Bert Jansch & John Renbourn - Bert And John (1966)

Bert Jansch & John Renbourn - Bert And John (1966)

British guitarists Bert Jansch and John Renbourn have created an amazing musical landscape in this album, which is their only collaboration outside of their band Pentangle. Pentangle released six albums and enjoyed an unprecedented amount of success for an acoustic band. Bert Jansch is a virtuoso acoustic guitarist, famously revered by Neil Young and Jimmy Page, and John Renbourn is a virtuoso guitarist who is every bit as talented as Jansch. This album is produced in stereo - it sounds like there are really two guitarists sitting in your room - and it is very interesting to hear how the two seperate guitar parts interplay with each other. Overall, this is a very good album, and the conver of Mingus' "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" is worth the price of the album alone.

"At one point I was absolutely obsessed with Bert Jansch. When I first heard that LP (1965) I couldn't believe it. It was so far ahead of what everyone else was doing. No one in America could touch that." - Jimmy Page
"As much of a great guitar player as Jimi was, Bert Jansch is the same thing for acoustic guitar ... and my favourite." - Neil Young (amazon.com)
Tracklist:

1. East Wind 1:25
2. Piano Tune 1:39
3. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 3:51
4. Soho 3:00
5. Tic-Tocative 1:56
6. Orlando 1:40
7. Red's Favourite 1:33
8. No Exit 1:24
9. Along The Way 2:02
10. The Time Has Come 2:53
11. Stepping Stones 2:42
12. After The Dance 2:23