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Guitar Rock was a compilation series put together by Time-Life Music in association with Warner Special Products and this is the 1968-1969 installment. All of the songs are original hits by the original artists, just listen.

A 60 tracker from this multi-talented entertainer who seemingly could lend his hand to anything, but most famously excelled as a singer, trumpeter and bandleader. We concentrate on performances from the late 50s when he really hit his stride. Sam Butera and Keely Smith are in attendance on many of these tracks.

A 60 tracker from this multi-talented entertainer who seemingly could lend his hand to anything, but most famously excelled as a singer, trumpeter and bandleader. We concentrate on performances from the late 50s when he really hit his stride. Sam Butera and Keely Smith are in attendance on many of these tracks.

The compositions on this CD mark the final forays of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco into expansive works crafted for concert guitarists, bound together by a cohesive concept and a consistent unity of inspiration. Most importantly, they stand as the ultimate pieces for solo guitar that the Italian composer managed to fully complete. “Appunti” op. 210, his final composition for solo guitar, commissioned by Ruggero Chiesa, remain unfinished, albeit of notable merit: Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s death precluded their completion, with just the initial two notebooks fulfilled. Moreover, these notebooks were expressly designed for a student audience, since they are characterised by their approachability and mechanical simplicity.