sgcim Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 I just picked up KB's "Blues: The Common Ground" on Verve, and was blown away by his sound and playing on it. It was recorded in 1968, and there's a picture of KB playing his blonde D'Angelico New Yorker on the cover. My favorite KB record is "Night Song" again with a picture of the same guitar on the back cover. I did a search, and KB played that guitar again on the "A Generation Today" LP he made with Phil Woods, yet another of my fave KB LPs. I think we're beginning to see a pattern here... I compared this sound with the stuff he did in the 50s and early 60s on Blue Note and Prestige and found that that stuff doesn't speak to me in the same way that the Verve stuff using that guitar did. He then stopped playing it and switched to a Gibson Super 400 at some point, and again, his sound didn't speak to me in the same way etc.... Can anyone name any other LPs KB made using the D'Angelico? BTW, that very same guitar was sold by KB, and a NY music store was selling it for 75K... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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