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| Instrumental - Swing feel and the guitar just screams! Is this Walter Trout meets, perhaps, Duke Ellington ! Mp3.com said: "Cookin' instrumental" when they featured this one.
Reached #3 on the Mp3.com Top 40 June 99.
#1 Blues Chart March 2003
#1 Electric Blues March 2003 |
MP3.com CD: Ultimate Blues Collection -  buy it!
MP3.com CD: Blues In My Soul - Radio Promo - buy it!
MP3.com CD: All Blues Collection - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Blues Frets - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| Two Guitars, Bass, Drums and Piano - Boogie riff laden up-tempo foot tappin' instrumental groove. #1 on Jump Blues Top 40 June 2001. |
MP3.com CD: So Sweet The Blues (SE) - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Ultimate Blues Collection - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Blues In My Soul - Radio Promo - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| A thought provoking slow blues with Dave Edwards doing a very style-ish vocal!! Matt performs some crying lead guitar. Track also features B3 organ and horns. |
MP3.com CD: After Seven Before Nine - buy it!
Credits: Dave Edwards:Lyrics,Vocal. Matt Thorpe: Everything else! |
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| This has Rockin' guitars. Powerhouse vocals are by Dave Edwards proving this guy to be one of the greatest unsigned rock singers on the net! - what more does a blues rocker need - Oh yes! Organ also! #1 Blues Rock Chart March 2003 |
MP3.com CD: After Seven Before Nine - buy it!
Credits: Dave Edwards: Lyrics & Vocal. Matt Thorpe: Guitars, Bass, B3 and Production |
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| Watch Out is a blues shuffle. I used the Les Paul for the guitar improvisation with the Strat on Rhythym. The backing is Piano,Bass,Drums. |
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Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| Full throttle, sleeves rolled up, recklessly played 'on the edge' blues instrumental. |
MP3.com CD: Ultimate Blues Collection - buy it!
MP3.com CD: All Blues Collection - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| Instrumental guitar with feel and tone. Builds towards some 3 part harmony guitar in the final chorus. Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Hammond Organ and synths layer the arrangement. #1 Guitar Rock song Aug 2001. |
MP3.com CD: Cut To The Chase - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Blues In My Soul - Radio Promo - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| Blues Guitar with strings ! Thats more than the usual six ! This is the full tearjerker 100% emotional. Title track from my fifth album. |
MP3.com CD: So Sweet The Blues (SE) - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Ultimate Blues Collection - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Blues In My Soul - Radio Promo - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| A very relaxed blue choon with a slow swing feel and 'iced' axework. |
MP3.com CD: Cut To The Chase - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Ultimate Blues Collection - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Blues In My Soul - Radio Promo - buy it!
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| This is bluesy. This has soul most of all it has the sensational Patti Sterling singing like an Angel. Collaboration on this great tune by John 'Aardvark'Cohmer with words and melody sung by Patti. Filippo Bertacche on Drums. Production and a little guitar by myself !!
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MP3.com CD: International Collaborations 3 - buy it!
MP3.com CD: with Jasper Mills - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Seventh Frets (re-mastered) - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Blues In My Soul - Radio Promo - buy it!
Credits: Words & Music: Patti Sterling / John Cohmer. Produced by Matt Thorpe. |
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| Another new tune with great vocal performance from Dave. This is a funky blues rocker with some dynamic guitar and keyboard parts. |
MP3.com CD: After Seven Before Nine - buy it!
Credits: Lyrics/Vocal: Dave Edwards, Guitar/Bass/Organ/Production: Matt Thorpe |
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| #2 Mp3.com Blues song of the year! 1999. Also #9 Mp3.com song of the year 1999.Reached #3 on the Mp3.com Top40 July99 and remained until Dec99. NOW RE-MASTERED FOR 2000 - GET YOUR SPEAKERS PUMPIN' ! An instrumental funky number with blue notes from the lead guitar. |
MP3.com CD: Don't Make Idle Frets - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Blues In My Soul - Radio Promo - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Moods Collection - buy it!
MP3.com CD: All Blues Collection - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Blues Frets - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| Slow Blues Instrumental featuring a B3, Bass, Drums backing. Low down and sweet tones from my Les Paul. That sound still does it for me! |
MP3.com CD: After Seven Before Nine - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Blues In My Soul - Radio Promo - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| Groove Stompin Mama! - It's an Electric Blues instrumental with a close guitar/horns interplay on the chorus and some fret rippin' on the verses with a riffin r.gtr and stompin' beat. Raise the roof!
HOT PICK!
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MP3.com CD: After Seven Before Nine - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| Collaboration with John'Aardvark'Cohmer of Aardvark's Bad Boy's Blues Band. Mainly played in the USA but produced and mixed in the UK. This blues instrumental is flavoured Southern Blues featuring Slide and Blues Harp but with some English Blues guitar work from Matt. The story of the Macon House Pilgrimage is almost legendry on the messageboards ! |
MP3.com CD: International Collaborations 3 - buy it!
