CARL VERHEYEN
''ALONE: SOLO GUITAR IMPROVISATIONS VOLUME 2''
2001
54:13
1 I Loves You, Porgy (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) 05:35
2 Sunny Afternoon (Ray Davies) 03:56
3 The Notch 05:12
4 God Bless The Child (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) 03:15
5 Mercury Rain 02:08
6 Mr. Lucky (Jerry Reed Hubbard, Henry Mancini) 02:45
7 Not Yet Chet 02:38
8 Wildflowers #2 02:38
9 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Charles Mingus) 03:09
10 Cactus Tree (Joni Mitchell) 03:39
11 Dixie Walk 03:20
12 Hubcap With Strings 02:01
13 Howdy Control 02:02
14 Mumba 02:47
15 Big Sur 00:59
16 Pattington Cove Suite 08:03
Tracks By Verheyen, Except As Indicated
Carl Verheyen/Guitars
REVIEW
By Jim Ferguson, jazztimes.com
This versatile, Southern California-based guitarist has a wide range of experience under his belt, including several movie soundtracks and past alliances with Chad Wackerman, Cher and the Bee Gees. And while his musical activities may be centered in the pop world, he has the chops and knowledge to cross into a variety of genres.
Solo Guitar Improvisations is not a jazz album per se, although it has quite a few jazz elements, including a nicely harmonized arrangement of "I Loves You Porgy," a rubato reading of "God Bless the Child" and a bluesy treatment of "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," all of which are played on acoustic guitar. On the novelty side of the coin are a kind of cool version of "Sunny Afternoon" (by Ray Davies of the Kinks) and "Not Yet Chet," a salute to the late Chet Atkins that bounces along to that characteristic alternating bass. And "Partington Cove Suite" has a free-flowing Celtic vibe that is in places framed by synth-chord swells.
Using the word "improvisation" in the title of this project is a bit of a stretch-much of the playing is clearly worked out in advance, and even if it weren't, a lot of fingerpicking is pretty formulaic-however, the material clearly demonstrates that Verheyen is a fine, versatile guitarist.
BIOGRAPHY / AMG
by Paul Kohler
Carl Verheyen is probably best known as guitarist for Supertramp, and has also performed with Richard Elliott and Joe Jackson, among many others. An active studio musician, Verheyen has done work for television shows and commercials as well. His first album as a bandleader, 1988's aptly titled No Borders, demonstrated his skills in a wide variety of styles from jazz fusion to rock to country, and included an appearance by celebrated axeman Allan Holdsworth on one track. Verheyen has continued to explore a considerable stylistic range on his albums issued during subsequent years; his releases of the 21st century have included Solo Guitar Improvisations (2001), Six (2003), Rumor Mill (2005), Take One Step (2006), and Trading 8s (2009).
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''ALONE: SOLO GUITAR IMPROVISATIONS VOLUME 2''
2001
54:13
1 I Loves You, Porgy (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) 05:35
2 Sunny Afternoon (Ray Davies) 03:56
3 The Notch 05:12
4 God Bless The Child (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) 03:15
5 Mercury Rain 02:08
6 Mr. Lucky (Jerry Reed Hubbard, Henry Mancini) 02:45
7 Not Yet Chet 02:38
8 Wildflowers #2 02:38
9 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Charles Mingus) 03:09
10 Cactus Tree (Joni Mitchell) 03:39
11 Dixie Walk 03:20
12 Hubcap With Strings 02:01
13 Howdy Control 02:02
14 Mumba 02:47
15 Big Sur 00:59
16 Pattington Cove Suite 08:03
Tracks By Verheyen, Except As Indicated
Carl Verheyen/Guitars
REVIEW
By Jim Ferguson, jazztimes.com
This versatile, Southern California-based guitarist has a wide range of experience under his belt, including several movie soundtracks and past alliances with Chad Wackerman, Cher and the Bee Gees. And while his musical activities may be centered in the pop world, he has the chops and knowledge to cross into a variety of genres.
Solo Guitar Improvisations is not a jazz album per se, although it has quite a few jazz elements, including a nicely harmonized arrangement of "I Loves You Porgy," a rubato reading of "God Bless the Child" and a bluesy treatment of "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," all of which are played on acoustic guitar. On the novelty side of the coin are a kind of cool version of "Sunny Afternoon" (by Ray Davies of the Kinks) and "Not Yet Chet," a salute to the late Chet Atkins that bounces along to that characteristic alternating bass. And "Partington Cove Suite" has a free-flowing Celtic vibe that is in places framed by synth-chord swells.
Using the word "improvisation" in the title of this project is a bit of a stretch-much of the playing is clearly worked out in advance, and even if it weren't, a lot of fingerpicking is pretty formulaic-however, the material clearly demonstrates that Verheyen is a fine, versatile guitarist.
BIOGRAPHY / AMG
by Paul Kohler
Carl Verheyen is probably best known as guitarist for Supertramp, and has also performed with Richard Elliott and Joe Jackson, among many others. An active studio musician, Verheyen has done work for television shows and commercials as well. His first album as a bandleader, 1988's aptly titled No Borders, demonstrated his skills in a wide variety of styles from jazz fusion to rock to country, and included an appearance by celebrated axeman Allan Holdsworth on one track. Verheyen has continued to explore a considerable stylistic range on his albums issued during subsequent years; his releases of the 21st century have included Solo Guitar Improvisations (2001), Six (2003), Rumor Mill (2005), Take One Step (2006), and Trading 8s (2009).
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