The Cedric West Guitar Quartet: "Bach Goes West" - Full Album (HD)
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My favourite guitar album of all time, I obtained a commercial reel-to-reel copy in the late 1970's... it having been recorded in 1965 and released as a 'Lansdowne' Production. To say the music is a masterclass in interpretation, restraint, melodic complexity, harmony and execution is an understatement. The album is no longer commercially available, at all, anywhere - so I'm delighted to share it with a new generation of guitar players, appreciators and the global listening audience.
I do not own the copyright to any of this music ('though I have created the visual entirely from scratch) and I seek to make no money from it's distribution/availability here on KZread.
Much is and has been written about Cedric West and his exceptional talent - he has been the inspiration for a number of leading players and remains - to me, at least, one of the finest exponents of delicate, precise, tasteful and enjoyable guitar music EVER. The personnel on the recording is listed below and is taken from the back cover of the original vinyl L.P.
N.B: No small measure of credit is due to the 'accompanying' musicians (bass and drums) who are supremely gifted at their task of enhancing the lead players with a restraint and aplomb regrettably absent from so many instrumental recordings of today.
Here is an excellent article on Cedric, for those wishing to know more - gypsyjazzuk.wordpress.com/36-... Also: here is the 'other' Cedric West album (West Meets East - equally delightful) which is the Mono prequel to this recording. • Cedric West Guitar Qua...
Cedric West - Guitar
Laurie Wise - Guitar
Dick Abel - Guitar
Len Argent - Guitar
Eric Dawson - Bass
Ronnie Lord Drums
Recording (Technical) personnel:
Supervision: Denis Preston
Engineer: Dave Heelis
Photograph: Patrick Gwynne-Jones
The 'gaps' in-between the pieces are exactly the length as on the original album - the ONLY audio-sweetening has been to silence the record arm/stylus noise between tracks, and an enhancement to the volume/compression, which has been kept to the absolute minimum necessary to optimize the listening experience.
I hope this recording brings as much joy to new and established fans of Cedric and his Guitar Quartet as it has to me over the years.
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Thank you for posting it. I agree, it is a wonderful album.
Such a beautiful, delicate technique. A true master of the guitar. Thank you Ced.
Listening to this recording and reading about your appreciation of my dad's talent brings me great joy! Thank you for sharing this.
@JonEngland
8 жыл бұрын
+jjoywest Wow... I had NO idea that's how you were connected... 'tho it's great to find that out. Thank you for watching and appreciating. I'd REALLY love to get hold of his "West meets East" recording somehow... I've scoured the WORLD for it. If it's even only HALF as much genius as this (and it'll be MUCH more than that, I'm sure!), I'd just love to hear his playing.
@jjoywest
8 жыл бұрын
+Jon England Hi Jon - if you post or message me your email address I can send you a digital copy of the album and cover.
@jjoywest
8 жыл бұрын
+Jon England - Album and artwork sent!
@JonEngland
8 жыл бұрын
jjoywest 'Hopefully you've received my e-mail reply to you?
@jjoywest
8 жыл бұрын
+Jon England - Just emailed you - Jenny
It was an unexpected pleasure this morning when a fellow member of a Facebook Guitar Group shared this this morning. He posted a picture of the Original LP Album Cover / Sleeve which he says he picked up at a charity / thrift store. Heard the whole thing. Couldn't stop listening. Thanks for sharing.
@JonEngland
2 жыл бұрын
You're most welcome. My dad had a small reel-to-reel tape of this album when I was a teenager and the content and tone spoke to me profoundly. I lost track of it but bought a vinyl LP of it years later and put it up on YT. I've a second album 'East Meets West's which is just as good. It's phenomenally fantastic stuff and addictive listening!
Really cool and unique stuff-
As I just mentioned to you through FB , as a Bach fan I do appreciate this rendition . Thanks again .
Thanks John for posting this, needless to say I miss Ced, I have a signed copy of this LP which I still treasure --Ken Steers
@JonEngland
8 жыл бұрын
+Ken742903 try this one Ken...kzread.info/dash/bejne/kWxty7yEk9DbpKg.html
Thank you for uploading this album, Jon. I've been listening to a multitude of guitar players since my teenage years and it was only yesterday when I did a 'Bach guitar' search on KZread that I came across Cedric West for the very first time. Wow, he was brilliant!! P.S. I also did some further research and found the 'Gypsy Jazz' page on Mr West before I discovered that you had mentioned it in your blurb. P.P.S. I have since listened to 'West Meets East' which on first hearing is also very good. Thank you again. All the best to you.
@kerryfitzgerald8131
7 жыл бұрын
And yes, the drummer and bass player were excellent as you noted, as were the other guitar players. :)
I have never heard this record. Thanks for posting it here. It’s fun to listen to Bach swinging…
@JonEngland
11 ай бұрын
Beautiful music, eh?
@rolandmueller7218
11 ай бұрын
@@JonEngland yes!
My uncle Laurie is playing on this.
@JonEngland
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful musicianship. What is/did he play?
André benichou is the first !
@JonEngland
4 жыл бұрын
Andre is the first 'what/whom'...?