MP3.com CD: with Jasper Mills - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Cut To The Chase - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Ultimate Blues Collection - buy it!
Credits: Composed by John Cohmer Produced by Matt Thorpe. Thanks to Jim Roden (UK) who played the Bass. |
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| When I play them blues it gets me from some where inside. Instrumental blues with B3, Brass and some scorching lead guitar !! |
MP3.com CD: After Seven Before Nine - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Blues In My Soul - Radio Promo - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| Powerful melodic guitar intercourse! |
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Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| A new blues Net Collaboration with my good friend John 'Aardvark' Cohmer alias Dr.Goodbones! Mp3.com Chart placings:#1 Electric Blues #1 Blues #27 Top 40 Feb 2002 |
MP3.com CD: International Collaborations 3 - buy it!
MP3.com CD: with Jasper Mills - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Seventh Frets (re-mastered) - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Blues In My Soul - Radio Promo - buy it!
Credits: Written By: John Cohmer (Slide Guitar,Lead and Harp)Matt Thorpe(Lead Solo and R Guitar) Jim Cohmer(Bass) Mark Gwynn(Keyboards). Produced by Matt Thorpe |
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| Traditional moderate blues workout an accumulation of many of my blues influences. FULL ELEVEN MINUTE VERSION NOW RELEASED AS BONUS TRACK ON SPECIAL EDITION OF BLUES FRETS |
MP3.com CD: Ultimate Blues Collection - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Blues In My Soul - Radio Promo - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Blues Frets - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| This is something different for me. Dave Edwards is one of the best vocalist I have ever worked with. We got back together recently to record. This was the first song to come out of this re-union. It's an easy going smooth blues with piano, acoustic bass, acoustic guitar and acoustic and electric guitar solos. Exceptional lyric and vocal performances by Dave. |
MP3.com CD: After Seven Before Nine - buy it!
Credits: Dave Edwards-Lyrics and vocal, Matt Thorpe-All Instruments |
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| Twin lead guitar strut. This starts to get near to Skynyrd in places and plays off the sound of the two classic rock/blues guitars of all time ! |
MP3.com CD: So Sweet The Blues (SE) - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Ultimate Blues Collection - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Blues In My Soul - Radio Promo - buy it!
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| Not many people know this mystical place. Muddy Water's may have found inspiration there ! Check out the groove - similar to Muddy's "I Want To Be Loved" - also wait for the slide guitar in the solo section ! of this Blues instrumental. |
MP3.com CD: So Sweet The Blues (SE) - buy it!
MP3.com CD: All Blues Collection - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| Instrumental featuring two acoustic guitars and drums and lots of traditional licks |
MP3.com CD: Unlimited Excess - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Ultimate Blues Collection - buy it!
MP3.com CD: All Blues Collection - buy it!
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| Not an impression of Roy Buchanan but humbly presented in honor of this great guitarist. |
MP3.com CD: International Collaborations 3 - buy it!
MP3.com CD: with Jasper Mills - buy it!
MP3.com CD: After Seven Before Nine - buy it!
Credits: John Cohmer, Ryth.Guitar, Bass, Keyboard. Matt Thorpe, Lead Guitar, Production |
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| Chuggin' and pumpin', stompin' and shufflin' blues guitar instrumental. |
MP3.com CD: Unlimited Excess - buy it!
MP3.com CD: All Blues Collection - buy it!
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| Electric Blues Instrumental - classic Stratocaster blues with a twist in the turn! |
MP3.com CD: Seventh Frets (re-mastered) - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe - all guitars |
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| This one has a couple of twists that make it less of a traditional arrangement for blues. Also an Instrumental.
Newly re-mastered May 2003 |
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| This jam was recorded on John Cohmer's DVcam when we met up whilst I was in the US in January 2003. John added the bass at home and I managed to clean up the audio a little.
It features acoustic guitar from myself and John on the harp. |
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Credits: Matt Thorpe / John Cohmer |
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| A real slow 'low down' blues played 'sweet and meaningful' as they say 'in the trade'!! |
MP3.com CD: Unlimited Excess - buy it!
MP3.com CD: All Blues Collection - buy it!
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| A Muddy Water's styled groove. Dave Edwards on vocals. |
MP3.com CD: After Seven Before Nine - buy it!
Credits: Dave Edwards, Words and Vocals, Matt Thorpe everything else |
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| The Slowest and lowest low down blues. 10 minutes of pure emotion Strat lead, bass and drums and wide open space. |
MP3.com CD: So Sweet The Blues (SE) - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Ultimate Blues Collection - buy it!
