Guitar Solos 2

Guitar Solos 2
Guitar Solos 2
Studio album by various artists
Released	1976
Recorded	December 1975 and January 1976
Genre	Experimental; free improvisation;
Length	48:05
Label	Caroline (UK)
Producer	Fred Frith
Guitar Solos series chronology

Guitar Solos 2 is the second in a series of three albums of improvised guitar solos by various musicians. It was released in the United Kingdom by Caroline Records in 1976, and consists of two guitar solos by Fred Frith, three by Derek Bailey, three by Hans Reichel and one by G. F. Fitzgerald. Frith coordinated and produced the series, which began with his 1974 debut solo album, Guitar Solos.

The two Frith tracks on this album were later included in the 1991 CD reissue of Frith's, Guitar Solos.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

In a review of Guitar Solos 2, and the next album in this series, Guitar Solos 3, Tony Coulter wrote that "[t]raditional guitar playing is most definitely not the focus of these two LPs."^[2] He called these compilations by Frith "an indispensable introduction to the world of freely improvising guitarists."^[2] Coulter added that these albums emphasize extended technique and showcase these guitarists at their best.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by the performer

Side one
No.	Title	Performer	Length
1.	"Water/Struggle/The North"	Fred Frith	11:05
2.	"Only Reflect"	Frith	4:00
3.	"Brixton Winter 1976"	G. F. Fitzgerald	9:40

Side two
No.	Title	Performer	Length
1.	"Avantlore"	Hans Reichel	3:05
2.	"Vain Yookts"	Reichel	3:00
3.	"Donnerkuhle"	Reichel	5:05
4.	"Virginal"	Derek Bailey	6:20
5.	"Praxis"	Bailey	4:00
6.	"The Lost Chord"	Bailey	1:50

Personnel

Fred Frith – guitar
G. F. Fitzgerald – guitar
Hans Reichel – guitar
Derek Bailey – guitar

References

^ Olewnick, Brian. "Guitar Solos 2". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Coulter, Tony (April 1990). "Guitars: Sampling the Samplers". Ear Magazine. Vol. 15, no. 2. New York City: New Wilderness Foundation. p. 53. ISSN 0748-4291. OCLC 10163795.

External links

Guitar Solos 2 at Discogs

[allmusic-1] Olewnick, Brian. "Guitar Solos 2". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[Coulter-2] Coulter, Tony (April 1990). "Guitars: Sampling the Samplers". Ear Magazine. Vol. 15, no. 2. New York City: New Wilderness Foundation. p. 53. ISSN 0748-4291. OCLC 10163795.

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