Large As Life and Twice As Natural

by Davy Graham

Large As Life and Twice As Natural cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: December 1968
  • Label: Decca
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 48:48
  • Community rating: 3.97/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Revered as the godfather of the British folk-baroque movement, the virtuosic guitarist continued his boundless cross-cultural explorations on this exceptionally diverse release. The technically staggering album flawlessly weaves together complex North African modal scales, traditional Celtic structures, and American blues, heavily utilizing his revolutionary DADGAD tuning.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, acoustic, technical, improvisation, folk, instrumental, guitars, traditional

Tracklist

  1. Both Sides Now (6:02)
  2. Bad Boy Blues (2:17)
  3. Tristano (4:00)
  4. Babe, It Ain't No Lie (2:27)
  5. Bruton Town (3:59)
  6. Sunshine Raga (6:19)
  7. Freight Train Blues (4:04)
  8. Jenra (3:10)
  9. Electric Chair (2:45)
  10. Good Morning Blues (5:23)
  11. Beautiful City (2:28)
  12. Blue Raga (5:48)

Credits

  • Davy Graham - primary artist, arranged by, written-by
  • Danny Thompson - bass
  • Jon Hiseman - drums
  • Harold McNair - flute
  • Dick Heckstall-Smith - saxophone
  • Joni Mitchell - written-by
  • Traditional - written-by
  • Fred McDowell - written-by

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