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June 18th, 2007
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Martin Taylor
With a name like that you'd have to be a natural guitar player. 
This guy has been around for a while but I just discovered him. He's an amazing Jazz guitarist. You can find him on youtube...
YouTube - Martin Taylor
for example.
His guitar playing is like a piano - strong melody line but with lots a bass runs and stuff. Makes it look easy.
I just wonder, tho' - with his name, what kind of guitar he plays.
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Nice...thanks for the post.
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Go figure,
Plays as well as he's named.
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I'm a huge fan of Martin Taylor, I even wrote his Wikipedia entry. It's a shame he isn't better known but I suppose this is the burden of the jazz musician. None of his videos on YouTube really do him justice but his 'Solo' and 'In Concert' albums are outstanding.
Doug, as far as his guitar, in the '80s he helped develop the Yamaha AEX1500 which he used for many years but for the last 8 or so years he has played the 'Martin Taylor Artistry' custom built by Scottish luthier Mike Vanden which retails for £6,800 or about $14,000CDN. Ouch.
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He's an amazing guitarist. I posted an excerpt from "Green Lady" here it's no. 5 in my last post in the thread.
You'd probably like Pat Methany too. Jazz Mandolin Project is another cool Jazz band with some sweet guitar work. I can't remember the name of the guitarist, but he's awesome.
Martin had MAD skills! He can flat out play.
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Very insightful Wikipedia entry si16. I too thought he was Scots given the amount of times he's gigged in Edinburgh....all of which I've not seen. It's a shame that the Glasgow Jazz Fest is on a 'school' night.
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I discovered him in a round about way - I posted a while ago on rec.audio.pro asking for people's opinions on well produced acoustic guitar albums. One of the albums mentioned was David Grisman's Tone Poems II which I then bought off of iTunes. In my ignorance, I wasn't even aware that David was the mandolin player until I looked into the notes. So that begged the question - who is that fantastic guitar player? Martin Taylor. It's a great album by the way - lots of old classics. ITunes doesn't have many Martin Taylor albums but I did buy his live album.
Si16 - wiki is the first place I looked to find more about Martin - thanks for writing the entry - well done.
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Yeah, saw him when he was here with Tommy Emmanuel. But I wish he'd played like he did in that video on the night. When I saw him he fooled around a bit too much, and I kind of got the feeling that he'd had one too many before coming out on stage. Shame cause he's such a talented musician.
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Originally Posted by Doug
With a name like that you'd have to be a natural guitar player.
This guy has been around for a while but I just discovered him. He's an amazing Jazz guitarist. You can find him on youtube...
YouTube - Martin Taylor
for example.
His guitar playing is like a piano - strong melody line but with lots a bass runs and stuff. Makes it look easy.
I just wonder, tho' - with his name, what kind of guitar he plays. |
Not THAT's the meaning of music right there, imo. I'm a huge fan of any guitarist that plays 4-part harmony. Of course, the running bass lines are pretty cool.
Steve Cass
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Becoming a great guitarist has less to do with fancy moves than it does becoming a master of the basics and learning musicianship.
It's not what you can't do. It's how you play what you already know.
Lessons for the Beginner and Beyond"Rhythm guitar is a trip that alot of people miss" -- Tom Petty
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Very insightful Wikipedia entry si16. I too thought he was Scots given the amount of times he's gigged in Edinburgh....all of which I've not seen. It's a shame that the Glasgow Jazz Fest is on a 'school' night.
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Sano, Martin Taylor is playing a solo gig at the Hub in Edinburgh on Saturday, July 28th. Not a school night so no excuses this time. 
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I discovered him in a round about way - I posted a while ago on rec.audio.pro asking for people's opinions on well produced acoustic guitar albums. One of the albums mentioned was David Grisman's Tone Poems II which I then bought off of iTunes.
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The Tone poems albums are great (Tony Rice plays on Tone Poems I). The idea behind them was to select songs from the 'Great American Songbook' and then play them with vintage guitars and mandolins in the years that the songs were published.
Another album in a similar vein is 'Masterpiece Guitars' with Martin Taylor and Steve Howe. Masterpiece Guitars was the brainchild of Scott Chinery, a multi-millionaire who, before his death, owned probably the finest collection of guitars ever assembled (I believe it was over 1,000). The album showcases over 100 of these guitars and, best of all, has some great music.
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Not THAT's the meaning of music right there, imo. I'm a huge fan of any guitarist that plays 4-part harmony. Of course, the running bass lines are pretty cool.
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Here's another good one - YouTube - Martin Taylor 3
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A very good one, too.
I am totally impressed. I loved it at the end of this one where he tuned his low E to (what sounded like) a D. It added such a touch of class to the tune. Thanks Si. I've become a new Martin Taylor fan. I'm going to learn to play more jazz stuff.
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Si16
I just re read your wiki entry for Martin Taylor. Exceptionally well done. Just want to thank you for doing that.
-Doug
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And what a great job you did on it, a very interesting read.
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Sano, Martin Taylor is playing a solo gig at the Hub in Edinburgh on Saturday, July 28th. Not a school night so no excuses this time. |
Hmm! Confusing to say the least, Glasgow International Jazz Festival say he's playing at the Candleriggs, Glasgow, but Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival 2007 states the Hub. 
I'm going to hunt down a ticket or 2....for Edinburgh's gig....but some people are going to be disappointed. 
Thanks si16.
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And what a great job you did on it, a very interesting read.
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Si16
I just re read your wiki entry for Martin Taylor. Exceptionally well done. Just want to thank you for doing that.
-Doug
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Cheers guys, glad you liked it.
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Sano, It's Glasgow on the 28th June and Edinburgh on 28th July.
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