''Spirit'' is an album by guitarist
Preston Reed
Preston Reed (born April 13, 1955) is an American fingerstyle guitarist. He is noted for a two-handed playing style and compositional approach that uses the guitar's body as a percussion instrument.
Biography
Reed learned guitar as a child on ...
, released in 2007. It was the third release on Reed's own label.
Preston Reed discography at his website.
Accessed on December 24, 2007.
''Spirit'' is a departure from Reed's usual percussive style and focuses more on the style of jazz ballads.
Track listing
All songs by Preston Reed unless otherwise noted.
# "Street Beat" – 4:07
# "Gershwin" – 3:16
# "Sultry Wes" – 2:43
# "All The Things You Are
"All the Things You Are" is a song composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II.
The song was written for the musical ''Very Warm for May'' (1939) " (Jerome Kern
Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in over ...
) – 1:52
# "Halflife" – 3:42
# "Spirit" – 3:40
# "Sunday Afternoon" – 4:24
# "Yellowjacket" – 4:00
# "The Sun Will Shine Again" – 2:36
# "Dance Of The Porcelain Dolls" – 2:53
# "Your Picture Here" – 3:16
# "Undiminished" – 2:55
# "Struttin'" – 3:12
Personnel
*Preston Reed - acoustic guitar
*Bill Shanley and Michael Manning - engineers
*Ciarán Byrne - mastering
*Eugene Donohoe - photography
*Simon Johns / Clear Sound & Vision - design and layout
References
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2007 albums
Preston Reed albums