History of Now
| History Of Now | ||||
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| Studio album by Preston Reed | ||||
| Released | 2005 | |||
| Recorded | January 10–24, 2005 at StarVu Studios, Savage, Minnesota, USA | |||
| Length | 53:16 | |||
| Label | Outer Bridge Records, OB1004 | |||
| Producer | Preston Reed | |||
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| Alternative Cover | ||||
 Cover of the original release of History of Now | ||||
History of Now is a 2005 album by Preston Reed and was the second release on Reed's own label.[1]
It contains six new compositions — the other eight tracks are re-recorded and sometimes varied interpretations of some of Reed's previously released compositions. Four tracks are from the out-of-print title Border Towns. The song "Corazon" was originally released on the video Preston Reed in Concert.
On this release, Reed performs on solo acoustic, classical, and electric guitars.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| BBC Music Magazine | (no rating)[2] |
| Bridge Guitar Review | (no rating)[3] |
| Jazzwise | (no rating)[4] |
| Jazz Notes | (no rating)[5] |
Jazzwise stated "evocative and vivid, with an understated beauty and a Ry Cooder-like sense of atmospherics in places. His recent collaborations with Arild Andersen and others show a broader and more reflective composer and interpreter than previous..."[4] and BBC Music Magazine stated: "...on this latest album he has opted for the less-is-more approach, applying his mastery of the acoustic and electric axes to a series of gentle but melodic miniatures."[2] In Jazz Notes, Ron Burnett wrote "Reed is capable of astonishing sheets of sound which defy belief in the possibilities of only two hands."[5] Guitar Bridge Reviews wrote the release "shows the diversity and versatility of one of the most talented guitarists in the acoustic guitar circuit."[3]
Track listing
All songs by Preston Reed.
- "Dead Cool" – 3:25
- "Instrument Landing" – 3:29
- "Signal Path" – 3:32
- "Woman in the Tower" – 3:42
- "Chord Melody" – 3:16
- "Radiance" – 2:52
- "Twang Thang" – 3:59
- "False Spring" – 3:48
- "Corazon" – 2:16
- "Franzl's Saw" – 4:57
- "Halfway Home" – 3:37
- "Lost Time" – 5:02
- "Hit the Ground Running" – 3:31
- "Valhalla" – 5:50
Personnel
- Preston Reed – acoustic and electric guitar
- Matt Fink, Steve Hall and Paul Baron – engineers
- Paul Baron – mixing and mastering
References
- ↑ Preston Reed discography at his website. Archived 2008-01-08 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on December 24, 2007.
- 1 2 "History of Now > Review". BBC Music Magazine.
- 1 2 "Review: History of Now". Bridge Guitar Review. November 2005.
- 1 2 McGowan, James (2005). "Review: History of Now". Jazzwise.
- 1 2 Burnett, Ron (November 2005). "Review: History of Now". Jazz Notes.