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1987-2018 Acoustic Alchemy - Collection (23CD) [MP3.320kbps.CBR]

1987-2018 Acoustic Alchemy - Collection (23CD) [MP3.320kbps.CBR]

Genre: Smooth Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / New Age
Format: MP3, 320 kbps, CBR [Lame 3.98]
Гитарист Ник Уэбб (род. в 1954 году в Манчестере) в качестве своих главных влияний имел Джона Мартина и Pentangle. В начале 80-х годов он записал один альбом вместе с Саймоном Джеймсом. Другой гитарист Грэг Кармайкл (род. в 1953 году в Лондоне) изучал классическую гитару в Лондонском музыкальном колледже, а затем набирался опыта в работе с различными джазовыми группами. Они встретились в 1976 году, наиграли вместе ряд записей, позже выпущенных на диске "Early Alchemy". Но , поскольку в Британии интереса к ним никто не проявил, пара перебралась в Америку, подписала там контракт с фирмой MCA и выпустила великолепный дебютный альбом "Red Dust and Spanish Lace". Их смесь инструментальной музыки нельзя было отнести ни к одному жанру - там были фолк, джаз, поп, фламенко, а одна из лучших композиций ансамбля "Mr.Crow" являет своего рода китайский рэггей.
Они выпустили на МСА еще два лонгплея , оба они в звучании напоминали "Sky" в его лучшие времена, были наполнены свежестью и возвышенностью. Диск "Reference Point", записанный уже на фирме GRP, был лишен жизненности и блеска своих предшественников, но с появлением в 1991 году альбома "Back to the Case" высокое качество работы было возвращено. К моменту выпуска альбома "Against the Grain" дуэт несколько изменил концепцию в сторону облегченности.
В 1998 г Ник Уэбб умер от рака и группа перестала существовать. В 2000 г. Грэг собрал новый, уже расширенный, состав " Acoustic Alchemy " с музыкантами, с которыми он и Ник и раньше сотрудничали: Терри Дислей (клавишные), Ричард Белл (?) и Майлс Гилдердэйл (гитара). Этим составом и был записан альбом 2000 года "Beautiful Game" . Расширение состава повлекло за собой кардинальное изменение звучания группы: если раньше " Acoustic Alchemy " имел уникальный саунд, сочетавший звучание стальных и нейлоновых струн гитары с великолепной перкуссией и басом, то игра нынешнего состава группы насыщенна электронным звучанием, временами приобретающая эйсид-джазовые оттенки. Это хорошо заметно в композициях "The Panama Cat" и "Trail Blaizer", где гитара Кармайкла с трудом пробивается сквозь плотный частокол электронных барабанных сэмплов синтезатора.

Д И С К О Г Р А Ф И Я
Acoustic Alchemy - 1987 - Red Dust & Spanish Lace
Acoustic Alchemy - 1988 - Natural Elements
Original Release Date: 1988
Label: GRP Records
Time: 00:35:01
01. [4:49] Drake's Drum
02. [3:39] Overnight Sleeper
03. [3:55] Natural Elements
04. [3:51] Casino
05. [5:17] If Only
06. [2:59] Ballad for Kay
07. [5:37] Evil the Weasel
08. [4:47] Late Night Duke Street
Acoustic Alchemy - 1989 - Blue Chip
Original Release Date: 1987
Label: GRP Records
Time: 00:44:05
01. [4:34] Catalina Kiss
02. [3:42] The Blue Chip Bop
03. [4:52] Making Waves
04. [3:59] With You in Mind
05. [4:48] Bright Tiger
06. [4:54] Ariane
07. [4:42] Highland
