recommendations

Posted by: oakey on 17 October 2004

hi people
can anyone recommend any easy listening music,something with nice melodies and harmonies,nothing electronic/jazz or classical probably on the acoustic guitar side,male or female with some nice solo guitar work,
thanks oakey
Posted on: 17 October 2004 by Spock
John Martyn - Solid air

Works for me

Spock
Posted on: 18 October 2004 by jlfrs
Hi Oakey - I'll recommend the Kings of Convenience and their album "Quiet is the new loud" and "Draw" by Matthew Jay.
Both obscure I know but you'll find them on Amazon and you may be able to listen to a few snippets before making a decision.
Posted on: 24 October 2004 by u5227470736789524
Ray Lamontagne,Damian Rice, Mindy Smith, Patty Griffin.

Jeff A
Posted on: 24 October 2004 by Chunny Nochubb
Following on from Mindy Smith and Patti Griffin in the American Country/Folk vain (Americana?), Caroline Herring and Laura Cantrell both mainly accoustic and with harmonies, but for guitar solos as well, try Gillian Welch but I'm not sure if my favourite of her's, Time the Relevator can count as easy listening.

CNC
Posted on: 20 December 2004 by fred simon
quote:
Originally posted by fer007:
Try:

1.- Fred Simon - Dreamhouse (NAIM)
2.- The Fred Hersch Trio - Dancing In The Dark (NAIM)
3.- Patricia Barber - Cafe Blue

Among to the other fine recommendations posted.

Fernando


Thanks so much, Fernando, especially for putting me in with such fine company.

If you haven't heard it already, I think you'd enjoy my newest album, Remember the River, as well.
Posted on: 23 December 2004 by Mike in PA, USA
No shameless plug there, Fred. Winker
Posted on: 23 December 2004 by ET
look to some of the acoustic discs from Dave Grisman's label. Several acoustic discs with Jerry Garcia, as well as the great tone poems discs, which are all instrumentals. Some Windham Hill label stuff maybe good as well (lots of guitar and piano stuff). Hope this helps.
Tim
Posted on: 23 December 2004 by fred simon
quote:
Originally posted by Mike in PA, USA:

No shameless plug there, Fred. Winker

A plug, yes. Shameless, no.

But the pitch was lobbed right down the middle of the plate ... I had to swing!
Posted on: 24 December 2004 by Jono 13
Nick Drake's Way to Blue is a good start point if you like John Martyn.

Jono
Posted on: 30 December 2004 by dsteady
ET,
You have a private topic query.
daniel
Posted on: 30 December 2004 by jayd
I was listening to "Alone But Never Alone" by Larry Carlton this morning, and it strikes me as just what you described. Technically classified as "smooth jazz" I suppose, but def. NOT jazz. Larry plays all acoustic on this one, and it's quite pleasant.

There's some good modern "EZ Listening" stuff to be had from the Windham Hill catalog (Shadowfax comes to mind). In a similar vein, Paul Winter made some interesting records in the 80s (and a lot of crap, too, but Wintersongs and Canyon are nice).