Willie Johnson : Willie's World
Media: CD
Genre: Jazz
Catalogue Number: CDTRAX309
Label: Greentrax Recordings Ltd
Released: 2007
Genre: Jazz
Catalogue Number: CDTRAX309
Label: Greentrax Recordings Ltd
Released: 2007
Shetland guitarist 'Peerie' Willie Johnson could play scottish and jazz numbers on the guitar like no other.This Cd is filled with music from jazz to traditional pieces, from blues to beautiful chord accompaniments, and performances second to none.
These recordings have been taken from various sources, including albums by other artists, and informal recordings made by Willie and other musicians in Shetland.
Those accompanying Peerie Willie include Billy Kay, Drew Robertson, Norman Goudie, Harris Playfair, Jimmy Elliot, Nathan Leask, George Manson, Frankie Sinclair, Willie Hunter, Ron Mathewson, Harold Mathewson, Aly Bain and Debbie Scott.
Tracklist
- Nice work if you can get it
- Da North Road / Robertson Crescent
- A Foggy Day in London Town
- Night & Day
- Yesterday
- Stars Fell on Alabama
- Skye Boat Song
- Bye Bye Blues
- The Way You Look Tonight
- Unknown Tune
- Harvest Home / Ragtime Jane
- Where or When
- They Can't Take That Away from Me
- Can't Help Lovin' That Man of Mine
- Braes of Auchtertyre / The Marquis of Huntley's Farewell / The Left-handed Fiddler
- Birks Wirks
- Don't Blame Me
- Forgotten Dreams
- As I went down by Fiddichside / Drowsy Maggie
- How Long has this been going on?
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow
- Margaret's Waltz
- St. Louis Blues
- Lady Be Good
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