Chet Atkins With Tommy Emmanuel The Day Finger Pickers Took Over The World

Chet Atkins With Tommy Emmanuel - The Day Finger Pickers Took Over The World (1997) {HDCD}

Chet Atkins With Tommy Emmanuel - The Day Finger Pickers Took Over The World (1997) {HDCD}
EAC Rip | WavPack (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 245 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 91 Mb
Full Scans ~ 123 Mb | 00:36:20 | RAR 5% Recovery
Country, Bluegrass | Columbia #CK 67915 | US

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.
Tommy Emmanuel, C.G.P. - The Very Best of Tommy Emmanuel (2001) 2CDs

Tommy Emmanuel, C.G.P. - The Very Best of Tommy Emmanuel (2001) 2CDs
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 836 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 342 Mb
Label: Columbia | # 5033112000 | Time: 02:01:34 | Scans included
Guitar Virtuoso, Fingerpicking, World, Folk, Guitar Jazz, Instrumental Rock

This is a two-disc, 28-track anthology of favorites by Australian guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel. Disc one is electric and disc two is acoustic. This cd is a wonderful introduction to Tommy Emmanuel's music. This virtuoso has been hailed by Chet Atkins as "One of the greatest players on this planet" and was honored by Chet in 1999 as CGP. He's known throughout the world and is starting to make a name for himself in the US. If you enjoy lush rich guitar playing, this one is for you. It's full of many styles - jazz, blues, country - and many moods. It also gives the listener a great sampling of his range both acoustically and electric. I've had the chance to see him live and he plays his music with every fiber of his being. If you cannot get his whole catalog, this one is a great beginning to your collection.