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Acoustic Alchemy - This Way [2007]

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Acoustic Alchemy are the British acoustic guitar duo of Greg Carmichael and Miles Gilderdale, and with "This Way" they are celebrating a remarkable two decades since their debut with 1987's Red Dust. For all this time they have been a quiet phenomenon, constantly topping the jazz charts in the USA, being nominated for GRAMMY's and touring the world. Following the pop-soul vibe of 2005's "American English", the duo have delivered their most aggressive and swinging, hard rocking and artfully jazzy disc to date. The regular touring/recording band of Terry Disley, Snake Davis, Fred White, Julian Crampton and Greg Grainger are joined by guests such as the buzz-of-today pianist Neil Cowley, trumpeter Rick Braun, saxman Jeff Kashiwa and, on the reggae-tinged Ernie, the great Specials Trombonist, Dennis Rollins. Just two tracks, "Out of Nowhere" and "This Way" feature only the duo - the rest are a fine mix of old-school soul/jazz, funk, reggae, and rock with a mixture of electric guitars, acoustic guitars and the horn section all combining to create a smooth but completely passionate album of classy jazzy guitar music.
















Acoustic Alchemy - American English [2005]

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This is most likely the best effort from Acoustic Alchemy. Its so good, you can just let it play, well almost. The recording quality is excellant, and the compositions are original.Its simply sweet music that warrants inclusion in your smooth jazz music collection.Some real treats here like "Detroit Shuffle", "Say Yeah", and "Carrot Cafe" is a whole new AA groove. Soothing, energizing...there's not much music like this these days, so get it!


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