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| #1 on Jump Blues October 2001
A moderate tempo rocker this one has power. It features a blinding slide solo from John'The Aardvark'Cohmer with more balls than a field full of bulls and his twin brother Jim (JR) plays the bass. Filippo Bertacche plays the drums. |
MP3.com CD: International Collaborations 3 - buy it!
MP3.com CD: with Jasper Mills - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Seventh Frets (re-mastered) - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| Powerhouse electric blues featuring Dave Edwards on vocals and some scorching lead guitar on this up tempo blues rocker |
MP3.com CD: After Seven Before Nine - buy it!
Credits: Dave Edwards - Vocals Matt Thorpe - Guitars composed by Thorpe/Edwards |
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| Originally produced for the Gunslinger's of MP3 CD release. This is a slow blues track with guitar tone and emotion! |
MP3.com CD: So Sweet The Blues (SE) - buy it!
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| Good old boogie played on a honkin' Strat ! |
MP3.com CD: So Sweet The Blues (SE) - buy it!
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| Maybe some Jeff Beck Guitar Shop styled guitar with moderate Trance backing and atmospherics. This is NOT a blues! |
MP3.com CD: After Seven Before Nine - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| Another excellent collaboration with Canada's own supreme sax player Bob Johnson. Bob composed this one and invited the other musicians including myself to add our parts in our local studios. Virtual Cool !! |
MP3.com CD: International Collaborations 3 - buy it!
MP3.com CD: with Jasper Mills - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Cut To The Chase - buy it!
Credits: Bob Johnson - composer/sax/WX11, Kyle Whitlock - B3, Filippo Bertacche - drums, Matt Thorpe - solo guitar, Bill Lawrence - bass, John Cohmer - r.gtr |
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| The calm following the massacre. The smoke is still clearing and the true horror of events unfold. For Peace. Guitar Instrumental Mood. |
MP3.com CD: Moods Collection - buy it!
MP3.com CD: The Dream Suite - buy it!
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| A funky blues instrumental with a kinda Carlton/Foreplay swing groove. |
MP3.com CD: Cut To The Chase - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Ultimate Blues Collection - buy it!
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| A Carlton style funk ridden guitar led instrumental.Backing provided by Rhodes Piano, Organ, Bass, Drums and Brass - it cooks the groove! |
MP3.com CD: Cut To The Chase - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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MP3.com CD: Unlimited Excess - buy it!
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| This is Parts 1, 2 and 3 of the 4 part epic The Dream Suite all rolled into one track almost 10 minutes long. |
MP3.com CD: The Dream Suite - buy it!
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| This is the fourth part of The Dream Suite and features some powerful guitar themes and improvisations. If you liked Optilude you should like this. With appologies to those who bought the Dream Suite CD without this track ! - the concept inspired more ! |
MP3.com CD: The Dream Suite - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| This track was an mp3.com Top 5 hit! This instrumental has a strong haunting guitar theme. It screams! Dedicated to those we have lost. |
MP3.com CD: Unlimited Excess - buy it!
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| A spiralling guitar instrumental. A sonically stimulating arrangement with tension and conflict. A strong melodic guitar feature. MP3.COM Featured Song:"Melodic and hypnotic! A very well done piece of work". A regular feature in the #1 position on the Instrumental Rock Chart for most of 2000! |
MP3.com CD: Unlimited Excess - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Moods Collection - buy it!
MP3.com CD: The Dream Suite - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| A powerful and melodic solo guitar instrumental. |
MP3.com CD: Moods Collection - buy it!
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| This is the original mix.If you liked "Shuffle In The Ninties" then you'll need to add this one to your collection. This has an interesting rhythmic character for a blues. It has the kind of bouncy swing feel of a slow rap song. Its a guitar screamer with plenty of mood. Its different. Reached #16 on the Mp3.com Top40 Oct 99. Also available on the Laid Tracks Vol One Sampler from Pod9 Records. |
MP3.com CD: Blues Frets - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| A short instrumental slow mood with weeping lead guitar. This track is #6 in the 1999 Top Mp3.com Pop/Rock songs listing. |
MP3.com CD: Don't Make Idle Frets - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Moods Collection - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| This song was placed No.4 in the MP3.com Top 20 Jazz songs of 1999 !! . . .A Slow dark mood instrumental with expressive guitar improvisation. Reached #28 on MP3 Top 40 June99. |
MP3.com CD: Moods Collection - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Blues Frets - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| Rock Instrumental - changes into a slow 12/4 where the solo guitar creates massive tension against a sparse backing |
MP3.com CD: Don't Make Idle Frets - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| A longer instrumental with movements and changes. Reminds me of Pink Floyd. Wait for the acoustic guitar solo section near to the end !! |
MP3.com CD: Don't Make Idle Frets - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| A diversley opposing strategy. A Guitar led instrumental. |
MP3.com CD: After Seven Before Nine - buy it!
