The California Guitar Trio's Invitation is their follow-up to their excellent debut, Yamanashi Blues.
What sets the albums apart is that there is more original material on this release, and it also contains the first appearance of electric guitar on a C.G.T.
album.
The opening "Train to Lamy" features distorted, buzzing electric slide guitar, which is a sharp contrast to the clean sound of the dueling acoustic guitars.
The song is spread throughout the album, starting out with the first three sewn together, while its fourth and fifth sections are heard later on (with a reprise of part three closing the album).
The trio again offers spirited versions of cover songs, spanning several different musical styles.
Included is the spaghetti western classic "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" by Ennio Morricone, the surf-rocker "Apache" (originally done by legendary British '60s instrumentalists the Shadows), as well as two J.S.
Bach compositions ("Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" and "Prelude Circulation").
Nearly as good as their debut, and highly recommended to any aficionado of instrumental music.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Punta PatriBert Lams | California Guitar Trio | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 2 | Toccata and Fugue in D MinorJohann Sebastian Bach | California Guitar Trio | Play | 07:51 | 17 MB | 43 MB |
| 3 | FratresArvo Pärt | California Guitar Trio | Play | 06:29 | 14 MB | 20 MB |
| 4 | ApacheJerry Lordan | California Guitar Trio | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 5 | Above the CloudsBert Lams, Jeff Lynne, Hideyo Moriya, Paul Richards | California Guitar Trio | Play | 05:34 | 12 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Prelude CirculationJohann Sebastian Bach | California Guitar Trio | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| 7 | The Good, the Bad, and the UglyEnnio Morricone | California Guitar Trio | Play | 02:37 | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| 8 | Train To Lamy Suite | California Guitar Trio | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 19 MB |
| 9 | Train To Lamy (Part 4) | California Guitar Trio | Play | 00:26 | 0 MB | 1 MB |
| 10 | Train To Lamy (Part 5) | California Guitar Trio | Play | 02:02 | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| 11 | Train To Lamy (Part 3 Reprise) | California Guitar Trio | Play | 01:27 | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| 40 mins | 93 MB | |||||
| 40 mins | 180 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johann Sebastian Bach | Composer |
| 2 | Steve Ball | Guitar |
| 3 | California Guitar Trio | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 4 | Robert Fripp | Executive Producer, Mastering |
| 5 | Trey Gunn | Stick |
| 6 | Fernando Kabusacki | Guitar |
| 7 | Bert Lams | Arranger, Composer, Mixing |
| 8 | Jerry Lordan | Composer |
| 9 | Jeff Lynne | Composer |
| 10 | Wolfgang Meyer | Engineer |
| 11 | Hideyo Moriya | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Synthesizer) |
| 12 | Ennio Morricone | Composer |
| 13 | Hernan Nuñez | Guitar |
| 14 | Arvo Pärt | Composer |
| 15 | Paul Richards | Composer, Guitar, Guitar Loops, Loops, Slide Guitar |
| 16 | Martin Schwutke | Guitar |
| 17 | David Singleton | Mastering, Mixing, Producer |
| 18 | Bill Smith | Design, Photography |
| 19 | Richard Sylvarnes | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |