Specifications:
acoustic (steel string) solo fingerstyle guitar (w/cello & occasional percussion accompaniment)
category: instrumental country / blues / folk
Album review:
"Bill Mize has done fantastic work for over a decade now, but is rarely mentioned with some of the fingerstyle greats (e.g. Doyle Dykes, Laurence Juber, Alex de Grassi). This is a shame, because few produce Mize's fantastic tone, have his strong sense of melody, and are as capable of creating both great originals and unique arrangements of others' work.
This CD features grooves, '50's ballads, a blues jam, and fantastic covers of "Take me to the River" and "Come Together." Martha Jacobs contributes cello to much of the CD, giving a beautifully ominous touch to "Miasma" and a haunting take on the melody to "The Water is Wide." "Icawojaya" is an interesting blues jam between acoustic fingerstyle and cello that is certainly unique. Maybe one day Mize will get the recognition he deserves." -- A Music Fan (Knoxville, TN)
CD Track Listing
All compositions by Bill Mize except where noted
1. Coastin' (5:14)
2. Soulmate (4:24)
3. Spring Fever (5:03)
4. Torch (5:01)
5. Icawojaya (Mize / Jacobs) (4:08)
6. Miasma (4:33)
7. Take Me To The River (Green / Hodges) (4:19)
8. Come Together (Lennon / McCartney) (4:42)
9. The Water Is Wide (traditional) (3:54)
Total timing: 41:20
Label/No: Moon Pie In The Sky Music 003
Release date: 1998
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