08. [5:27] Boulder Coaster
09. [3:30] Hearts in Chains
10. [3:37] No More Nachos
Acoustic Alchemy - 1990 - Reference Point
Original Release Date: 1990
Label: GRP Records
Time: 00:38:33
01. [4:30] Reference Point
02. [4:41] Missing Your Touch
03. [4:36] Take Five
04. [4:50] Same Road, Same Reason
05. [4:08] Make My Day
06. [2:57] Caravan of Dreams
07. [5:32] Homecoming
08. [3:26] Cuban Heels
09. [3:31] Lullaby for the First Born
Acoustic Alchemy - 1991 - Back on the Case
Original Release Date: 1991
Label: GRP Records
Time: 00:48:16
01. [3:55] The Alchemist
02. [5:33] Jamaica Heartbeat
03. [4:25] Georgia Peach
04. [6:04] Playing for Time
05. [4:37] When the Lights Go Out
06. [6:36] Clear Air for Miles
07. [4:08] Fire of the Heart
08. [4:03] Freeze Frame
09. [4:00] One the Case
10. [4:55] Break for the Border
Acoustic Alchemy - 1992 - Early Alchemy
Original Release Date: 1992
Label: GRP Records
Time: 00:45:15
01. [4:20] Santiago
02. [1:56] Sarah Victoria
03. [3:22] Last Summer Song
04. [2:39] Slap It Down
05. [3:39] Sira's Song
06. [1:48] Moonstone
07. [4:03] Wind It Up
08. [3:18] Casino
09. [4:40] Little Bercheres
10. [3:06] Amanecer
11. [3:25] Waiting for You
12. [3:23] Return Flight
13. [2:56] Daybreak
14. [2:19] A Dream of Fair Women
Acoustic Alchemy - 1993 - The New Edge
Original Release Date: March 16, 1993
Label: GRP Records
Time: 00:48:05
01. [5:37] Oceans Apart
02. [3:48] The Notting Hill Two Step
03. [4:10] Slow Ride Home
04. [3:47] Cool as a Rule
05. [4:24] Santa Cafe
06. [3:19] Arc en Ciel
07. [6:03] London Skyline
08. [5:15] The Liaison
09. [4:51] Until Always
10. [3:05] Rive Gauche
11. [3:11] Act of Innocence
Acoustic Alchemy - 1994 - Against the Grain
Original Release Date: October 11, 1994
Label: GRP Records
Time: 00:53:18
01. [5:38] Against the Grain
02. [4:54] Lazeez
03. [6:20] A Different Kind of Freedom
04. [5:22] Lady Lynda
05. [4:19] Road Dogs
06. [5:19] Shoot the Loop
07. [5:12] Across the Golden Gate
08. [6:39] Papillon
09. [4:30] Silent Partner
10. [5:05] Nouveau Tango
Acoustic Alchemy - 1994 - Greatest Hits
Original Release: 2007 GRP \ Aviten (Austria)
Time: 01:10:12
01. [05:31] Jamaica Heartbeat
02. [03:53] Lazeez
03. [04:42] Missing Your Touch
04. [03:49] The Notting Hill Two-Step
05. [04:38] Take Five
06. [03:06] Amanecer
07. [03:30] Cool as a Rule
08. [04:27] Silent Partner
09. [04:06] Fire of the Heart
10. [04:40] Little Bercheres
11. [04:52] Until Always
12. [06:34] Clear Air for Miles
13. [05:26] Boulder Coaster
14. [06:05] Plaing for Time
15. [03:06] Rive Gauche
Acoustic Alchemy - 1996 - Arcan'um
Original Release Date: June 18, 1996
Label: GRP Records
Time: 00:54:01
01. [4:50] Columbia
02. [5:42] Homecoming
03. [3:50] Chance Meeting
04. [5:50] Lazeez
05. [3:15] Mr. Chow
06. [4:15] Same Road, Same Reason
07. [6:08] Casino
08. [3:57] Something She Said
09. [3:56] Jamaica Heartbeat
10. [4:24] Catalina Kiss
11. [4:23] Reference Point
12. [3:24] Hearts in Chains
Acoustic Alchemy - 1998 - Positive Thinking
Original Release Date: May 19, 1998
Label: GRP Records
Time: 00:52:34
01. [4:42] Passionelle
02. [4:43] Rainwatching W.I.
