'Round Midnight

'Round Midnight, Thelonius Monk's 1944 classic has been called the perfect jazz standard. Listen as Dutch guitarist Olaf Tarenskeen plays his own very, very nice arrangement:



Next I've found a beauty called "The Reluctant Bride" by Ralph Towner. (Isn't that a thought provoking, melancholy title?!?) Some of you may remember Towner from his work with the Paul Winter Consort, and the group "Oregon". Enjoy!:

Cesar Camargo Mariano & Romero Lubambo

I came across this piano/guitar duet recently and had to post it. Rarely have I heard such good cooperation between these two instruments. Mariano and Lubambo play "Curumim" with very clever virtuosity. Enjoy:

Great Guitars Videos

In my never ending search for great guitar videos (so you won't have to) I've come up with a couple of beauties. Julian Bream and John Williams, two of the greatest classial guitarists in the world team up here for for a very lively and fun dance by Claude DeBussy called "Golliwog's Cakewalk":



Next here's Bream and Williams again, playing one of the great all time guitar duets in my opinion. Just wait until you hear them light this piece up — brilliant technique combined with fire. Also, there are some terrific (if brief) close-ups of each of their right hand techniques. Manuel De Falla's Spanish Dance #1: