DANNY GATTON
''HOT ROD GUITAR: THE DANNY GATTON ANTHOLOGY, DISC ONE''
1999
146:01
DISC ONE (76:41)
1 Honeysuckle Rose (Danny & The Fat Boys) (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) 03:28
2 Harlem Nocturne (Danny & The Fat Boys) (Earle H. Hagen) 04:01
3 After Hours (Danny & The Fat Boys) (Erskine Hawkins, Avery Parrish) 05:31
4 Redneck Jazz (Evan Johns) 02:56
5 Sax Fifth Avenue (Victor Harris) 04:06
6 Canadian Sunset (Norman Gimbel, Eddie Heywood) (Live) 11:43
7 Love My Baby (Live) (With Robert Gordon) (Herman Parker) 03:30
8 Lappin It Up (Danny Gatton) 03:20
9 Notchco Blues (Danny Gatton) 07:36
10 Funky Mama (Big John Patton) 05:40
11 Elmira St Boogie (Danny Gatton) 04:04
12 Blues Newburg (Danny Gatton) 04:10
13 Quiet Village (les Baxter) 04:50
14 Dolly's Ditty (Danny Gatton) 03:47
15 One For Lenny (Danny Gatton) 07:54
DISC TWO (69:20)
1 Funhouse (Danny Gatton) 05:29
2 So Good (Danny Gatton, Billy Windsor) 05:24
3 Sun Medley: Mystery Train; My Baby Left Me; That's All Right 05:03 (Arthur Crudup, Herman Parker) 05:03
4 Cruisin' Deuce (Danny Gatton) 03:36
5 Broadway (With Joey DeFrancesco) (Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) 06:08
6 Gearheads (With Joey DeFrancesco) (Joey DeFrancesco, Danny Gatton) 04:44
7 Kindred Spirits (With Joey DeFrancesco) (Danny Gatton) 07:45
8 Poinciana (Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon) 05:46
9 Red Label (Chris Battistone, Danny Gatton) 06:58
10 Gold Rush (Bill Monroe) 06:32
11 Busboy (Danny Gatton) 03:32
12 Linus Lucy; Orange Blossom Medley (Live) (Vince Guaraldi) 08:17
CREDITS/AMG
REVIEW/AMG
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
It's hard to look at Danny Gatton's career and not feel melancholy. As one of the most gifted guitarists of his generation, he always commanded the respect of his peers and critics, but he never was widely celebrated during his life. Nobody will ever know exactly why he chose to take his life at age 49, but there's little question that he left behind some impressive work -- even if it is difficult to listen to his joyous, lively playing and not ponder why he chose suicide. Nevertheless, Hot Rod Guitar: The Danny Gatton Anthology is a glorious tribute to the unsung guitar hero, boasting 30 tracks that vividly illustrate why he was always considered a guitarist's guitarist. The compilers reach back to American Music, his 1975 indie debut with the Fat Boys, then touch on every phase of his career, including such rarities as a live cut with Robert Gordon. Even with such obscurities gracing the collection, Hot Rod Guitar is not a rarities compilation, it's a career history that traces the progression of Gatton's music quite gracefully. Die-hard fans may find a track or two missing, but most of the major pieces are here and all 30 tracks add up to a definitive portrait of a prodigiously talented, boundlessly inventive, and unfortunately tragic guitarist.
BIOGRAPHY/AMG
by Steve Huey
Guitar virtuoso Danny Gatton was known for the incredibly wide stylistic range of his playing; based in rockabilly, Gatton's musical vocabulary included R&B, pop, country, rock, and jazz, all of which he could play effectively. Gatton began playing at age nine, joining his first band, the Lancers, three years later. In 1960, Gatton pursued a jazz direction when he joined the Offbeats, where pianist/organist Dick Heintze proved to be one of Gatton's biggest influences. The band broke up four years later, and Gatton moved to Nashville to get into session work; there he met Roy Buchanan, who briefly became his roommate and taught him more about his instrument of choice. Eventually, Gatton built a reputation as a top-notch guitarist around his native Washington, D.C., area through his club performances. He recorded an album with his backing band the Fat Boys titled American Music in 1975 and followed it with Redneck Jazz in 1978. The band on the latter featured steel guitarist Buddy Emmons, drummer Dave Elliott, and eventual longtime cohorts Evan Johns on vocals and rhythm guitar and John Previti on bass.
