Martin Winch - Music For Coffee Lovers (The Best Of Espresso Guitar) (2007)

Tracklist:

01 - Sting Medley - Fragile - It's probably me - Shape of my heart 7:01
02 - Wicked Game 4:09
03 - When We Dance 4:15
04 - Theme to Braveheart 5:47
05 - Fields of Gold 4:15
06 - Gymnopedie # 1 4:25
07 - Ain't No Sunshine 3:41
08 - Promise Unbroken 4:11
09 - Sign Your Name 4:21
10 - Kiss from a Rose 4:37
11 - Change the World 4:03
12 - Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman 3:31

Music for Coffee Lovers is the 'Best Of' Espresso Guitar One and Two. It features guitarist Martin Winch with members of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Espresso Guitar One was released in 1998, instantly went to #1 on the charts and was a triple platinum album. Espresso Guitar Two was the follow up and sold double platinum. Both albums have been unavailable for nearly two years and Music for Coffee Lovers now makes it the best of both. Also with great digi packaging Music for Coffee Lovers is the perfect gift.

Martin Ronald Winch (28 February 1949 – 21 May 2011) was a famous Guitarist, Composer and Recording Artist in New Zealand. Winch's most famous album, Espresso Guitar sold over 80,000 copies in New Zealand alone. Musical arrangement was done by another famous New Zealand musician, Pianist Carl Doy who also produced it. Espresso Guitar enjoyed the number 1 spot on the NZ charts for several weeks, and found wider popularity among fans in Australia and Asia as well. He released five albums of his own; among which 'Music for Coffee Lovers' was another hit too.

Winch's favourite instrument was jazz guitar, but he was equally good at rock, blues, acoustic and electric guitar. He was a well known teacher too, tutoring at the School of Music of the University of Auckland for five years. In recognition of his work spanning over 40 years, the New Zealand Herald in 1999 named Winch one of the Top 10 guitarists New Zealand ever produced. Martin lost his battle with cancer at the age of 62. He died on 21 May 2011. (Wikipedia)