Lou Pallo & Special Guests - Thank You Les

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Numbered, limited edition

Winner of a Gruvy Award, chosen by AnalogPlanet's editor, Michael Fremer, for vinyl records that are musically and sonically outstanding and are also well mastered and pressed. http://www.analogplanet.com/content/gruvy-awards

"This album from guitarist Lou Pallo pays tribute to his late friend and bandmate Les Paul. Titled Thank You Les: A Tribute to Les Paul, the 21-track disc covers a range of styles pop, jazz, country, rock and blues, all tastefully. Pallo sweetened the proceedings by including the contributions of a host of star-studded guitar talent, including Keith Richards, Steve Miller (who wrote the resonant liner notes), Billy Gibbons, Jose Feliciano, Slash, Johnny A, Bucky Pizzarelli, Arlen Roth, Nokie Edwards, Frank Vignola, Bob Leive, Tommy Doyle and Jon Paris. Other artists lending a hand are singers Eddie Brigati, Jr., Blondie Chaplin, Nicki Parrott, Lexie Roth, Melinda Doolittle and members of the Les Paul Trio.

"'Les was my guitar idol, and I was honored to work beside him and call him my friend for so many years,' Pallo says. This tribute allows Les' musicianship and sense of humor to take center stage giving everyone the opportunity to experience the Les Paul we knew well and the music he adored.

"The songs on the album include many of Paul's favorites, along with others from the Great American Songbook. The musical thread that runs throughout the album is the relationship between Les Paul and his longtime friend and rhythm guitarist Lou Pallo, who many credit with helping Paul revitalize his career as a live performer after they first met in 1963 and soon after began performing together.

"From the album's opening track a briskly swinging version of 'Avalon,' featuring the fleet and nifty fretwork of Frank Vignola to the closing cover of 'Over the Rainbow,' it's hard to imagine a more gracious host for all involved than Pallo and the rest of the Les Paul Trio. No one ever overplays their hand or dabbles in self-indulgence. Throughout there seems to be a real sense of camaraderie, all of it originating in love and admiration for Paul. Tribute records of this sort are often thrown-together, so-so affairs, but this one is altogether lovely and inspired." Jazziz Magazine

 

 

Side 1

Avalon *featuring Frank Vignola

Tell Me What’s the Reason *featuring Steve Miller

Caravan *featuring Nokie Edwards

Tennessee Waltz *featuring Nicki Parrott

September Song *featuring Billy F Gibbons

It’s Been a Long, Long Time *featuring Keith Richards

I'm Confessin’ *featuring Bucky Pizzarrelli/Eddie Brigati

Mr. Sandman *featuring Arlen Roth

Side 2

Bésame Mucho *featuring Jose Feliciano

Brazil *featuring Frank Vignola

Vaya Con Dios *featuring Lexie Roth/Arlen Roth

Deep in the Blues *featuring Slash

Nature Boy *featuring Steve Miller

Memories of You *featuring Tommy Doyle

Smile *featuring Blondie Chaplin

Carioca *featuring Frank Vignola

Just One More Chance *featuring Bucky Pizzarrelli

St. Louis Blues *featuring Jon Paris/Bob Leive

Sweet Georgia Brown *featuring Johnny A

Out of Nowhere *featuring Nokie Edwards

Over the Rainbow *featuring Melinda Doolittle

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