[elmer_42]

Recently I found an album by the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet called Air & Ground (I'm listening to it right now actually) and I'm finding it to be quite a pleasant CD. I think the most similar thing I have to it right now is Eric Clapton's Unplugged, but can anybody recommend some guitar-only albums? I would really like to find some more of this stuff. It's great to sit in a quiet place with this album and a book.

 

[krmathis]

Two albums worth checking out. I love them both!
Nils Lofgren - "Acoustic Live"
William Ackerman - "Returning"

 

[Uncle Erik]

Try Leo Kottke's "6 & 12 String Guitar" album, sometimes referred to as the Armadillo Album. Just great - one of my favorites. You might also enjoy Tal Farlow and Django Reinhardt. Check them out.

 

[Moocher]

I've just recently discovered Preston Reed. No final opinion or album recommendations yet, but I like what little I've heard. Reminds me of Michael Hedges, but I got tired of him.

Mooch

 

[xodeuce]

California Guitar Trio - Pathways
California Guitar Trio - White Water
David Lamotte - Corners
David Lamotte - Hard Earned Smile
Pat Metheny - One Quiet Night
Philip Hii - Chopin Nocturnes

These are my go-to discs for guitar music. The Philip Hii has some lovers and haters out there. I like it, but there's certainly better out there. The CGT discs image really well, you can pick out all three guitarists on the stage. David Lamotte is a singer / songwriter, so it may not qualify as pure guitar, but it's good stuff as well. Pat Metheny's disc is really good. Some of the best sounding baritone guitar I've heard.

 

[Kees]

Friday night in San Fransisco.

 

[fraseyboy]

Michael Hedges - Aerial Boundaries is both a fantastic album AND has amazingly incredibly fantasticly wow sound quality.

 

[Sathimas]

Nucleus Torn - Kraehenkoenigin

4 Solo Acoustic Guitar pieces, about 20 minutes.
It's only aviable on vinyl ... really great atmosphere

 

[appophylite]

Quote:

Originally Posted by fraseyboy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Michael Hedges - Aerial Boundaries is both a fantastic album AND has amazingly incredibly fantasticly wow sound quality.

I very much agree with that!

Another of my favorites for acoustic guitar album is Andy Mckee. A lot of his stuff can be seen on youtube and my favorite is his album Art Of Motion. Here's a link to the title song:

YouTube - Andy Mckee - Art of Motion - Guitar - www.candyrat.com

 

[Hadden]

Don Ross, Passion Sessions or Bearing Straight

 

[Hadden]

Quote:

Originally Posted by appophylite /img/forum/go_quote.gif YouTube - Andy Mckee - Art of Motion - Guitar - www.candyrat.com

Thanks for posting this! A fine fine player. I checked out Drifting as well. Wonderful. Great groove.

 

[BigEat]

Guitars and Other Cathedrals - Adrian Legg or let's make it easy, anything by Doyle Dykes.

 

[tru blu]

Maybe try something Brazilian?

Luiz Bonfá

Solo in Rio 1959


João Gilberto (good luck finding the first two)

João Gilberto

O Amor, O Sorriso e a Flor

In Tokyo

Live in Montreux


Caetano Veloso

Caetano Veloso (the one from the '80s, not the '60s)

 

[krmathis]

Some great suggestions here. Definitely going to check them all out...

 

[andyalfa]

A couple I enjoy are Solid Air by John Martyn and Blues Singer by Buddy Guy.