Gatton's albums led to offers from other musicians to join their bands. Lowell George extended an invitation after leaving Little Feat, but was found dead two days later. Gatton wound up touring with country singer Roger Miller and rockabilly artist Robert Gordon, giving him national exposure and a growing cult among guitar fans, who traded bootlegs of Gatton concerts. Gatton returned to Washington, D.C., to be near his friends and family while playing up and down the East Coast with several bands and doing session work. When Gatton purchased an old farmhouse in need of expensive renovations in 1988, he decided to pursue his music career more seriously. He released his first solo album since 1978 the next year, Unfinished Business, which drew notices from several guitar-oriented magazines as well as Rolling Stone. Elektra Records signed him during the summer, and he made his major-label debut in 1991 with the tremendously varied instrumental album 88 Elmira St. 1992 saw Gatton's first straight-ahead jazz album, New York Stories, recorded for none other than Blue Note. Gatton toured the nation solo for the first time in 1993 in support of Cruisin' Deuces, but its lack of success, coupled with the departure of A&R man Howard Thompson from Elektra, spelled the end of Gatton's association with the label. Gatton returned to session work to pay the bills, but sustained a further blow when rhythm guitarist Billy Windsor died of a heart attack early in 1994. Gatton collaborated with organ virtuoso Joey DeFrancesco on Relentless in May and toured Europe during the summer. Sadly, on October 4, 1994, Gatton locked himself in his garage and shot himself. He left behind no explanation.
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''HOT ROD GUITAR: THE DANNY GATTON ANTHOLOGY, DISC ONE''
1999
146:01
DISC ONE (76:41)
1 Honeysuckle Rose (Danny & The Fat Boys) (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) 03:28
2 Harlem Nocturne (Danny & The Fat Boys) (Earle H. Hagen) 04:01
3 After Hours (Danny & The Fat Boys) (Erskine Hawkins, Avery Parrish) 05:31
4 Redneck Jazz (Evan Johns) 02:56
5 Sax Fifth Avenue (Victor Harris) 04:06
6 Canadian Sunset (Norman Gimbel, Eddie Heywood) (Live) 11:43
7 Love My Baby (Live) (With Robert Gordon) (Herman Parker) 03:30
8 Lappin It Up (Danny Gatton) 03:20
9 Notchco Blues (Danny Gatton) 07:36
10 Funky Mama (Big John Patton) 05:40
11 Elmira St Boogie (Danny Gatton) 04:04
12 Blues Newburg (Danny Gatton) 04:10
13 Quiet Village (les Baxter) 04:50
14 Dolly's Ditty (Danny Gatton) 03:47
15 One For Lenny (Danny Gatton) 07:54
DISC TWO (69:20)
1 Funhouse (Danny Gatton) 05:29
2 So Good (Danny Gatton, Billy Windsor) 05:24
3 Sun Medley: Mystery Train; My Baby Left Me; That's All Right 05:03 (Arthur Crudup, Herman Parker) 05:03
4 Cruisin' Deuce (Danny Gatton) 03:36
5 Broadway (With Joey DeFrancesco) (Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) 06:08
6 Gearheads (With Joey DeFrancesco) (Joey DeFrancesco, Danny Gatton) 04:44
7 Kindred Spirits (With Joey DeFrancesco) (Danny Gatton) 07:45
8 Poinciana (Buddy Bernier, Nat Simon) 05:46
9 Red Label (Chris Battistone, Danny Gatton) 06:58
10 Gold Rush (Bill Monroe) 06:32
11 Busboy (Danny Gatton) 03:32
12 Linus Lucy; Orange Blossom Medley (Live) (Vince Guaraldi) 08:17
CREDITS/AMG
REVIEW/AMG
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
