Earl Klugh - Late Night Guitar (1980)

Tracklist

01 - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
02 - Nice To Be Around (Nice To Have Around)
03 - Like A Lover
04 - Laura
05 - Jamaica Farewell
06 - Tenderly
07 - Mona Lisa
08 - Triste
09 - Two For The Road
10 - Mirabella
11 - Lisbon Antiqua
12 - A Time For Love
13 - I'll Never Say Goodbye (The Promise)

personnel :

Earl Klugh - acoustic guitar
Dave Matthews - conductor
David Tofani - tenor saxophone
Ronnie Cuber - baritone saxophone
John Gatchell - trumpet
Joe Shepley - trumpet
Sam Burtis - trombone
Philip Bodner- woodwinds
Walter Kane - woodwinds
Richard Sortomme - violin
Regis Landiorio - violin
Richard Maximoff - viola
Theodore Israel - viola
Jonathan Abramowitz - cello
Gloria Agostini - harp
Davis Friedman - vibraphone, percussion
Ken Ascher - electric piano
David Spinozza - guitar
Marcus Miller - electric bass
Dr. Gibbs - percussion
Jose Madera - percussion
Michael Collazo - percussion

This is the perfect setting for acoustic guitarist Earl Klugh, playing strong melodies (including such standards as "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," "Laura," "Mona Lisa," and "Two for the Road") while joined by strings and several horns in an orchestra arranged and conducted by David Matthews. As usual for a Klugh session, the guitarist sticks mostly to the themes and does not improvise much, as he never considered himself a jazz player; but the overall effect is quite pleasing. ~ Scott Yanow