03. [5:51] Cadaques
04. [5:12] The Five Card Trick
05. [4:21] Positve Thinking
06. [5:29] The Better Shoes
07. [4:32] Vapour Trails
08. [6:47] Augustrasse 18
09. [4:40] Time Gentlemen Please
10. [6:11] Limited Excess
Acoustic Alchemy - 2000 - The Beautiful Game
Original Release Date: May 23, 2000
Label: Higher Octave Music
Time: 01:02:48
01. [6:41] Angel of the South
02. [5:04] The Panama Cat
03. [5:00] Trail Blazer
04. [5:16] The Beautiful Game
05. [5:03] Hats of Magic
06. [4:43] Tete a Tete
07. [4:20] The Last Flamenco
08. [4:19] Kidstuff
09. [4:34] Big Sky Country
10. [4:11] Hold On to Your Heart
11. [4:39] Jubilation
12. [4:17] Big Sky Country (Nashville version)
13. [4:41] [908 kbps] Trail Blazer (Nashville version)
Acoustic Alchemy - 2001 - AArt
Original Release Date: September 25, 2001
Label: Higher Octave Music
Time: 01:02:18
01. [4:05] Wish You Were Near
02. [4:01] AArt Attack
03. [4:05] Flamoco Loco
04. [5:14] Tuff Puzzle
05. [4:46] Passion Play
06. [4:33] Senjo Wine
07. [3:44] Viva Che
08. [5:36] The Velvet Swing
09. [4:10] Robbie's Revenge
10. [4:14] Love at a Distance
11. [5:10] Code Name Pandora
12. [5:07] Nathan Road
13. [4:56] Cactus Blue
14. [2:34] The Wind of Change
Acoustic Alchemy - 2002 - The Very Best of
Original Release Date: August 27, 2002
Label: GRP Records
Time: 01:16:17
01. [3:08] Mr. Chow
02. [4:36] Catalina Kiss
03. [4:56] Ariane
04. [5:35] Jamaica Heartbeat
05. [3:01] Caravan of Dreams
06. [6:04] Playing for Time
07. [4:54] Lazeez
08. [4:18] The Stone Circle
09. [3:56] The Alchemist
10. [5:20] Shoot the Loop
11. [4:53] Same Road, Same Reason
12. [3:51] Cool as a Rule
13. [4:26] Georgia Peach
14. [3:53] Casino
15. [4:32] Reference Point
16. [8:46] Red Dust and Spanish Lace
Acoustic Alchemy - 2003 - Radio Contact
Original Release Date: June 24, 2003
Label: Higher Octave Music
Time: 01:00:02
01. [5:36] No Messin'
02. [4:49] Milo
03. [5:55] Shelter Island Drive
04. [4:08] Urban Cowboy
05. [5:11] El Camino Del Corazon
06. [5:42] Little Laughter
07. [4:15] Tinderbox
08. [4:29] What Comes Around
09. [2:49] Coffee with Manni
10. [5:21] Shoestring
11. [4:35] Turn The Stars On
12. [3:01] Ya Tebya Lubliu
13. [4:13] Venus Morena
Acoustic Alchemy - 2003 - Sounds of St. Lucia [live]
Original Release: 2003 Image Entertainment (March 11, 2003)
Recorded: 2000 at St. Lucia Jazz Festival by 'BET Television'
Producers: Paxton Baker, Derek Lewis, Bill Plummer
Time: 01:01:55
01. [06:07] Trail Blazer [Gilderdale/Parsons-Morris/Carmichael]
02. [06:26] Playing for Time [Webb/Carmichael/Parsons-Morris]
03. [07:19] Angel of the South [Gilderdale/Carmichael]
04. [05:25] The Beautiful Game [Disley/Carmichael]
05. [04:16] Viva Che [Carmichael/Gilderdale/Felix]
06. [04:17] Cool as a Rule [Webb/Carmichael]
07. [04:41] Red Dust and Spanish Lace [Webb/Carmichael/Parsons-Morris]
08. [07:54] Flamenco Loco [Carmichael/Gilderdale]
09. [02:35] The Wind of Change [Carmichael/Gilderdale/White]
10. [07:02] Augustrasse 18 [Webb/Carmichael/Parsons-Morris/Gilderdale]
11. [08:47] The Panama Cat [Felix/Gilderdale/Carmichael]
12. [06:53] Lazeez [Webb/Carmichael/Parsons-Morris]
Acoustic Alchemy - 2005 - American English
Original Release Date: March 29, 2005
Label: Higher Octave Music
Time: 00:48:43
01. [04:42] The Crossing
