Les Paul, born in 1915 was not only a superb guitar player whose prowess with the instrument alone would have gained him a place in musical history, but also an innovative guitar designer and technician.
In fact he is perhaps better known as the inventor of the Gibson Les Paul solid body guitar as “modelled” by the likes of Paul McCartney and Slash!
Starting his career playing a more country orientated music he moved on to his jazz style in the 1940’s playing with the likes of Art Tatum, Willie Smith, Billy May, Lionel Hampton, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Nat King Cole, Illinois Jaquet, and J.J.Johnson all of whom are featured here on this superbly re-mastered double CD.
For Collectors attention this disc also uses the original Armed Forces Radio Services broadcasts and for the very first time the AFRS’s announcements are also included!
Remarkably Les Paul is still alive, now well into his nineties but still musically active and as influential as ever, a true musical icon in an age when there are not many of them left.
Settle back and enjoy a genius at work!
CD1
1. Radio Announcement
2. I Found A New Baby
3. Announcement
4. Sweet Lorraine
5. Announcement
6. Rosetta
7. Announcement
8. The Man I Love
9. Announcement
10. Bugle Call Rag
11. Announcement
12. Lester Leaps In
13. Announcement
14. Body And Soul
15. Tea For Two
16. Announcement
17. Blues
18. It Must Be True / Les Paul Speaks
19. How High The Moon
20. Begin The Beguine
CD2
1. Les Paul Speaks / Dream Dust
2. Fine And Dandy
3. Somebody Loves Me
4. Just You, Just Me
5. I Found A New Baby
6. September In The Rain
7. You Ought To Be In Pictures
8. Moten Swing
9. Willow Weep For Me
10. China Stomp
11. Star Dust
12. Honeysuckle Rose
13. I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me
14. Body And Soul
15. Get Happy
16. Sweets
17. These Foolish Things
18. Embraceable You
19. You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
20. Blue Skies
21. Begin The Beguine
22. Steel Guitar Rag
23. Guitar Boogie
24. Moten Swing
