ALBUM:
Well Strung & Solo
TAYLOR USED:
812-C
SONG CLIPS:
Change of Heart
28k | 56K
Beautiful Boy
28k | 56K
CONTACT INFO:
Slice of Pie Music
33 Stonegate Drive
Southbury,
CT 06488
Web:
www. ptpie. com/ well strung .html
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When the liner notes on a solo CD indicate that it was recorded with no overdubbing, it's usually to underscore that the player required no studio
magic to achieve impressive results. On Well Strung & Solo, by Southbury, Connecticut's Pete Miserendino, it states that "Pete performed all these
songs on one 6-string acoustic guitar in one take. No double-tracking. No overdubbing. No tricks." After several listens, the disclaimer reads not
as veiled boasting but as pure reverence for the glories of unadorned solo guitar, because that's what comes across in the music. Crisp chording,
jazzy voicings, lovingly unfurled melodies, and flawless bass-rhythm-melody coordination illuminate the original material and provide graceful,
evocative perspectives on John Lennon's "Beautiful Boy," several Meredith Wilson compositions, and Dale Evans' cowgirl classic, "Happy Trails."
In an interview, Miserendino claimed that he initially "recorded the entire album . . . on analog equipment in a professional studio," but was
"disappointed in the lack of presence . . . It was about this time that I fell head-over-heels in love with a Taylor 812-C. I swallowed hard and
made the decision to re-record the project myself with digital equipment, using the Taylor exclusively." The results, he concluded, were "like
night and day." Very nice stuff.
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