•This is the first original anthology of Tokio Uchida who is well known for his many books about acoustic guitar playing and for supervising videos. This long-awaited solo album is full up with essences of acoustic guitar music such as blues, ragtime, new age, ethnic music and so on! A lot of exciting, romantic and queer guitar instrumentals hold your hearts tight!
*And also the complete tab/music book(TAB•BK-1001) for this album is on sale. This solid tab/music book includes the explanations of techniques, the episodes of tunes (written in Japanese), the favorite photos, the exercise for fingerpicking, etc..
Titles include: 1. Medley: Prelude Of TAB Label / Requiem For Uncle Body, 2. Sea Gull, 3. Blake's Stumbling Rag Special (MP3 / 940K), 4. In The Bermuda Triangle, 5. Beef Bowl, 6. Medley: Prety Polly / Shade Grove / East Virginia (MP3 / 940K), 7. Princesses In Separta, 8. Lonely Night Journey, 9. Coconuts Clash (MP3/940K), 10. The March Of Catfishes, 11. Tribute To Rev. Gary Davis, 12. Thanks To Stefan, 13. See You Soon (MP3 / 940K)
= = = Words of cheer from Stefan Grossman who is Tokio's guitar teacher! = = =
"I've known Tokio for many years. He is a great guitarist who has taken American guitar styles and techniques and has merged these with his own individual Japanese perspectives to create evocative and exciting instrumentals. He has a highly individual style that continues to develop and evolve. Tokio is that rare musician who can perform as well as teach" - Stefan Grossman
•Some of Tokio's acoustic guitar instrumentals were used for the degital satellite-broadcasting program "Fly-Fishing Area Guide" by the major outdoor-life magazine "Be-Pal" (Shogakukan). The new tunes have been picked out from them and recorded on this CD. This is Tokio's second album. It features 12 acoustic guitar solos, including the title tune "Memory of Trout Fishing", the famous ragtime tune "The Entertainer", O'Carolan's "Lord Inchiquin", reputable "Burg Blues" which is the opening demonstration of his best-seller video "The Essences Of Acoustic Blues Guitar".
*Also the complete tab/music book(TAB•BK-2001) for this album is on sale. This solid tab/music book includes the explanations of techniques, the episodes of tunes (written in Japanese), the favorite photos, the exercise for fingerpicking Vol.2, etc..
Titles include: 1. Memory Of Trout Fishing (MP3 / 944K), 2. Will The Circle Be Unbroken?, 3. Appalachian Mood, 4. Medley: Blind Mary / Lord Inchiquin, 5. Vestapol, 6. BURG Blues, 7. The Kindergraten, 8. Evening Rise (MP3 / 944K), 9. Amazing Grace, 10. The Entertainer (MP3 / 940K), 11. Chalk Stream (MP3 / 940K), 12. GO Fly-Fishing
•This is Tokio Uchida's third acoustic guitar instrumental album which conveys his great zeal for acoustic blues. He has learned a lot of guitar styles & techniques of legendary bluesmen like Blind Blake, Gary Davis, Blind Boy Fuller, Lightnin' Hopkins, Lonnie Johnson, Tampa Red and others. In this albumn, he plays the original tunes to which such styles and techniques are applied and the standerds such as "Georgia On My Mind", "St. Louis Blues", "Corina, Corina", etc. in his own pure fingerstyle playing! 14 tunes including two bonus tracks of jam sessions with Bob Brozman and Duck Baker are recorded on it!
*Also the complete tab/music book(TAB•BK-1009) for this album is on sale. Tokio transcribed the themes and variations exactly and explained(written in Japanese) the techniques in detail himself. Please be soaked in the world of fingerstyle blues guitar.
Titles include: 1. Thanks To Stefan#2, 2. St. Louis Blues (MP3 / 940K), 3. Raggin' Slow Blues In C, 4. G Rag Paradise, 5. Durham Meeting (MP3 / 940K), 6. Georgia On My Mind, 7. Lonnies Mystique, 8. Lightmin' In Mississippi, 9. Black Eye Blues, 10. Corrina1 Corrina, 11. Kawazu, 12. The Sun Sinking Into The Sea (MP3 / 940K), Bonus Tracks:13. Big Bill's Shuffle(with Duck Baker), 14. Charley Patton Jam Session(w/Bob Brozman) (MP3 / 940K)
•This is Tokio Uchida's 4th acoustic guitar instrumental album which covers his wide variety of repertoire from beautiful healing tunes to haunting bluesy ones, which were expanded on his consistent musical roots. His original tunes such as Acoustic Delights and Big Salamander, popular standards such as Stardust and Tennessee Waltz and classic rag Maple Leaf Rag are featured. The pure acoustic sound will penetrate your heart deeply!
*Also the complete tab/music book(TAB•BK-1012) for this album is on sale. Tokio transcribed the themes and variations exactly and explained(written in Japanese) the techniques in detail himself.
Titles include: 1. The Voice Of The Wind (MP3 / 1.1MB), 2. Just A Closer Walk With Thee, 3. Stardust, 4. Maple Leaf Rag (MP3 / 1.1MB), 5. King Solomon Hill's Ambition, 6. Acoustic Delights, 7. Big Salamander (MP3 / 1.1MB), 8. Tennessee Waltz, 9. Premonition Blues/Old Country Rock Variation, 10. Esperance Minuet/The Beau Stratagem, 11. Danny Boy (Londondery Air), 12. Afterglow Slide/Jumping Bean (MP3 / 1.1MB), 13. Memory Of Trout Fishing-celebration version-
< TAB•CD-1012 > price with tax 2,940 yen (price without tax 2,800 yen)
•This is Tokio Uchida's 5th CD which is the acoustic fingerstyle blues instrumental album. It covers his wide variety of repertoire from the twelve string guitar boogie " A Boogie" to the bouncy rags such as "Island Village" and "Blake's Dream", the country fingerpicking standard "I'll See You In My Dreams" and the resonator slide tune "Tight Match" which is dedicated to the legendary tough professional wrestling game of Tokio's hero Giant Baba and Dory Funk Jr. And it features two bonus tracks from his live sessions with AKI and Shun Komatsubara.
Titles include: 1. Blue Prelude, 2. Island Village (MP3 / 1.3MB), 3. New Mississippi Blues, 4. When The Trumpet Of The Lord Shall Sound, 5. Tight Match (MP3 / 1.3MB), 6. Tribute To Clifford (MP3 / 1.3MB), 7. Potato Vodka Blues, 8. Crossnote Skippy Blues, 9. Blake's Dream, 10. A Boogie, 11. I'll See You In My Dreams, 12. One Kind Favor, 13. Retrospect (MP3 / 1.3MB), < bonus "live" tracks >: 14. Improvisational Session (w/AKI), 15. See You Soon (w/Shun Komatsubara)