02. [03:39] Say Yeah
03. [04:22] So Kylie
04. [04:41] Trinity
05. [04:29] The Detroit Shuffle
06. [03:27] Cherry Hill
07. [04:44] She Speaks American/English
08. [04:49] Lilac Lane
09. [04:09] The 14 Carrot Cafe
10. [03:57] Get Up (Levantar y Bailar)
11. [05:39] The Moon And The Sun
Acoustic Alchemy - 2007 - This Way
Original Release Date: June 5, 2007
Label: Narada Jazz
Time: 00:55:10
01. [04:24] Love Is All There Is
02. [06:36] Ernie
03. [03:56] Who Knows
04. [04:51] Slampop
05. [03:40] Out of Nowhere
06. [04:43] This Way
07. [05:14] Tied Up with String
08. [05:53] Only in My Dreams
09. [05:53] Carlos the King
10. [05:15] Egg
11. [04:46] Now I'm on My Way
Acoustic Alchemy - 2008 - The Very Best of, Vol.2
Original Release: 2008 GRP Records
Time: 01:17:00
01. [05:40] Oceans Apart
02. [03:52] The Notting Hill Two-Step
03. [03:39] Overnight Sleeper
04. [04:44] Missing Your Touch
05. [04:19] Road Dogs
06. [05:39] Against the Grain
07. [06:39] Papillon
08. [03:21] Ricochet
09. [04:13] Slow Ride Home
10. [04:27] The Santa Cafe
11. [06:06] London Skyline
12. [05:22] Lady Lynda
13. [03:29] Cuban Heels
14. [04:03] Freeze Frame
15. [04:37] When the Lights Go Out
16. [03:39] The Rideout
17. [03:11] Act of Innocence
Compilation:
- from 'The New Edge' (1993) - 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 17
- from 'Natural Elements' (1988) - 3
- from 'Reference Point' (1991) - 4, 13
- from 'Against the Grain' (1987) - 5, 6, 7, 12
- from 'Red Dust & Spanish Lace' (1987) - 8, 16
- from 'Back on the Case' (1991) - 14, 15
Acoustic Alchemy - 2011 - Roseland
Original Release: 2011 Heads Up (USA) [HUI-33247-02]
Time: 00:55:58
01. [04:13] Marrakesh
02. [03:47] One for Shorty
03. [04:48] Templemeads
04. [04:41] Marcus
05. [05:23] The Ebor Sound System
06. [04:13] State of the Ark
07. [04:39] Swamp Top
08. [04:37] Sand on Her Toes
09. [03:40] Roseland
10. [04:49] World Stage
11. [03:34] Stealing Hearts
12. [03:33] Right Place Wrong Time
13. [03:55] A Kinder Loving
Acoustic Alchemy - 2014 - Live in London [CD1' UK Onside]
Original Release: 2014 Onside Records (UK) [CDONSIDE02]
Time: 00:61:44
01. [03:59] Homecoming
02. [05:55] Overnight Sleeper
03. [07:06] Angel of the South
04. [07:20] Jamaica Heartbeat
05. [04:44] Roseland
06. [05:29] One for Shorty
07. [07:53] Passion Play
08. [09:04] Ariane
09. [04:43] Band Introductions
10. [05:32] Sand on Her Toes
Acoustic Alchemy - 2014 - Live in London [CD2' UK Onside]
Original Release: 2014 Onside Records (UK) [CDONSIDE02]
Time: 00:54:03
01. [04:14] Marrakesh
02. [05:28] Stone Circle
03. [07:02] A Kinder Loving
04. [07:02] No Messin’
05. [06:48] The Beautiful Game
06. [09:50] Tuff Puzzle
07. [04:40] Templemeads
08. [08:58] Lazeez
Acoustic Alchemy - 2018 - Thirty Three and a Third (33 1/3) [CD' USA OnSide]
Original Release: 2018 OnSide Records (USA) [CDONSIDE 03]
Time: 00:40:42
01. [03:24] East of Babylon
02. [04:01] Carmen's Man
03. [04:23] The Swallow's Tale
04. [04:59] Thirty Three and a Third
05. [03:23] Winter's End
06. [04:10] A Little Closer
07. [05:02] Blues for Mr. Mu
08. [04:55] The Girl with a Plan
09. [02:25] Allemande
10. [01:39] Prelude in D Minor
11. [02:18] The Wind of Change [solo version]
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