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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=ES link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>I’ve been given a 2 CD package collection of Chris Barber music which comes with an extensive booklet included. Strangely enough, there is very little of what I would recognize as the Chris Barber “sound”. This is a curious collection of guest stars, or Barber guesting with other stars, such as: Eric Clapton, Lonnie Donegan, Rory Gallagher, Edmond Hall, Jools Holland, Mark Knoppler, Van Morrison, Albert Nicholas, Muddy Waters, etc., etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>As one might guess from a few of the above names, these cds are mostly blues. Disk 1 is exclusively blues music, and guitar based bands. I found it interesting that Barber was as comfortable in the “guitar keys” (B, A, etc.) as he is improvising in what wind instrument based bands play in (Bb, F, Ab, etc.) Of course, Barber was closely associated in the early days with the likes of Lonnie Donegan & the Skiffle crowd, which were string based, so just to get by he would have had to get used to those keys. Disk 2 gets a bit more Dixie, and is mostly in keys we brass players are more accustomed to.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Anyway, all in all, it is an interesting collection to have, if anyone else is interested. <a href="http://www.lastmusic.co.uk">www.lastmusic.co.uk</a> LMCD214. “Memories of My Trip”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Jim<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>