Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12
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| Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | Studio C at The Annex, Menlo Park, CA | |||
| Genre | American Primitivism | |||
| Length | 50:56 | |||
| Label | Windham Hill | |||
| Producer | William Ackerman | |||
| Robbie Basho chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |  [1] |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Great Folk Discography | 4/10[3] |
| PopMatters | [4] |
Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12 is the eleventh studio album by composer and guitarist Robbie Basho, released in 1979 by Windham Hill Records. It was restored and remastered from the original master tapes by Joe Churchich and Kyle Fosburgh and re-issued by Grass-Tops Recording and Gnome Life Records on October 21, 2014.[5]
All music is composed by Robbie Basho.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Grail and the Lotus" | 6:36 |
| 2. | "Cathedrals et fleur de lis" | 7:02 |
| 3. | "Pasha II" | 6:33 |
| 4. | "A Study for Steel String" | 3:00 |
| 5. | "Ackerman Special" | 1:16 |
| 6. | "Apres Midi American" | 1:56 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Variations on Grieg" | 5:03 |
| 2. | "Scottish Rites" | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Pavan India" | 7:12 |
| 4. | "Variations on Ezumi" | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Variations on Clair de lune" | 3:36 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12 liner notes.[6]
- Robbie Basho – acoustic guitar, vocals
- William Ackerman – production
- Ron Cook – executive producer
- Ron May – cover art
- Dennis Reed – recording, mixing
