V.A. - The Perfect Guitar Collection: 25 Original Albums (2012) [25 CD Box Set]

This guitar compilation provides you with a knock-out collection of full albums by guitar icons such as Lee Ritenour (Captain Fingers), George Benson, Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, John Pizzarelli, G3 and many more. If you’re lucky, you can find this box set for less than € 50,00, so you get a lot of awesome music at a cheap price! The genres range from Jazz, Blues and Rock to Fusion. Great work by great guitarists.

CD01 - Mark Knopfler & Chet Atkins - Neck And Neck (1990)

01. Poor Boy Blues (4:03)
02. Sweet Dreams (3:25)
03. There'll Be Some Changes Made (6:28)
04. Just One Time (4:12)
05. So Soft, Your Goodbye (3:18)
06. Yakety Axe (3:24)
07. Tears (3:54)
08. Tahitian Skies (3:18)
09. I'll See You In My Dreams (2:58)
10. The Next Time I'm In Town (3:22)



CD02 - Michael Bloomfield - Don't Say That I Ain't Your Man! Essential Blues 1964-1969 (1994)

01. I've Got You In The Palm Of My Hand (2:28)
02. Last Night (3:25)
03. Feel So Good (2:56)
04. Goin' Down Slow (3:41)
05. I Got My Mojo Working (2:41)
06. Born In Chicago (3:10)
07. Work Song (7:56)
08. Killing Floor (4:13)
09. Albert's Shuffle (6:56)
10. Stop (4:24)
11. Mary Ann (Live) (5:29)
12. Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong (Live) (11:05)
13. Don't Think About It Baby (Live) (3:36)
14. It Takes Time (Live) (4:09)
15. Carmeleta Skiffle (Live) (5:12)



CD03 - Jorma Kaukonen - Blue Country Heart (2002)

01. Blue Railroad Train (3:44)
02. Just Because (4:15)
03. Blues Stay Away from Me (3:28)
04. Red River Blues (3:24)
05. Bread Line Blues (4:38)
06. Waiting for a Train (3:25)
07. Those Gambler's Blues (3:06)
08. Tom Cat Blues (3:05)
09. Big River Blues (3:00)
10. Prohibition Blues (4:13)
11. I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now (3:27)
12. You and My Old Guitar (2:45)
13. What Are They Doing in Heaven Today? (3:19)



CD04 - Leo Kottke - Standing In My Shoes (1997)

01. Standing In My Shoes (3:59)
02. World Turning (3:59)
03. Dead End (4:16)
04. Vaseline Machine Gun (3:10)
05. Corrina, Corrina (4:20)
06. Realm (3:08)
07. Cripple Creek (3:07)
08. Twice (3:33)
09. Across The Street (3:16)
10. Don't Call Me Ray (3:17)
11. Itchy (2:51)



CD05 - Johnny Winter - Johnny Winter (1969) (Remastered 2004)

01. I'm Yours And I'm Hers (4:31)
02. Be Careful With A Fool (5:16)
03. Dallas (2:49)
04. Mean Mistreater (3:55)
05. Leland Mississippi Blues (3:27)
06. Good Morning Little School Girl (2:46)
07. When You Got A Good Friend (3:42)
08. I'll Drown In My Own Tears (4:46)
09. Back Door Friend (2:58)
10. Country Girl (Previously Unissued Bonus Track) (3:08)
11. Dallas (Previously Unissued Alternate Take) (3:37)
12. Two Steps From The Blues (Previously Unissued Bonus Track) (2:35)



CD06 - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble - Texas Flood (1983) (Remastered 1999)

01. Love Struck Baby (2:23)
02. Pride And Joy (3:40)
03. Texas Flood (5:21)
04. Tell Me (2:48)
05. Testify (3:22)
06. Rude Mood (4:40)
07. Mary Had A Little Lamb (2:47)
08. Dirty Pool (5:02)
09. I'm Cryin' (3:47)
10. Lenny (5:03)
11. SRV Speaks (0:37)
12. Tin Pan Alley (aka Roughest Place In Town) (7:42)
13. Testify (Live) (3:54)
14. Mary Had A Little Lamb (Live) (3:31)
15. Wham! (Live) (4:20)



CD07 - Kenny Burrell - God Bless The Child (1971) (Remastered 2001)

01. Be Yourself (5:56)
02. Love Is The Answer (4:54)
03. Do What You Gotta Do (9:35)
04. A Child Is Born (8:37)
05. God Bless The Child (8:55)
06. Ballad Of The Sad Young Men (New Digital Remix) (2:19)
07. Lost In The Stars (New Digital Remix) (2:27)
08. A Child Is Born (Alternate Take) (7:09)



CD08 - Charlie Byrd - Brazilian Byrd (1965) (Remastered 1994)

