Tommy Emmanuel - Little By Little *

Artist:

Emmanuel, Tommy

UPC:

690897270022

See Also:

Chet Atkins - The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World

Description:

Audio Mixer: Kim Person.
Recording information: Azalea Music Studio; Omni Sound Studio.
Photographers: Rick Malkin; Steven Parke; Pierre Baroni; Sara Corwin; Marc Manning ; Lowry House; Jason Delkou; Holli Dykes.
As an Australian, guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel doesn`t seem to be much bothered about musical categories. Is his music jazz, folk, bluegrass, new age? Depending on the track, it can be any one. Like his mentor, Chet Atkins, Emmanuel is simply a guitar player, and on Little by Little, a two-CD set, he sticks mostly to acoustic guitar, playing mostly originals, tunes that he has used in concert but not recorded before. He is also mostly solo, although the double-disc length allows him room to share space with guests including singers Pam Rose (on her co-composition "Haba Na Hava") and Anthony Snape (on the folk-rock "Willie`s Shades"). Among the covers are two versions of "Moon River," one with a bass countermelody, the other with an Emmanuel vocal, Carole King`s "Tapestry," Atkins` "Mountains of Illinois," and "The Tennessee Waltz." Emmanuel plays fast runs, slows down for delicate passages, and adds harmonics on tunes that evoke players including Will Ackerman and John Fahey. He also likes folk-pop; "Papa George" needs only a James Taylor vocal to fit into that category. But Little by Little is a tour de force by a musician who usually leaves categories behind. ~ William Ruhlmann

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Halfway Home
2. Jolly Swagman, The
3. Locomotivation
4. Haba Na Haba
5. Tears for Jerusalem
6. Waiting for a Plane
7. Fingerlakes, The
8. Welsh Tornado
9. He Ain`t Heavy, He`s My Brother
10. Mighty Mouse, The
11. Ruby`s Eyes
12. Moon River

DISC 2:

1. Jack Magic
2. Papa George
3. Haba Na Hava [Vocal]
4. Tapestry
5. Mountains of Illinois
6. Tennessee Waltz, The
7. Countrywide
8. Moon River [Vocal]
9. Willie`s Shades
10. Smokey Mountain Lullaby
11. Guitar Boogie
12. Trails, The

Album Information

Release Date:

01/01/2010

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Label:

Favored Nations Records (USA)

Producer:

Kim Person

Catalog Number:

FN2700-2

Original Release Year:

2010

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Studio

Runtime:

83 : 29

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