Instrumental originals for acoustic, electric and synthesizer guitar. Solo fingerstyle to guitar/bass/drum trio , to synth orchestration

15 MP3 Songs
EASY LISTENING: Background Music, JAZZ: Smooth Jazz



Details:
Welcome to âTHE MUSIC WITHINâ my first CD. As a mostly self-taught, acoustic fingerstyle guitarist this CD is both a reflection of my musical ârootsâ and an expression of the music Iâm currently exploring and composing.

There are several purely acoustic, solo fingerstyle tunes here â just me, a guitar, and a couple of good mics.
Some others are composed/arranged in the classic guitar/bass/drum trio style.

Finally, others are orchestrated with a new instrument Iâm exploring, the guitar synthesizer. I can finally play the music I âhear in my headâ and have it voiced as a sax, muted trumpet, string section etc . Amazing !

The Tunes

The Awakening â free form, dream like piece⦠welcome to the CD

Jerryâs Tune â classic fingerstyle, inspired by a Jerry Garcia tune

Creepinâ â started as a chord progression and the rest just happened

Sunday Morning â wrote this as a solo fingerstyle piece several years ago.
This was one of the first tunes I arranged for the synth⦠a favorite !

Peteâs Tune â written years ago, from a Pete Seeger guitar riff

Bassic Training â Iâve recently discovered the electric fretless bass , love it !

Slippery When Wet â started as a chord progression, always goes over well.

Rain â written years ago as a Windham Hill inspired acoustic solo piece. Now embellished with the guitar synth

Swivel Hips â takes a classic chord progression and adds what I hear in my head for a sexy, almost burlesque, melody

Anjiâs Cousin â inspired by the classic âAnjiâ by D. Graham , my musical roots on display here.

Flat Top and Archy â a piece to showcase the complementary voices of the Taylor acoustic and the Eastman Archtop (with a little synth thrown in)

Plagiarism Blues â written years ago also as a solo acoustic piece, just âborrowedâ a bunch of classic blues riffs, hence the title⦠now with the full âbandâ

Blues For b.b. â inspired by some of BB Kingâs music, wish I had his touch and tone

Modulation â a simple but catchy melody, morphed thru different keys

Simple Gifts â a traditional Shaker folk song, simply played


The Instruments & Gear
Acoustic guitar (flat top) â Taylor 714ce
Archtop guitars â Eastman John Pisano, Epiphone Emperor Joe Pass
Electric guitar â Tele custom w/ mahogany body and Rio Grande pickups
Guitar amp (live) â Fender Deville
Bass guitars â Fender P-Bass Deluxe and Stagg Fretless
Synth guitar â Godin Multiac nylon string, thru a Roland GR-20 synthesizer

Mics â Shure SM 57&58 , AKG C1000 & C3000, Oktava MK-012-01
Pre amps â Presonus Blue Tube, and Tech21 Sans Amp
Multi-Track Digital Recorder â ZOOM MRS 1266

Tracks 1-14 written by Kevin Fandel © 2007 all rights reserved
Recorded and produced by Kevin Fandel
PLAYROOM STUDIOS, Framingham, MA

Contact me at www.kevinfandel.com