Finger-Style Guitar

by Chet Atkins

Finger-Style Guitar cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1956
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 52:04
  • Community rating: 3.45/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Showcasing the immaculate, highly sophisticated picking technique that would eventually define the commercial Nashville aesthetic, the immensely influential guitarist delivers an exceptionally polished instrumental collection. The repertoire ambitiously bridges traditional country structures with classical compositions and popular standards, completely redefining the electric guitar as a standalone, virtuosic instrument. The remarkably clean, echo-drenched production heavily influenced the next generation of rock, pop, and country instrumentalists.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, melodic, technical, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. Sunrise Serenade (2:49)
  2. Honeysuckle Rose (2:43)
  3. Caravan (3:30)
  4. Mister Sandman (2:20)
  5. Tenderly (3:27)
  6. Minute Waltz (1:49)
  7. Intermezzo (2:35)
  8. Minuet-From French Harpsicord Suite, Prelude From Six Short Preludes (2:32)
  9. Little Rock Getaway (2:21)
  10. Ochi Chomya (Dark Eyes) (2:48)
  11. La Golodrina (The Swallow) (2:50)
  12. Indian Love Call (3:00)
  13. St Louis Blues (3:03)
  14. Alice Blue Gown (2:24)
  15. Malaguena (2:50)
  16. Gavotte in D (1:45)
  17. Waltz in A-Flat (1:52)
  18. Adelita (1:41)
  19. Petite Waltz (2:52)
  20. Liza (2:46)

Credits

  • High Inergy - primary artist
  • Norm Ung - artwork
  • David Shields - bass
  • Greg Middleton - bass
  • James Jamerson - bass
  • Scott Edwards - bass
  • Ernie Fields - contractor [strings], saxophone
  • James Gadson - drums

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