Guitar Solos 2

Guitar Solos 2 is the second in a series of three albums of improvised guitar solos by various musicians. It was released in the United Kingdom by Caroline Records in 1976, and consists of two guitar solos by Fred Frith, three by Derek Bailey, three by Hans Reichel and one by G. F. Fitzgerald. Frith coordinated and produced the series, which began with his 1974 debut solo album, Guitar Solos.

The two Frith tracks on this album were later included in the 1991 CD reissue of Frith's, Guitar Solos.

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AllMusic	^[1]

In a review of Guitar Solos 2, and the next album in this series, Guitar Solos 3, Tony Coulter wrote that "[t]raditional guitar playing is most definitely not the focus of these two LPs."^[2] He called these compilations by Frith "an indispensable introduction to the world of freely improvising guitarists."^[2] Coulter added that these albums emphasize extended technique and showcase these guitarists at their best.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by the performer

Side one
No.	Title	Performer	Length
1.	"Water/Struggle/The North"	Fred Frith	11:05
2.	"Only Reflect"	Frith	4:00
3.	"Brixton Winter 1976"	G. F. Fitzgerald	9:40

Side two
No.	Title	Performer	Length
1.	"Avantlore"	Hans Reichel	3:05
2.	"Vain Yookts"	Reichel	3:00
3.	"Donnerkuhle"	Reichel	5:05
4.	"Virginal"	Derek Bailey	6:20
5.	"Praxis"	Bailey	4:00
6.	"The Lost Chord"	Bailey	1:50

Personnel

Fred Frith – guitar
G. F. Fitzgerald – guitar
Hans Reichel – guitar
Derek Bailey – guitar

References

^ Olewnick, Brian. "Guitar Solos 2". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Coulter, Tony (April 1990). "Guitars: Sampling the Samplers". Ear Magazine. Vol. 15, no. 2. New York City: New Wilderness Foundation. p. 53. ISSN 0748-4291. OCLC 10163795.

External links

Guitar Solos 2 at Discogs

Fred Frith

Studio albums

Music for Dance	The Technology of Tears Allies The Previous Evening Accidental The Happy End Problem Nowhere, Sideshow, Thin Air Field Days (The Amanda Loops) Propaganda
Music for Film	The Top of His Head Step Across the Border Middle of the Moment Eye to Ear Rivers and Tides Eye to Ear II Eye to Ear III
Composer only	Pacifica Freedom in Fragments Back to Life

Live albums

Composer only	Impur

Collaborations

With Friends Like These (with Henry Kaiser)
Voice of America (with Bob Ostertag and Phil Minton)
Live in Prague and Washington (with Chris Cutler)
French Gigs (with Lol Coxhill)
Who Needs Enemies? (with Henry Kaiser)
Nous Autres (with René Lussier)
Attention Span (with Bob Ostertag and John Zorn)
Dropera (with Ferdinand Richard)
Live Improvisations (with Tim Hodgkinson)
Helter Skelter (with François-Michel Pesenti)
Live in Trondheim, Berlin & Limoges, Vol. 2 (with Chris Cutler)
The Art of Memory (with John Zorn)
Traffic Continues (with Ensemble Modern)
2 Gentlemen in Verona (with Chris Cutler)
Dalaba Frith Glick Rieman Kihlstedt (with Lesli Dalaba, Eric Glick Rieman and Carla Kihlstedt)
What Leave Behind (with Toychestra)
50th Birthday Celebration Volume 5 (with John Zorn)
The Compass, Log and Lead (with Carla Kihlstedt and Stevie Wishart)
Duo (Victoriaville) 2005 (with Anthony Braxton)
Ironic Universe (with Janet Feder)
The Stone: Issue Two (with Chris Cutler)
The Sugar Factory (with Evelyn Glennie)
The Art of Memory II (with John Zorn)
Still Urban (with ARTE Quartett)
The Big Picture (with ARTE Quartett)
Late Works (with John Zorn)
Angels on the Edge of Time (with Lindsay Cooper, Gianni Gebbia and Lars Hollmer)
Cut Up the Border (with Nicolas Humbert and Marc Parisotto)
Laying Demons to Rest (with Susana Santos Silva)

Compilations	Friends & Enemies with Henry Kaiser

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