Product Description

Sandy Bull is known for some of the first extended instrumental compositions for guitar that incorporated elements of folk, jazz, and Indian and Arabic-influenced dronish modes. This album, taken from two nights of performances in February 1969 recorded at San Francisco's legendary Matrix, finds Bull experimenting with guitar electronics, as well as working out on the acoustic instruments that were the mainstay of his Vanguard Records Fantasias and Inventions albums. Packaging features rare photos and detailed liner notes.

Track Listing

1. Introduction
2. Bouree
3. No Deposit, No Return Blues
4. Manha de Carnaval
5. Improvisation for Oud 1
6. Electric Blend 1
7. Improvisation for Oud 2
8. Memphis, Tennessee
9. Electric Blend 2

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #265169 in Music
• Released on: 2006-10-09
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Dimensions: .12 pounds

Customer Reviews

Sandy Bull: the best guitarist/string player you never heard of
I was in college in the SF bay area in 1966 or 1967 when I first heard Sandy Bull on the radio...(KSAN, maybe?) when the DJ played "Blend", the longest song I had ever heard on the radio to that time. I was mesmerized, stupefied even...I was a guitar player myself, and he quickly entered my Pantheon of guitar gods. My only disappointment about Sandy Bull was that I never had the opportunity to see him live, and in fact, by the time he made the recording at the Matrix, he was probably compromised by a long-time drug addiction, and parts of this recording seem to evidence that. Notwithstanding, his skill was prodigious and he influenced many other players. The re-issue called "Re-Inventions" has a great deal worth listening to, and would make a great companion to this live recording.

Fond memories of a pioneer
Sandy Bull made fine music. He played a variety of guitar-related string instruments and wove dreamscapes with them. This album is not the place to be introduced to his work, nor is it the best of his work. For a fan, I am one, it is an interesting bit of lore, a curiosity. Try one of his all-too-few Vanguard releases, especially "Inventions" if you want to hear Sandy in full.