Chet Atkins • My Favorite Guitars

 

Review
by Stephen Cook  
Whether as a reaction to the perceived chaos of rock & roll or just an extension of pop trends already at work, easy listening instrumentals (or in more current terms lounge music) became prevalent in the '50s and '60s. They served as background for pool parties and were popularized by movie and TV soundtracks. Thankfully, besides many bland creations, there existed the provocative and even somewhat innovative work of Esquivel, Martin Denny, Henry Mancini, and others. Chet Atkins own smooth, countrypolitan hat was thrown into the ring around 1960: almost two dozen titles were released during the decade, full of a variety of standards from all types of music. And while Atkins can't be considered an exception to the elevator music pack for his arranging and compositional skills, he does deserve special mention for his top-notch pickin' and the willingness to stretch beyond his Nashville base to incorporate jazz, classical, rock, and even shades of Far Eastern, African, and South American music. 1964's My Favorite Guitars helps prove the point, as Atkins tours the world's guitar shop, soft shouldering Chopin, Jobim, Ellington, and various global ditties while coming up with consistently impressive solos (the favorite guitars in question, as heard throughout the disc, are his signature Gretsch "Country Gentleman" electric guitar; some vaguely indigenous, South American acoustic model he calls the "Los Indios Tabajaras"; and a Spanish classical guitar). The playing is as smooth as the musical backdrops, so don't expect any gratuitous displays of technique. Not his best effort but worth the two dollars for a used LP copy.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/my-favorite-guitars-mw0000854692

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Revisar
por Stephen Cook
Ya sea como reacción al caos percibido del rock & roll o simplemente como una extensión de las tendencias pop que ya estaban en marcha, los instrumentos fáciles de escuchar (o, en términos más actuales, la música lounge) se hicieron predominantes en los años 50 y 60. Sirvieron como telón de fondo para fiestas en la piscina y fueron popularizados por bandas sonoras de películas y televisión. Afortunadamente, además de muchas creaciones anodinas, existía el trabajo provocador e incluso algo innovador de Esquivel, Martin Denny, Henry Mancini y otros. El sombrero suave y countrypolitano de Chet Atkins saltó al ruedo alrededor de 1960: se lanzaron casi dos docenas de títulos durante la década, llenos de una variedad de estándares de todo tipo de música. Y aunque Atkins no puede ser considerado una excepción al paquete de música de ascensor por sus habilidades de composición y arreglos, merece una mención especial por su selección de primer nivel y la voluntad de ir más allá de su base de Nashville para incorporar jazz, música clásica, rock. , e incluso matices de música del Lejano Oriente, África y América del Sur. My Favourite Guitars de 1964 ayuda a probar el punto, mientras Atkins recorre la tienda de guitarras del mundo, apoyando suavemente a Chopin, Jobim, Ellington y varias cancioncillas globales mientras crea solos consistentemente impresionantes (las guitarras favoritas en cuestión, como se escucha a lo largo del disco, son su firma guitarra eléctrica Gretsch "Country Gentleman", un modelo acústico sudamericano vagamente autóctono al que llama "Los Indios Tabajaras" y una guitarra clásica española). La interpretación es tan fluida como los fondos musicales, así que no esperes demostraciones de técnica gratuitas. No es su mejor esfuerzo, pero vale los dos dólares por una copia de LP usada.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/mis-guitarras-favoritas-mw0000854692

Tracks:
A1 - Levee Walking
Written By – Hubbard, Strzelecki

A2 - Wimoweh
Written-By – Chet Atkins

A3 - One Note Samba
Written By – Jobim, Mendonca

A4 - Moon Of Manakoora
Written By – Loesser, Newman

A5 - Travelin'
Written By – Miller

A6 - Say It With Soul
Written By – Carter, Jr.

B1 - Josephine
Written By – Bivens, Kahn, King

B2 - Rose Ann
Written-By – Jerry Reed

B3 - Sukiyaki
Written By – Ei, Nakamura

B4 - It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Written By – Mills
Written-By – Duke Ellington

B5 - El Vaquero
Written By – Moss
Written-By – Chet Atkins

B6 - Chopin Waltz No. 10 In B Minor
Arranged By – Chet Atkins
Written By – Chopin

Recorded In RCA Victor's "Nashville Sound" Studio,
Nashville Tennessee

Label:    RCA Victor – LPM-3316
Format:   
Vinyl, LP, Mono
Country:    US
Released:    1964
Genre:    Folk, World, & Country
https://www.discogs.com/release/2889735-Chet-Atkins-My-Favorite-Guitars

 

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