''Old Fashioned Love'' is an album by

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fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey, released in 1975. It is credited on the cover to John Fahey & His Orchestra.

History

In a similar manner as his previous Reprise releases with accompanists, ''Old Fashioned Love'' did not sell well. For his part, Fahey remarked that he had never worked with such sympathetic, understanding musicians as he did on this release. The front cover is a 1901 photograph of Anna Held, the wife of impresario

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plays duets with Fahey on "

In a Persian Market ''In a Persian Market'' is a piece of Light music, light classical music for orchestra with optional chorus by Albert Ketèlbey who composed it in 1920. Subtitled ''Intermezzo Scene'', it was published by Bosworth in 1921. It evokes exotic images ...

", "Jaya Shiva Shankarah", and "Marilyn". Guitarist

Stefan Grossman Stefan Grossman (born April 16, 1945) is an American acoustic fingerstyle guitarist and singer, music producer and educator, and co-founder of Kicking Mule records. He is known for his instructional videos and Vestapol line of videos and DVDs. ...

responded to "The Assassination of Grossman" with his own composition, "The Assassination of John Fahey" on his album ''Thunder on the Run''. "Dry Bones in the Valley" was shortened by one minute on subsequent CD reissues. The 1930s title song, written by Frank Loesser and Fritz Miller, was the theme song of Fritz Miller and his Orchestra.

Critical reception

In his

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review, Richard Foss states that ''Old Fashioned Love'' "is a wonderful release, a celebration of early 20th century musical styles. Every track is played with charm and wit, from the solo guitar pieces to the full orchestral works" and then later notes that it "was acclaimed by many critics but was rejected by the folk crowd that Fahey himself was coming to detest." Critic Andy Beta called it "a consistently surprising collection of Fahey's many loves" and singled out the final track for special praise as "one of his truly magical works".

Reissues

*''Old Fashioned Love'' was reissued on CD by both Takoma and

Shanachie Records Shanachie Records is an American, New Jersey-based record label, founded in 1975 by Richard Nevins and Dan Collins. The label is named for the Gaelic word ''seanchaí'' (anglicised as shanachie), an Irish storyteller. It was previously distribu ...

Track listing

Side one

# "In a Persian Market" (

Albert Ketèlbey Albert William Ketèlbey (; born Ketelbey; 9 August 1875 – 26 November 1959) was an English composer, conductor and pianist, best known for his short pieces of light orchestral music. He was born in Birmingham and moved to Lon ...

) – 7:41 # "Jaya Shiva Shankara" (Traditional) – 4:59 # "Marilyn" (Fahey) – 6:33

Side two

# "The Assassination of Stephan Grossman" (Fahey) – 2:11 # "Old Fashioned Love" ( Frank Loesser, Fritz Miller) – 3:30 # "Boodle Am Shake" ( Jack Palmer,

Spencer Williams Spencer Williams (October 14, 1889 – July 14, 1965) was an American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer. He is best known for his hit songs " Basin Street Blues", "I Ain't Got Nobody", "Royal Garden Blues", "I've Found a New B ...

) – 3:17 # " Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning" (

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) – 3:06 # "Dry Bones in the Valley" (Fahey) – 8:52

Personnel

* John Fahey – guitar *Bobby Bruce – violin *

Dick Cary Richard Durant Cary (July 10, 1916 – April 6, 1994) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Cary earned a bachelor's degree in music from Wesleyan University in 1938 and start ...

– piano *Joe Darensbourg – clarinet *

Nick Fatool Nick Fatool (January 2, 1915 – September 26, 2000) was an American jazz drummer. Music career He was born in Millbury, Massachusetts, United States. Fatool first played professionally in Providence, Rhode Island, which he followed with time i ...

– drums *

– guitar ("In a Persian Market", "Jaya Shiva Shankarah", "Marilyn") *Allen Reuss – guitar, banjo *

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– saxophone *Ian Westley – tuba *

Britt Woodman Britt Woodman (June 4, 1920 – October 13, 2000) was an American jazz trombonist. Career Woodman was a childhood friend of Charles Mingus, but first worked with Phil Moore and Les Hite. After service in World War II he played with Boyd Rae ...

– trombone *Jack Feierman – trumpet, vocals Production notes: *Doug Decker – producer, mixing *John Fahey – producer, arrangements *Jack Feierman – arrangements *Joe Tarantino – remastering *

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– reissue liner notes *John Ayres – photography *Josephine Ayres – photography

References

External links

''Old Fashioned Love''
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