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Martin Taylor - In Concert (2003)
Video: NTSC, MPEG-2 at 6 500 Kbps, 720 x 480 at 29.970 fps | Audio: AC-3 2 channels at 224 Kbps, 48.0 KHz
Genre: Jazz | Label: Vestapol | Copy: Untouched | Release Date: 30 Jan 2003 | Runtime: 75 min. | 3,68 GB (DVD5)
This concert film captures Martin Taylor, one of the most respected jazz guitarists of his time, performing a dozen songs. The set-list consists of many classic American songs including "I Got Rhythm," "Can't Take That Away From Me," "Taking a Chance on Love," and "Georgia."
Since the death of Joe Pass in 1994, Martin Taylor has become one of the most highly regarded guitarists in jazz. He was given his first guitar by his father, Buck Taylor. Although he was inspired at first by Django Reinhardt, it was piano players like Art Tatum that drew his attention and helped him practice to develop his phenomenal solo technique. In the late '70s, Stéphane Grappelli invited him to play in a series of concerts in France. The violinist was so impressed that he used Taylor often on tours and a variety of recording dates. Beginning in 1990, Taylor began recording a number of acclaimed CDs for the U.K. label Linn, and also did an excellent duet date with David Grisman for the mandolin player's Acoustic Disc label. 1991's Change of Heart, the following year's Artistry, and 1995's Portraits, are all representative of Taylor's strongest material from this prolific period.
In 2000, he released his debut on an American label, Columbia, entitled Kiss and Tell, while Stepping Stones on Linn followed that same fall. Next, in June 2002, Taylor was awarded an MBE for his services to jazz. Later that year, his first recording for the Sony imprint P3 Records, Solo, was voted Best Album by the International Guitar Foundation. The rest of the decade saw Taylor issue a number of key additions to his canon: the fan-instigated, 2003 collaboration with Steve Howe entitled Masterpiece Guitars, the 2005 electric guitar-fueled Gypsy Journey, and the acclaimed 2008 album Double Standards. While Double Standards saw Taylor successfully deliver an album of guitar duets by overdubbing one guitar part onto another, his next run of albums were much more collaborative affairs. Two 2012 albums One for the Road and First Time Together! in turn saw him work with the English clarinetist Alan Barnes, and the U.S. guitarist Frank Vignola. 2013 brought a further meeting of technically gifted players when Taylor received equal billing on The Colonel & The Governor, an album of duets with the similarly revered guitarist Tommy Emmanuel.
Tracklist:
01. "Georgia" [5:15]
02. "I Got Rhythm" [3:16]
03. Martin Talks About Playing and Arranging [3:12]
04. "Can't Take That Away From Me" [3:50]
05. Martin Talks About Arranging "In a Mellow Tone" [:52]
06. "In a Mellow Tone" [5:13]
07. Martin Talks About "Why Did I Choose You" [1:08]
08. "Why Did I Choose You" [4:18]
09. Martin Talks About "The Dolphin" [1:03]
10. "The Dolphin" [5:45]
11. Martin Talks About Arranging "Dixie" [2:16]
12. "Dixie"/"Old Man River" [6:10]
13. "Sweet Lorraine" [5:18]
14. Martin Talks About "Stella by Starlight" [:40]
15. "Stella by Starlight" [5:46]
16. Martin Talks About "Lulu's Back in Town" [1:25]
17. "Lulu's Back in Town" [5:39]
18. "I Remember Clifford" [4:53]
19. Martin Talks About the Guitar as a Solo Instrument [1:41]
20. "Taking a Chance on Love" [8:28]