It's hard to look at Danny Gatton's career and not feel melancholy. As one of the most gifted guitarists of his generation, he always commanded the respect of his peers and critics, but he never was widely celebrated during his life. Nobody will ever know exactly why he chose to take his life at age 49, but there's little question that he left behind some impressive work -- even if it is difficult to listen to his joyous, lively playing and not ponder why he chose suicide. Nevertheless, Hot Rod Guitar: The Danny Gatton Anthology is a glorious tribute to the unsung guitar hero, boasting 30 tracks that vividly illustrate why he was always considered a guitarist's guitarist. The compilers reach back to American Music, his 1975 indie debut with the Fat Boys, then touch on every phase of his career, including such rarities as a live cut with Robert Gordon. Even with such obscurities gracing the collection, Hot Rod Guitar is not a rarities compilation, it's a career history that traces the progression of Gatton's music quite gracefully. Die-hard fans may find a track or two missing, but most of the major pieces are here and all 30 tracks add up to a definitive portrait of a prodigiously talented, boundlessly inventive, and unfortunately tragic guitarist.
BIOGRAPHY/AMG
by Steve Huey
Guitar virtuoso Danny Gatton was known for the incredibly wide stylistic range of his playing; based in rockabilly, Gatton's musical vocabulary included R&B, pop, country, rock, and jazz, all of which he could play effectively. Gatton began playing at age nine, joining his first band, the Lancers, three years later. In 1960, Gatton pursued a jazz direction when he joined the Offbeats, where pianist/organist Dick Heintze proved to be one of Gatton's biggest influences. The band broke up four years later, and Gatton moved to Nashville to get into session work; there he met Roy Buchanan, who briefly became his roommate and taught him more about his instrument of choice. Eventually, Gatton built a reputation as a top-notch guitarist around his native Washington, D.C., area through his club performances. He recorded an album with his backing band the Fat Boys titled American Music in 1975 and followed it with Redneck Jazz in 1978. The band on the latter featured steel guitarist Buddy Emmons, drummer Dave Elliott, and eventual longtime cohorts Evan Johns on vocals and rhythm guitar and John Previti on bass.
Gatton's albums led to offers from other musicians to join their bands. Lowell George extended an invitation after leaving Little Feat, but was found dead two days later. Gatton wound up touring with country singer Roger Miller and rockabilly artist Robert Gordon, giving him national exposure and a growing cult among guitar fans, who traded bootlegs of Gatton concerts. Gatton returned to Washington, D.C., to be near his friends and family while playing up and down the East Coast with several bands and doing session work. When Gatton purchased an old farmhouse in need of expensive renovations in 1988, he decided to pursue his music career more seriously. He released his first solo album since 1978 the next year, Unfinished Business, which drew notices from several guitar-oriented magazines as well as Rolling Stone. Elektra Records signed him during the summer, and he made his major-label debut in 1991 with the tremendously varied instrumental album 88 Elmira St. 1992 saw Gatton's first straight-ahead jazz album, New York Stories, recorded for none other than Blue Note. Gatton toured the nation solo for the first time in 1993 in support of Cruisin' Deuces, but its lack of success, coupled with the departure of A&R man Howard Thompson from Elektra, spelled the end of Gatton's association with the label. Gatton returned to session work to pay the bills, but sustained a further blow when rhythm guitarist Billy Windsor died of a heart attack early in 1994. Gatton collaborated with organ virtuoso Joey DeFrancesco on Relentless in May and toured Europe during the summer. Sadly, on October 4, 1994, Gatton locked himself in his garage and shot himself. He left behind no explanation.
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