Various
Sounds of Wood & Steel


Tracks:

1. Larry's World
2. Nothing's Too Good (For a Friend)
3. Claw See
4. Java Man
5. How Great Thou Art
6. Into The Night
7. Who Lives Up There
8. Processional
9. Marina
10. Sadhana
11. Liquid Amber
12. Surreal
13. Alma d'Alma
14. Jesus Maria
15. Last Mile Home See Al

Line up:

Clint Black - guitar, acoustic guitar
Steve Stevens - guitar, classical guitar, keyboards, programming
Doyle Dykes - guitar
Will Ackerman - guitar
Jeff Pevar - guitar
Joe Lynn Turner - guitar
Kathy Mattea - guitar
Laurence Juber - guitar
Michael Hedges - guitar
W.G. Snuffy Walden - guitar
Leo Kottke - guitar
Bill Cooley - guitar
Tony Franklin - acoustic guitar, acoustic bass
Dominic Genova - acoustic guitar, bass guitar
; Billy Joe Walker, Jr. - acoustic guitar
Skip Ewing - acoustic guitar
Stuart Smith - 12-string guitar
Pat Regan - keyboards
Michael Rhodes - bass guitar, fretless bass
Eddie Bayers - drums, percussion
Michael Jochum - drums
Brie Howard - percussion
Greg Ellis - percussion

Record Label / Year of Release:

Windham Hill Records 1998

Notes:

Conceived as a tribute to Taylor guitars, this recording manages to transcend any stereotypes of projects dedicated to the advancement of a business principle or product. That's due to the quality of the performers, the pieces they play, and the passion they bring to them. There's really not a misstep in the bunch. Guitar slingers from Russ Freeman to Leo Kottke, Steve Stevens and Billy Joe Walker are joined by singers such as Vince Gill, Kathy Mattea, Amy Grant and Joe Lynn Turner who eschew voice in favor of guitar. Of particular note is "Java Man" by Michael Hedges. This was the last recording Hedges made before his untimely death in an automobile accident, and Windham Hill founder William Ackerman speaks to his legacy in moving liner notes.

Joe Lynn Turner plays guitar on a track called "Alma d'Alma" together with Stuart Smith.