Label: GHA 126006
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ARTISTS: David Russell, guitar.

Label: GHA RECORDS 126014
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Retorno; Variaçoes em la menor; Entrada; Variaçoe em do menor; Balada da oliveira; Melodia dum inverno; Cançao de Alcipe; Fado Varela; Miscelanea; Variaçoes sobre “Fado Lopes”; Vira de Frielas; Jardim dos biscainhos; Verso a um sorriso magico; Momentos e fragmentos; Monstra deliciosa

Pedro Caldeira Cabral, guitarra portuguesa; Francisco Pérez, guitar

The origin of the Portuguese guitar can be traced back to the Renaissance cittern through the 18th century English guitar. These instruments were mainly played at courts and upper class society in Europe. The tuning and technique of the Portuguese guitar originate in the Renaissance cittern, its form and size in the English guitar. Between 1850 and 1910 the Portuguese guitar, the main solo instrument used in Portuguese traditional urban music, became the chief accompaniment instrument of the fado. At the same time, a still vivid orally transmitted solo repertoire started developing. After 1910, during the post republican period, the Portuguese guitar was played in the upper class circles, pubs and theaters. Typical examples of this period are Armandinho’s Variações em lá menor (ca 1925), Correia Leite’s Canção de Alcipe, and later (ca 1958) Vira de Frielas by José Nunes, a brilliant guitarist who influenced Pedro Caldeira Cabral’s early pieces. Pedro Caldeira Cabral (b. 1950) has taught himself to play the Portuguese guitar and has composed works for this very instrument. In this respect, he has widened the scope of the repertoire for Portuguese guitar, so far limited to fado music. His playing of ancient instruments shows in his style together with popular tradition, classical music and jazz improvisation.

Label: GHA RECORDS 126038
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THE FOUR SEASONS: ISAAC (GUITAR)

Label: GHA RECORDS 126054
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THE BEST OF CLASSICAL GUITAR, VOLUME 4 - NICCOLO PAGANINI: Caprice No. 24; ARMAND COECK: Constellations; ASTOR PIAZZOLLA: Tocata rea (arr. E. Isaac); FEDERICO MOMPOU: Cuna; DJANGO REINHARDT: Nuages (arr. Dyens); ERIK SATIE: Maniere de commencement; Prolongation du meme; Lentement; LEO BROUWER: La toccata de Pasquini; JOAQUIN RODRIGO: Junto al generalife; MARLCOLM ARNOLD: Serenade opus 50; Wang Yameng, Hughes Kolp, Eduardo Isaac, Margarita Escarpa, Roland Dyens, Trio de Cologne, Costas Cotsiolis, Scott Tennant, Odair Assad, guitars; Orquesta de Cordoba/Leo Brouwer. A brand new collection from "The Label For The Guitar" GHA. Comprised from the latest releases to celebrate their 15th Anniversary at a Special Mid-Price.

Label: GHA RECORDS 126061
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JAZZ - NIGHT AND DAY: Roland Dyens, guitar; with Michel Terrioux, vibraphone, chocalho; C. Paoli, surdinho. Tracks: All of Me (S. Simons - G. Marks); Bluesette (Toots Thielemans - N. Gimbel); Night and Day (Cole Porter); Misty (E. Garner - J. Burke); All The Things You Are (Kerns - Hammerstein); Over The Rainbow (Arlen - Harburg); Take The A Train (B. Stryhorn - L. Gaines); I Love Paris (Cole Porter); A Night In Tunisa (Dizzy Gillespie); Polkadots And Moonbeams (J. Van Heusen - J. Burke). " In the world of jazz I feel like a close friend on familiar territory and as such I have taken an immense pleasure in arranging and recording ten great American standards for guitar. More than just being a confined musical genre - with such an immense history - does jazz not above all evoke a certain approach, almost a musical philosophy? What has come to characterize it, is a flexibility and freedom of tone that one could typify as " jazz attitude ". Most of these grand classics, before they were ever included in the Real Book, found their origins in simple songs from comedies and musicals in the 1940's and 1950's, which were often preceded by prolonged introductions, surprisingly classical in style. Although lost in later versions, the original " verses " that so beautifully kicked off these legendary theme songs (I love Paris and Over the rainbow, just to mention two titles) are firmly anchored in the birth of these great standards. In my eyes, retracing their origins did not only seem a natural and opportune task, but even a musicological duty. Whatever your passion may be, either guitar or jazz, I would be delighted to invite you to this magical universe. "