''Guitar Solos 2'' is the second in a series of three albums of

improvised Improvisation is the activity of making or doing something not planned beforehand, using whatever can be found. Improvisation in the performing arts is a very spontaneous performance without specific or scripted preparation. The skills of impr ...

guitar solo A guitar solo is a melodic passage, instrumental section, or entire piece of music, pre-written (or improvised) to be played on a classical guitar, electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. In 20th and 21st century traditional music and popular m ...

s by various musicians. It was released in the United Kingdom by

Caroline Records Caroline Records is a record label originally founded in 1973. Initially founded in the United Kingdom to showcase British progressive rock groups, the label ceased releasing titles in 1976, and then re-emerged in the United States in 1986. ...

in 1976, and consists of two guitar solos by

Fred Frith Jeremy Webster "Fred" Frith (born 17 February 1949) is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, and improviser. Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock ...

, three by Derek Bailey, three by

Hans Reichel Hans Reichel (10 May 1949 – 22 November 2011) was a German improvisational guitarist, experimental luthier, inventor, and type designer. Career Reichel was born in Hagen, Germany. He began to teach himself violin at age seven, playing in the s ...

and one by G. F. Fitzgerald. Frith coordinated and produced the series, which began with his 1974 debut solo album, ''

Guitar Solos A guitar solo is a melodic passage, instrumental section, or entire piece of music, pre-written (or improvised) to be played on a classical guitar, electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. In 20th and 21st century traditional music and popular mus ...

''. The two Frith tracks on this album were later included in the 1991 CD reissue of Frith's, ''Guitar Solos''.

Reception

In a review of ''Guitar Solos 2'', and the next album in this series, ''

Guitar Solos 3 ''Guitar Solos 3'' is the third in a series of three albums of improvised guitar solos by various musicians, and was released in the United States by Rift Records in 1979. Fred Frith coordinated and produced the series, which began with his 1974 d ...

'', Tony Coulter wrote that " aditional guitar playing is most definitely not the focus of these two LPs." He called these compilations by Frith "an indispensable introduction to the world of freely improvising guitarists." Coulter added that these albums emphasize

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and showcase these guitarists at their best.

Track listing

Personnel

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*G. F. Fitzgerald – guitar *

– guitar * Derek Bailey – guitar

References

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* {{Authority control 1976 albums Experimental music albums Free improvisation albums Caroline Records albums Albums produced by Fred Frith