Chet Atkins - The Master And His Music by Chet Atkins - DeepRiffs

COMPILATION

The 2001 compilation The Master and his Music includes material recorded between the '50s and '70s, and it emphasizes Chet Atkins’ versatility. Atkins’ masterful technique is well-known, but he gets less credit for his fearlessness in exploring untested territory. If there was a new trend or a new sound, Chet was the first to give it a go. This collection shows him bouncing from bluegrass to Beatles to slow jazz to cowboy songs, but nothing he did had the plastic taste of novelty; he took a palpable delight in everything he recorded. His innovations in guitar technique are overpowered only by his innovations in sound design. The range of kooky and hypnotic sounds he invented are on full display in this collection, and most of them are as beguiling 50 years after the fact as they were when they first appeared. Besides asserting his sense of fun and adventure, this collection reminds listeners of Chet’s deep sense of feeling. Even when interpreting well-trod standards like “Yesterday” or “Streets of Laredo,” Atkins brought to them a lyrical attentiveness more befitting a vocalist than an instrumentalist.

1. Mister Sandman

Primary Artist: Chet Atkins; Main Performer
Performer: Chet Atkins; Performer
Composer: Pat Ballard; Composer
Lyricist: Pat Ballard; Composer
Producer: Mike Lipskin; Production

2. Black Mountain Rag

Primary Artist: Chet Atkins; Main Performer
Performer: Chet Atkins; Performer
Composer: Tommy Magness; Composer
Lyricist: Tommy Magness; Composer
Producer: Chet Atkins; Production

3. A Taste of Honey

Primary Artist: Chet Atkins; Main Performer
Performer: Chet Atkins; Performer
Composer: Bobby Scott
Ric Marlow; Composer
Lyricist: Bobby Scott
Ric Marlow; Composer
Producer: Bob Ferguson; Production

5. Do I Ever Cross Your Mind

by Chet Atkins And Dolly Parton

Primary Artist: Chet Atkins And Dolly Parton; Main Performer
Performer: Chet Atkins And Dolly Parton
Chet Atkins; Performer
Composer: Dolly Parton; Composer
Lyricist: Dolly Parton; Composer
Producer: Chet Atkins; Production

7. Yesterday

Primary Artist: Chet Atkins; Main Performer
Performer: Chet Atkins; Performer
Composer: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Lyricist: John Lennon
Paul Mccartney; Composer
Producer: Chet Atkins
Bob Ferguson; Production

8. Blue Angel

Primary Artist: Chet Atkins; Main Performer
Performer: Chet Atkins; Performer
Composer: Natalico Lima; Composer
Lyricist: Natalico Lima; Composer
Producer: Chet Atkins
Bob Ferguson; Production

10. Boo Boo Stick Beat

Primary Artist: Chet Atkins; Main Performer
Performer: Chet Atkins; Performer
Composer: John D. Loudermilk
Murrey Harman; Composer
Lyricist: John D. Loudermilk
Murrey Harman; Composer
Producer: Chet Atkins; Production

11. Silver Bell (Buddha Remastered - 2000)

by Chet Atkins, Hank Snow

Primary Artist: Chet Atkins
Hank Snow; Main Performer
Guitar: Chet Atkins
Hank Snow
Chet Atkins And Hank Snow; Performer
Composer: Edward Madden
Percy Wenrick; Composer
Lyricist: Percy Wenrick
Edward Madden; Composer

12. The Streets Of Laredo

Primary Artist: Chet Atkins; Main Performer
Performer: Chet Atkins; Performer
Arranger: Chet Atkins; Composer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer
Producer: Chet Atkins; Production

13. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

Primary Artist: Chet Atkins; Main Performer
Performer: Chet Atkins; Performer
Composer: Duke Ellington
Irving Mills; Composer
Lyricist: Duke Ellington
Irving Mills; Composer
Producer: Bob Ferguson; Production

14. Jerry's Breakdown

by Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed

Primary Artist: Chet Atkins
Jerry Reed; Main Performer
Performer: Chet Atkins
Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed & Chet Atkins; Performer
Composer: Jerry Hubbard Reed
Jerry Reed; Composer
Lyricist: Jerry Hubbard Reed
Jerry Reed; Composer
Producer: Chet Atkins
Jerry Reed; Production

15. Yakety Axe (Buddha Remastered - 2000)

Primary Artist: Chet Atkins; Main Performer
Performer: Chet Atkins; Performer
Composer: Boots Randolph
James Rich; Composer
Lyricist: Boots Randolph
James Rich; Composer
Producer: Bob Ferguson; Production

16. Over the Rainbow

by Chet Atkins, Les Paul

Primary Artist: Chet Atkins
Les Paul; Main Performer
Performer: Les Paul
Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins & Les Paul; Performer
Composer: Harold Arlen
E.y. Harbourg
E.y. Harburg; Composer
Lyricist: Harold Arlen
E.y. Harbourg
E.y. Harburg; Composer
Producer: Bob Ferguson; Production
Recording: Bill Vandervort; Production

4. Country Gentleman

by Chet Atkins And His Gallopin' Guitar

Primary Artist: Chet Atkins And His Gallopin' Guitar; Main Performer
Performer: Chet Atkins And His Gallopin' Guitar
Chet Atkins; Performer
Composer: Chet Atkins
Boudleaux Bryant; Composer
Lyricist: Chet Atkins
Boudleaux Bryant; Composer
Producer: Chet Atkins; Production

6. Main Street Breakdown (Buddha Remastered)

by Chet Atkins And His Guitar Pickers

Primary Artist: Chet Atkins And His Guitar Pickers; Main Performer
Performer: Chet Atkins And His Guitar Pickers; Performer
Composer: Chet Atkins; Composer
Lyricist: Chet Atkins; Composer
Producer: Steve Sholes; Production

9. Cascade (Buddha Remastered - 2000)

Primary Artist: Chet Atkins; Main Performer
Performer: Chet Atkins; Performer
Composer: Gene Slone; Composer
Lyricist: Gene Slone; Composer
Producer: Chet Atkins; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

16 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

38 minutes and 19 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 600x600 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

7/16 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Country, Honky Tonk, Traditional Country, Instrumental Country, Nashville Sound

Label

RCA Records Label Nashville

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jul 16, 2001

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

78636701929