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Dan Lambert: Melodies/Improvisations

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Melodies/Improvisations, guitarist Dan Lambert's third release, features solo acoustic guitar improvisations built around folksy, organic themes. Unlike his overdubbed material, this record reveals a more spontaneous feel. At times reminiscent of Ralph Towner (eg. the beginning of “Baysbrown"), at others suggestive of John Fahey (eg. “In the Shade by the River"), Lambert has developed a distinctive style fusing elements of folk and jazz idioms. Melodies offers relatively few pauses: the guitarist constantly progresses toward new developments, which take the form ...

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Dan Lambert: The Clearing

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Guitarist Dan Lambert performs all original compositions in this hodge-podge of Celtic music, country, folk, blues, jazz, Indian music, and New Age. Every tune but one on The Clearing experiments with overdubbing to achieve a synergy between harmony and melody. It's straight guitar music, meticulously performed, very virtuostic, immaculately clean. Lambert experiments with tone and harmonics, but generally prefers the tried and true: a clear, ringing melody (often improvised) over arpeggiated or chordal accompaniment.

While The Clearing cannot be faulted ...

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The Clearing

Coordinate Records
2000

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Coordinate Records
2000

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