The Great Guitars: On the Trail
Track
On the Trail (from The Grand Canyon Suite)
Group
The Great Guitars
CD
The Return of the Great Guitars (Concord 4715)
Musicians:
Charlie Byrd (guitar), Herb Ellis (guitar), Mundell Lowe (guitar),
John Goldsby (bass), Tim Horner (drums)
.Composed by Ferde Grofé
.Recorded: New York, February 14-15, 1996
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
"Basically just a big hole in the ground," scoffs our friend who's never seen it. Well, yeah, but as big holes go, Arizona's Grand Canyon is a mother. Anyone blessed to have witnessed it will appreciate composer Ferde Grofé's awed response, which inspired his Grand Canyon Suite (1931). "On the Trail," best known of five movements, is here traversed by the Great Guitars. Aroused before dawn, the group rustles up grub, breaks camp and by sunrise hits the trail. Herb solos first, next Charlie, then Mundell—just three American coots finding new wonders in familiar terrain. What could be grander?
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
Tags: cowboy jazz · guitar
i remember hearing mundell, once, he definintly had his own sound.