Hat

by Davy Graham

Hat cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1969
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 34:25
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The highly influential British guitarist continues his cross-cultural explorations, integrating blues, jazz, and Eastern modes into standard acoustic folk frameworks. The virtuosity of his fingerpicking and diverse repertoire solidifies his foundational role in the development of the folk baroque style.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, folk, guitars, british, retro, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Getting Better (2:01)
  2. Lotus Blossom (2:27)
  3. I'm Ready (2:30)
  4. Buhaina Chant (2:32)
  5. Homeward Bound (2:19)
  6. Love Is Pleasing (2:14)
  7. Hornpipe For Harpsichord Played Upon Guitar (1:29)
  8. Down Along The Cove (2:11)
  9. Hoochie Coochie Man (3:36)
  10. Stan's Guitar (2:21)
  11. Pretty Polly (3:24)
  12. Bulgarian Dance (3:19)
  13. I Am A Rock (2:18)
  14. Oliver (1:37)

Credits

  • Davy Graham - primary artist, sleeve notes, vocals, guitar, arranged by, written-by
  • Danny Thompson - bass
  • John Spooner - drums
  • Lennon-McCartney - written-by
  • Billy Strayhorn - written-by
  • Willie Dixon - written-by
  • Art Blakey - written-by
  • Paul Simon - written-by

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