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Topic: Steel Guitar Romantic World - recording info?? |
John Groover McDuffie
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LA California, USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2007 9:18 am |
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Does anyone have any info on the recording of this record, such as:
What guitar would JB have been using?
Who were the sidemen on the sessions?
Where was it recorded?
FWIW I LOVE this record! (Just bought a cassette from b0b - thanks b0b.)
Last edited by John Groover McDuffie on 14 Apr 2007 12:48 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Eddie Cunningham
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Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2007 12:11 pm Romantic World Info !!
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| I'm reading off the orig. record produced by Tom Bradshaw of Calif. , Jerry used his 7 string Rick. ,all the background music was recorded in Japan and tapes sent to Jerry in Nashville where he did the final recording in his Diatonic tuning in March & April of 1970. No amp was mentioned ! Hope this is helpful to you !! Eddie "C" - old J B fan !! |
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John Groover McDuffie
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LA California, USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2007 12:46 pm 7 string Rick
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Eddie Cunningham
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Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2007 1:40 pm Not Fry Pan !! ??
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| Hi John !! As far as I know that 7 string Rick. was the Bakelite type . I'm pretty sure !! Was a nice recording in a different sounding style !! Eddie "C" |
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Terry Wood
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Lebanon, MO
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Posted 16 Apr 2007 9:11 am
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Eddie has the right info on it. It was a Bakelite and Jerry Byrd said it was probably the most difficult thing he ever recorded! It is my favorite recording of Jerry Byrd's. In my opinion he done an absolute flawless effort on the project. Because of the musical arrangements it would have been very difficult to record.
Eastern/Asian music is much different than ours. My wife is Ameriasian and we listen to lots of Asian music. Also, I have sit in a few times playing pedal steel with an all Asian band. Their music is often in minor keys. They play alot of minors and few major chords in their melodies. This is a real trip for a person such as myself, who grew up playing Country/Western Swing/Bluegrass/Gospel music. I recorded two Vietnamese songs on the steel guitar and they took me days to learn and workout the melodies.
Back to the Master Jerry Byrd, he done it up right on this L.P./ cassette. I hope they re-release on CD someday.
Hope this helps alittle.
GOD bless!
Terry Wood |
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Chuck S. Lettes
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Denver, Colorado
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Posted 16 Apr 2007 12:36 pm
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I agree with Terry. Romantic World is my favorite Jerry Byrd recording. It's so different from his other studio efforts, but he always sounds like Jerry. His harmonics on this recording still amaze me.
Chuck |
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Don Kona Woods
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Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 16 Apr 2007 4:02 pm MANY THANKS to you Don.
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Thanks for the LINK........ I'm so glad there is still so much interest in the unique music that JERRY BYRD recorded.
What a lot of folks might not realize, is that JERRY 'produced' many albums for other artists and on the many radio/tv programs on which he appeared, he was the "leader". That should speak volume about the man's abilities as a musician. |
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Don Kona Woods
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Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Posted 17 Apr 2007 12:48 am
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John asks:
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Eddie says
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| I'm reading off the orig. record produced by Tom Bradshaw of Calif. |
The following information is from a reliable source. The original record was issued in Japan under the Monument label. Tom Bradshaw's was a re-issue under his own label.
Aloha, 
Don |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Posted 17 Apr 2007 7:47 am
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Some steel guitar players have criticized this record as bland, easy listening music. That's probably because of the arrangements and because the songs are Japanese songs that are unfamiliar to most of us. I love it! Jerry's beautiful tone and strong harmonics are right there, as always.
Here are the liner notes from Tom Bradshaw's reissue of Steel Guitar Romantic World:
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This album deserves some explanation, and not just because the Japanese language isn't easily translated into English. Jerry views this recording as his most difficult. The background music was sent to him on tape. He had never heard any of the tunes, which were Japanese pop and folk music. He learned the melodies and then created his own interpretive improvisation for the necessary secondary renditions.
The technical expertise Jerry demonstrates here is truly profound, with critics recognizing the music's difficulty, prompting them to say his effort is the finest example of steel guitar artistry ever recorded. There is no Hawaiian or other delivery common to the steel guitar, except it is unmistakably Byrd. Every bar movement, be it a tone bend or gliss, comes from the feeling this incredible player has for the music he was selected to interpret with his guitar. Because musical tastes differ, some difficulty may be experienced for the listener who concludes this to be apart from what he or she is accustomed to hearing. Several listening episodes are needed before appreciation is likely to follow. |
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Terry Wood
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Lebanon, MO
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Posted 17 Apr 2007 12:29 pm
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Something else I would like to add to this thread. If you haven't read his biography titled It Was a Trip: On The Wings of Music," you need to get a copy. Several people sell the book. I ordered my copy through Amazon.com. It is easy reading, very informative and well worth the cost of the book.
Next, I also recommend Don Helms biography titled "Settin' the Woods on Fire." I am grateful that both Jerry and Don released these biographies. Both men done so much for steel guitar and steel players.
GOD bless!
Terry Wood |
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