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Richard Leo Johnson: Fingertip Ship
ByRaised in the heart of America, Johnson explores classic and contemporary domestic moods as well as sounds of lands and times far distant, from the traditional Eastern koto-esque minors of "Empitsu No Uta" to the acoustically futuristic "Prometheus Meets The Digital Age." Though Johnson himself once presumed recordings of Leo Kotke and John McLaughlin to be the offerings of one person, it is hard to imagine in Johnson’s own case how ten fingers could produce so many intricate layers of sound. Despite a few selections revealing the impromptu nature of Johnson’s composition through occasional stutter and repetition, Johnson’s Ship sails on rather smoothly for most of the voyage.
Track Listing
1. Hearts of Palm 2. Glidepath 3. Tony Bennett 4. Mother's Day 5. Thirteen Year Emergence Suite: Bluefield 6. Thirteen Year Emergence Suite: Get Funked 7. Thirteen Year Emergence Suite: Cicada 8. Thirteen Year Emergence Suite: The Filing Song 9. Thirteen Year Emergence Suite: Jaco Morocco 10. Thirteen Year Emergence Suite: Synthetic Blues 11. Thirteen Year Emergence Suite: Heart of the Beast 12. Thirteen Year Emergence Suite: Prometheus Meets the Digital Age 13. Thirteen Year Emergence Suite: Empitsu No Uta
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Richard Leo Johnson
guitarAlbum information
Title: Fingertip Ship | Year Released: 2003 | Record Label: Metro Blue
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