Michael Hedges "Beyond Boundaries: Guitar Solos"

Michael Hedges "Beyond Boundaries: Guitar Solos"

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Michael Hedges
Beyond Boundaries: Guitar Solos
The Story
A brilliant anthology of Hedges' solo work, "Beyond Boundaries: Guitar Solos" features acoustic guitar-wizard Michael Hedges doing what he does best: using complex, jazzy tunings and interesting picking/tapping techniques that typically causes mortal guitarists to point to their speakers in disbelief. Michael Hedges did for the solo acoustic guitar what Jimi Hendrix did for the electric guitar--completely redefined the possibilities of the instrument. From the composer's perspective, he used his guitar to orchestrate tone poems whose sounds were unlike anything previously imagined for a solo instrument. Almost fully instrumental (very brief, humorous vocal on "The Funky Avocado"), the CD covers Hedges' entire career and celebrates the legacy of this groundbreaking artist. Even after his death, his music continues to inspire a generation of players - "Beyond Boundaries: Guitar Solos" is required listening for this generation... and the next.
The Music
05:00 Rickover's Dream Instrumental
04:45 Aerial Boundaries Instrumental
03:00 Eleven Small Roaches Instrumental
03:15 Ragamuffin Instrumental
02:17 Ritual Dance Instrumental
03:14 Chava's Song Instrumental
03:23 The Double Planet Instrumental
02:37 Jitterboogie Instrumental
03:44 Java Man Instrumental
02:30 Bensusan Instrumental
03:02 Because It's There Instrumental
02:45 The Unexpected Visitor Instrumental
03:07 The 2nd Law Instrumental
02:10 Baal T'shuvah Instrumental
03:20 The Funky Avocado Vocal
03:51 Dream Beach Instrumental
03:45 Gospel Instrumental
02:52 Sofa No. 1 Instrumental
05:37 Rickover's Dream (Live) Instrumental
The Artists
Michael Hedges Guitar, Savage Myth Guitar, Harp Guitar, Piano, Taylor Guitar, Production
WIll Ackerman Production
Steven Miller Production
Elliot Mazer Production
Dawn Atkinson Production, Executive Production
John Diliberto Production
Kimberly Haas Executive Production
Jeff Towne Engineering
Joshua Sherman Series Direction
Marian M. Conaty Compilation Engineering
Jay Blakesberg Photography
Recorded: live in the Living Room at Windham Hill Inn, West Townshend, VT; the Music Annex, Menlo Park, CA; the Speech and Hearing Clinic, Mendocino, CA; live at the Virginia Beach Pavilion, Virginia Beach, VA; Fantasy Studio, Berkeley, CA; live at Auburn University, Auburn, AL; teh Echoes Living Room.

Compiled at BMG Studios, NYC.

Art direction by Skouras Design.