Noel Boggs - Very Best of Noel Boggs
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Track List: Very Best of Noel Boggs
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- Steel Guitar Rag - The Noel Boggs Quintet
- Cherokee - The Noel Boggs Trio
- Steelin' Home - The Noel Boggs Quintet
- Wabash Blues - The Noel Boggs Trio
- Lover - The Noel Boggs Trio
- Beer Barrel Polka - The Noel Boggs Quintet
- Coquette (AKA Little Coquette) - The Noel Boggs Quintet
- Caravan - The Noel Boggs Quintet
- September Song - The Noel Boggs Quintet
- Paradise Isle - The Noel Boggs Quintet
- Tenderly - The Noel Boggs Quintet
- Beautiful Ohio - The Noel Boggs Quintet
- Magic Isle - The Noel Boggs Quintet
- The Birth Of The Blues - The Noel Boggs Quintet
- Perdido - The Noel Boggs Quintet
- Dardenella - The Noel Boggs Trio
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Album Details: Very Best of Noel Boggs
- Release Date:
- 07/25/2000
- Label:
- Varese Records
- UPC:
- 030206613827
Pro Reviews: Very Best of Noel Boggs
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews The only extant collection of Boggs' solo career on CD, The Very Best of Noel Boggs is made up of a dozen recordings by his quintet from 1958, augmented by four performances by his trio six years later, all recorded for Jimmy Wakely's Shasta Records. Boggs' own "Steelin' Home" takes the greatest advantage of the steel guitar as a pure instrument, with a slashing sound that isn't exploited often elsewhere here. The rest is engaging enough, showing off his steel guitar (usually in tandem with Ivan Ditmars' organ, and lead guitarist Neil Levang) carrying melodies of such familiar tunes as "Beer Barrel Polka," "Coquette," "September Song," "The Birth of the Blues," and "Tenderly," the latter the prettiest track in this collection and a great showcase for Paul Smith's piano; all of it is entertaining, although in at least one instance, the waltz "Lover" by Richard Rodgers, the underlying composition is sort of lost in the rendition. The music, much of it obviously drawn from the highlights of Boggs' stage act, all has the feel of stripped down, light jazz rather than country music, showing off the direction in which Boggs turned after the early '50s. Juan Tizol's "Caravan" is probably the best track here for sheer virtuosity, a scintillating high-speed workout for the two guitars and organ. - Bruce Eder, All Music Guide |
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One of the finest steel guitarists in country music's history, Noel Boggs incorporated jazz influences -- from his friend Charlie Christian -- into Western swing on his over 1,000 sideman credits. Born in Oklahoma City on November 14, 1917, he began ...Full Noel Boggs Biography
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