Solo guitar · 2013

My World on Six Strings

Greg’s first solo guitar album.

Original arrangements for solo guitar

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Original release2013
Tracks8 · 49 min

About the album

Greg’s first solo guitar album blends a pre-composed classical style with improvisational jazz on original interpretations of songs from The Great American Songbook, highlighting a fat, rich guitar sound, lilting lines, lush chords, an impeccable sense of time, and a truly unique compositional approach.

The album grew out of Greg’s DMA lecture-recital at the Eastman School of Music, “Arranging Topics for Solo Jazz Guitar: How to Write for the Guitar Instead of Just Playing What You Know,” presented March 22, 2013 in Howard Hanson Hall. It was nominated among the best DMA lectures of the year.

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Track list

  1. 01I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face6:52
  2. 02Polka Dots and Moonbeams6:16
  3. 03Misty6:21
  4. 04Nature Boy / Black Orpheus5:40
  5. 05Darn That Dream6:27
  6. 06There'll Never Be Another You6:07
  7. 07Wave5:19
  8. 08Someone To Watch Over Me6:08

Recital Poster

Press kitRecital PosterPDF · 1 page

Where this album began

DMA Lecture-Recital, Eastman School of Music (full, about 1 hour)

“Arranging Topics for Solo Jazz Guitar: How to Write for the Guitar Instead of Just Playing What You Know” · Howard Hanson Hall, Eastman School of Music · March 22, 2013 · Includes a performance at the end.

Duration: about 1 hour

Reviews

What the critics said

“…a total orchestra, the complete package… I love his arrangements!”
Gene Bertoncini

Promotional Material

Original 2013 CD cover

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Lecture-recital poster