AKD 395
1.
Polka Dots And Moonbeams (8’04)
2.
Stella By Starlight (4’33)
3.
Teach Me Tonight (3’03)
4.
The Dolphin (5’39)
5.
Georgia On My Mind (4’51)
6.
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (3’47)
7.
Here There And Everywhere / Day Tripper (4’49)
8.
Just Squeeze Me (3’17)
9.
Gentle Rain (3’48)
Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke; Warner Chappell
Victor Young, Ned Washington; Warner Chappell
Gene Paul, Sammy Kahn; Global Music Ltd Luiz Eca; Group 88 Music
Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell; Campbell Connelly George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin; Warner Chappell John Lennon, Paul McCartney; Northern Songs
Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines; EMI
Luiz Bonfa; EMI
10.
Cherokee (3’31)
11.
Certain Smile (4’11)
Ray Noble; EMI
Sammy Fain, Paul Webster; EMI
Produced by Steve Howe. Recorded without the use of overdubs at Langley Studios, Devon, England on May 20, 21, 22 1992. Post production at Sarm West, London, engineered by Greg Jackman. Martin plays a Yamaha AEX ‘Martin Taylor’ Stereo Guitar, designed in the United Kingdom by Martin Taylor and Martyn Booth and was custom built in Hamamatsu, Japan by Jackie Manacuchi. Guitar strings – D’Addario XI. Nickel Wound Jazz Lights. Martin Taylor would like to thank Steve Howe for bringing his talent, inspiration, enthusiasm and love of the guitar to these sessions and for his fine hospitality and vegetarian cuisine! James Taylor for assisting in the studio. Philip Hobbs, Lindsay Pell and Jane Chalmers at Linn Records. John Booth, Harry Oishi, Graeme Taylor, Mike Clement, Mick Sweeney and all the team at Yamaha Kemble UK. Tak Yamashita and Jackie Manacuchi at Yamaha Guitar Design Department, Ilamamatsu, Japan and Martyn Booth for making the AEX ‘Martin Taylor’ prototype guitar. Ian Middleton, Jimmy D’Addario and Don Dawson at D’Addario Strings, New Jersey, USA. Special thanks, as always, to my ‘guitar guru’ and friend, Ike Isaacs and to Liz, James, Stewart, Bill, Rhoda and all the Taylor clan. Design & art direction: Don Fitzpatrick. Photography: Julyan Rawlings. Photograph of Martin Taylor and Steve Howe: Mike Slingsby.