01. Jazz 'n' Samba (2:23)
02. Corcovado (2:56)
03. That Look You Wear (2:32)
04. The Girl From Ipanema (2:48)
05. Samba Do Aviao (2:25)
06. Engano (2:25)
07. O Amor (3:12)
08. Dindi (3:57)
09. Sancao Do Amor Demais (2:23)
10. As Praias Desertas (4:05)
11. Samba Torto (2:18)
12. Someone To Light Up My Life (3:14)
13. Engano (2:21)



CD09 - George Benson - The George Benson Cookbook (1966) (Remastered 2001)

01. The Cooker (4:19)
02. Benny's Back (4:12)
03. Bossa Rocka (4:25)
04. All Of Me (2:10)
05. Big Fat Lady (4:44)
06. Benson's Rider (5:37)
07. Ready And Able (3:34)
08. The Borgia Stick (3:09)
09. Return Of The Prodigal Son (2:38)
10. Jumpin' With Symphony Sid (6:36)
11. The Man From Toledo (2:10)
12. Slow Scene (3:14)
13. Let Them Talk (2:54)
14. Goodnight (2:21)



CD10 - Charlie Christian - The Genius Of The Electric Guitar (1972) (Remastered 1987)
Compilation of sides recorded October 1939 to March 1941

01. Rose Room (2:48)
02. Seven Come Eleven (2:47)
03. Till Tom Special (3:02)
04. Gone With 'What' Wind (3:15)
05. Grand Slam (2:52)
06. Six Appeal (3:20)
07. Wholly Cats (3:01)
08. Royal Garden Blues (3:03)
09. As Long As I Live (3:24)
10. Benny's Bugle (3:07)
11. Breakfast Feud (3:07)
12. I Found A New Baby (2:57)
13. Solo Flight (2:48)
14. Blues In B (1:46)
15. Waiting For Benny (5:07)
16. Air Mail Special (3:20)



CD11 - Al Di Meola - Scenario (1983)

01. Mata Hari (6:06)
02. Afrikan Night (4:52)
03. Island Dreamer (4:07)
04. Scenario (4:00)
05. Sequencer (4:08)
06. Cachaca (5:36)
07. Hipnotic Conviction (3:52)
08. Calliope (4:19)
09. Scoundrel (3:45)



CD12 - Jim Hall - Concierto (1975) (Remastered 1987)

01. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (7:07)
02. Two's Blues (3:51)
03. The Answer Is Yes (7:39)
04. Concierto de Aranjuez (19:18)
05. Rock Skippin' (6:12)
06. Unfinished Business (2:38)
07. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (alt.take) (7:29)
08. The Answer Is Yes (alt. take) (5:36)
09. Rock Skippin' (alt. take) (6:03)



CD13 - John McLaughlin - Electric Guitarist (1978) (Remastered)

01. New York on My Mind (5:46)
02. Friendship (7:02)
03. Every Tear From Every Eye (6:53)
04. Do You Hear the Voices You Left Behind? (7:41)
05. Are You the One? Are You the One? (4:43)
06. Phenomenon: Compulsion (3:23)
07. My Foolish Heart (3:24)



CD14 - Django Reinhardt - Djangology (2002)

01. I Saw Stars (3:30)
02. After You've Gone (3:00)
03. Heavy Artillery (3:40)
04. Beyond The Sea (4:16)
05. Minor Swing (2:37)
06. Menilmontant (3:03)
07. Brick Top (3:44)
08. Swing Guitars (2:54)
09. All The Things You Are (2:54)
10. Daphne (2:26)
11. (It's Only A) Paper Moon (2:51)
12. Improvisation on Tchaikovsky's Pathetique (3:44)
13. The World Is Waiting For the Sunrise (2:52)
14. Djangology (2:46)
15. Ou es - tu, mon amour? (Where Are You, My Love?) (3:22)
16. Marie (2:54)
17. I Surrender, Dear (3:45)
18. Hallelujah (3:09)
19. Swing 42 (2:26)
20. I'll Never Be The Same (4:02)
21. Honeysuckle Rose (3:59)
22. Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) (3:11)
23. I Got Rhythm (2:44)



CD15 - Lee Ritenour - Captain Fingers (1977)

01. Captain Fingers (7:06)
02. Dolphin Dreams (7:05)
03. Fly By Night (5:03)
04. Margarita (5:11)
05. Isn't She Lovely (4:34)
06. Space Glide (5:10)
07. Sun Song (6:44)



CD16 - Martin Taylor - Kiss And Tell (1999)

01. Kiss And Tell (5:11)
02. You've Changed (4:48)
03. The Odd Couple (7:53)
04. Garden Of Dreams (6:07)
05. What A Friend We Have In Jesus (0:58)
06. Midnight At The Oasis (3:56)
07. Mona Lisa (4:51)
08. Five-O (6:11)
09. Sun Step (4:14)
10. Ginger (6:38)
11. Midnight Voyage (4:16)
12. The Nearness Of You (4:05)
13. I Should Care (6:25)



