category: instrumental country / pop / easy listening

"When I was a teenager, I was blessed with discovering Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed. Today, I'm very lucky to be surrounded by highly talented people who helped me pay tribute to my masters through this project. I'm particularly grateful to my dear friend Jim Nichols for being by mny side again. He's a guitar monster and a country gentleman..." -- Jerome Malaval, France 2003

CD Track Listing

  1. THE MAD RUSSIAN *** (Paul Yandell / Jerry Reed) (2:33)
  2. FIRST RULE OF THUMB (Brent Mason) (2:47)
  3. MY FAVORITE THINGS (Rodgers / Hart) (4:33)
  4. DIZZY FINGERS * (Zez Confrey) (3:23)
  5. BLUESLAND ** (Jerry R. Hubbard) (2:30)
  6. EMILY * (Mercer / Mandel) (4:14)
  7. CASCADE * (Gene Sloan) (2:45)
  8. ARKANSAS TRAVELER * (traditional) (2:29)
  9. GRAB BAG ** (Jerry R. Hubbard) (3:22)
10. MY GYPSY HEART ** (Jerry Reed) (3:13)
11. FIRST BORN ** (Jerry R. Hubbard) (3:08)
12. DREAMING FAIRY TALES ** (Jerry R. Hubbard) (4:34)
13. OVER THE RAINBOW * (Arlen / Harburg) (3:13)

  * adapted by Jerome Malaval from an arr. by Chet Atkins
  ** adapted by Jerome Malaval from an arr. by Jerry Reed
  *** adapted by Jerome Malaval from an arr. by Jerry Reed / Chet Atkins

w/Jim Nichols - guitar solo - tracks 2, 3, 6,
w/Mark Bonnefoy - guitar solo - tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12
w/Franck "Booboo" Biraghi - piano / keyboards - tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12

Total timing: 42:49

Label/No: JM-20030601 (French import)

Release date: 2003