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2008年07月27日
American Primitive Guitar: David Qualey
I am now listening to a really great CD. It is "Soliloquy" by David Qualey. David is not really an American Primitive Guitar player but is for sure a great finger style guitar player. He has been described as an "American classical guitarist now living in Germany". As all American Primitive Guitar players mix in classical playiing or have classical influences I think that I can include David Qualey in that group.
I suspect he is not so well known in America (or in Japan) as he lives and records in Germany. I also suspect he is quite well known in Europe. At any rate, after having known his name for many many years I finally was able to get his one and only Windom Hill CD called, "Soliloquy. It is a real feast for the ears! I believe that his "Opus 20" and "Santa Cruz" are well known among guitarists. These two tunes are both on the CD plus 10 other original compositions. Though he is called a "claissical" player, he does not play the classics-rather he plays his own original compositions. He plays in a "classical" style but his music is much more than that.
I strongly recommend this CD-however, there is one big drawback. It is not in production now and so the only CDs available are second hand and they are very very expensive. If I had not been looking for this CD for such a long time I never would have bought it but for me personally it has turned out to be worth the high price.
At any rate, David Qualey is a really great guitarist-I am sure his more recent work is also great. Check him out if you have the chance!
投稿者 bethany : 2008年07月27日 07:54
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