featuring Howard Hart
8. Chopper Mania featuring The Flyin’ Brothers
9. Pyscho Cycle featuring James Ryan (Men At Work)
10. Swift Kick featuring Chuck Loeb
11. Stormy featuring Alex De Rosso (Dokken)
12. Led Sled featuring Hal Lindes (Dire Straits)
Volume 4
1. Funk Me Tender featuring Steve Vai
2. Moby Dick featuring Leslie West
3. Antillia featuring Allan Holdsworth
4. Blue Wind featuring Billy Sheehan
5. Manhattan featuring Andy Timmons
6. Aphrodite featuring Hal Lindes (Dire Straits)
7. Black Rose featuring Brian Tarquin
8. Constantinople featuring Will Ray
9. Solidarity featuring Brain Tarquin & Max Middleton
(Jeff Beck)
10. Spanish Harlem featuring Frank Gambale (Chick Corea)
11. Monday Blues featuring James Ryan (Men At Work)
12. Strat Struttin' featuring Sammy Dee Morton
13. You Know What I Mean featuring Hal Lindes (Dire
Straits)
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