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| Another Net collaboration with my good friend John Cohmer and Jasper Mills Band. John presented me with an inspirational multi layered backing track as a backdrop for my lead guitar. |
MP3.com CD: International Collaborations 3 - buy it!
MP3.com CD: with Jasper Mills - buy it!
Credits: John Cohmer (All), Matt Thorpe (Lead Guitar) |
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| Guitar Instrumental with addictive keyboard groove. |
MP3.com CD: Seventh Frets (re-mastered) - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| Slow mood improvisation with slightly latin feel and plenty of guitar tone. |
MP3.com CD: Unlimited Excess - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Moods Collection - buy it!
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| Up tempo arrangement with Santana style guitar improvisation. |
MP3.com CD: Unlimited Excess - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Moods Collection - buy it!
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| This one grooves to a reggae back beat. The guitar plays the blues. Definitely different. Just a hint of Jamaica !! |
MP3.com CD: Don't Make Idle Frets - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Blues Frets - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| A slow semi-ambient start to this atmospheric track has some 'feeling' moments before the beat kicks in and with a wonderful wind synthesiser solo from Bob Johnson followed on by some powerful solo guitar. This track builds a complex arrangement over a very simple soundscape before it fades into the sunset. |
MP3.com CD: International Collaborations 3 - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Cut To The Chase - buy it!
Credits: Composition, production Matt Thorpe, Bob Johnson plays Wind Synth |
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| Rock n Strut.
Title track of my sixth album release. |
MP3.com CD: Cut To The Chase - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| A large portion of melodic rock guitar accompanied by Synths, Electric Piano, Fretless Bass and Drums..
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MP3.com CD: Seventh Frets (re-mastered) - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| An expression of my anger and sorrow at what the world became 11th Sept 2001.
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MP3.com CD: Seventh Frets (re-mastered) - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| 120dB rocker. Get your ears bleeding to this Instrumental blaze. Zepp riffer ? |
MP3.com CD: So Sweet The Blues (SE) - buy it!
MP3.com CD: The Dream Suite - buy it!
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| A Funky back beat instrumental with a hint of Steely Dan (well maybe!). |
MP3.com CD: Moods Collection - buy it!
MP3.com CD: The Dream Suite - buy it!
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| Transatlantic Blues Summit! This recording was born over the net. Canadian jazz/fusion sax player Bob Johnson www.mp3.com/Bobjohnson is featured on this track and plays two stunning sax solos to compliment a very sweet guitar blues part from YT. I'm really pleased with the way this has worked out considering that Bob and I have never met! This is a slow blues number with all the smoke and atmosphere of a basement blues/jazz club. |
MP3.com CD: International Collaborations 3 - buy it!
MP3.com CD: So Sweet The Blues (SE) - buy it!
Credits: Bob Johnson - Composer, Sax. Matt Thorpe - Guitar |
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| A kind of Ritenour/Carlton solo guitar improvisation with a stompin keyboard riff and backbeat. |
MP3.com CD: Unlimited Excess - buy it!
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MP3.com CD: Don't Make Idle Frets - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| Guitar led instrumental |
MP3.com CD: Seventh Frets (re-mastered) - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| An intimate solo Electric Guitar instrumental piece with Electric Piano providing the backing. |
MP3.com CD: Cut To The Chase - buy it!
CD: Matt Thorpe
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| To some extent we've all beeen caught by the deal maker. |
MP3.com CD: The Dream Suite - buy it!
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| For Fathers Day and our Fathers whom we wish were still around on this special day. From Bob Johnson, John Cohmer, Matt Thorpe and Banker. |
MP3.com CD: International Collaborations 3 - buy it!
MP3.com CD: with Jasper Mills - buy it!
Credits: Composed by Bob Johnson who plays the sax solos with Kyle Whitlock on piano, Peter Kornherr on bass, Matt Thorpe on solo guitar and John 'Aardvark' Cohmer on rythym guitar and short goodbye solo at ending. |
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| No guitar at all on this one I just wanted an all synths instrumental.This one turned out to be "The number 18 Easy Listening Song Of 1999" on MP3.com |
MP3.com CD: Don't Make Idle Frets - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| This is an instrumental guitar workout. |
MP3.com CD: Don't Make Idle Frets - buy it!
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| Traditional moderate blues workout. Made in England. |
MP3.com CD: All Blues Collection - buy it!
MP3.com CD: Blues Frets - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| Instrumental. Genesis/Floyd ? |
MP3.com CD: Don't Make Idle Frets - buy it!
Credits: Matt Thorpe |
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| John Edmonds visited my studio recently, while he was in the area, and we recorded this version of an original chord progression composed by my good friend John Cohmer. John (Edmonds) then took the tracks back to Essex and finished off. This is a powerful (all UK) twin guitar instrumental. |
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Credits: Original idea:John Cohmer a.k.a Jasper Mills |
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