CD17 - Peter White - Caravan of Dreams (1996)

01. Caravan of Dreams (6:00)
02. Together Again (5:05)
03. Venice Beach (4:51)
04. Soul Embrace (4:52)
05. Long Ride Home (5:41)
06. Just Another Day (4:40)
07. City of Lights (5:36)
08. Cafe Mystique (3:21)
09. Bittersweet (4:29)
10. Lullaby (2:18)



CD18 - Carlos Santana & Mahavishnu John McLaughlin - Love Devotion Surrender (1973)

01. A Love Supreme (7:51)
02. Naima (3:12)
03. The Life Divine (9:29)
04. Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord (15:45)
05. Meditation (2:51)



CD19 - John Pizzarelli - Our Love Is Here To Stay (1997)

01. Dream (2:49)
02. Our Love Is Here To Stay (5:09)
03. Avalon (4:51)
04. Honey Pie (4:29)
05. The Day I Found You ('The Pollywog Song') (2:58)
06. Kalamazoo (3:32)
07. Have Another One, Not Me (4:04)
08. Little Girl (4:34)
09. Nina Never Knew (3:02)
10. Rhythm Is Our Business (3:24)
11. It's Sunday (3:01)
12. Say Hey Kid (4:16)



CD20 - G3: Joe Satriani, Steve Vai & John Petrucci - Live In Tokyo - 1 (2005)

01. Glasgow Kiss (John Petrucci) (9:18)
02. Damage Control (John Petrucci) (10:31)
03. The Audience Is Listening (Steve Vai) (8:59)
04. Building The Church (Steve Vai) (6:09)
05. K'm-Pee-Du-Wee (Steve Vai) (6:44)



CD21 - G3: Joe Satriani, Steve Vai & John Petrucci - Live In Tokyo - 2 (2005)

01. Up In Flames (Joe Satriani) (8:56)
02. Searching (Joe Satriani) (8:44)
03. War (Joe Satriani) (6:37)
04. Foxey Lady [Jimi Hendrix cover] (G3 Jam) (10:43)
05. La Grange [ZZ Top cover] (G3 Jam) (9:18)
06. Smoke On The Water [Deep Purple cover] (G3 Jam) (10:01)



CD22 - Chet Atkins & Les Paul - Chester & Lester (1976) (Expanded Edition 2007)

01. It's Been A Long, Long Time (3:33)
02. Medley: Moonglow/Picnic (Theme from 'Picnic') (4:45)
03. Caravan (3:19)
04. It Had To Be You (3:34)
05. Out Of Nowhere (3:14)
06. Avalon (6:32)
07. Birth Of The Blues (3:06)
08. Someday Sweetheart (3:22)
09. Deed I Do (2:31)
10. Lover Come Back To Me (2:43)
11. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise (Bonus track) (2:21)
12. You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me (Bonus track) (2:49)
13. Caravan (alternate version) (Bonus track) (3:16)
14. Medley: Moonglow/Picnic (Theme from 'Picnic') (rehearsal version) (Bonus track) (5:16)



CD23 - Andy Summers - Peggy's Blue Skylight (2000)

01. Boogie Stop Shuffle (6:56)
02. Tonight At Noon (5:05)
03. Reincarnation Of A Lovebird (6:26)
04. Opus 3 (5:07)
05. Cumbia Jazz Fusion (0:40)
06. Remember Rockefeller at. Attica (4:09)
07. Peggy's Blue Skylight (5:11)
08. Weird Nightmare (5:35)
09. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat / Where Can A Man Find Peace (5:54)
10. Free Cell Block F (6:04)
11. Self Portrait In Three Colors (3:55)
12. Myself When I Am Real (9:07)



CD24 - Vicente Amigo - Vivencias Imaginadas (1995)

01. Limon De Nata (4:24)
02. El Mandaito (7:01)
03. Ventanas Al Alma (5:34)
04. Mensaje (5:06)
05. Querido Metheny (9:29)
06. De Blanco y Oro (4:39)
07. Vivencias Imaginadas (5:44)
08. Sierra Del Agua (4:49)



CD25 - Michael Hedges - Oracle (1996)

01. The 2nd Law (3:07)
02. Ignition (3:30)
03. Baal T'shuvah (2:12)
04. Dirge (3:31)
05. Jitterboogie (2:40)
06. Oracle (4:10)
07. Gospel (2:22)
08. Tomorrow Never Knows (4:04)
09. Theme from Hatari! (3:21)
10. Aura Muunta (3:00)
11. Jitterboogie (Family version) (2:11)
12. Sofa No. 1 (2:45)
13. When I Was 4 (4:19)
14. What Child Is This (3:08)






























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See also:
V.A. 2004 L'Histoire du Jazz V...zz Vocal, Vol. 1 - (1911-1940)
V.A. 2004 L'Histoire du Jazz V...zz Vocal, Vol. 2 - (1941-1953)