New CD from Sharon Isbin (and Steve Vai?)
Sharon Isbin released a new CD on August 30, 2011 titled Sharon Isbin & Friends: Guitar Passions. As the title implies, it’s not just Sharon Isbin. She reached outside the classical guitar realm to pull in the likes of Steve Vai, Nancy Wilson (Heart), Stanley Jordan and others.
The video below includes a bit of Steven Vai and Isbin playing together. Based on that bit, I’d say that this definitely is not your typical classical guitar album.
Jim
Manuel Barrueco already did this with his CD called Nylon & Steel. Isbin gives herself too much credit for coming up with something completely new…
teebs
you are way to critical. I mean yea, it may not be the first time someone has done this but it takes stones
Steven Ulliman
Short list (very) of other classical guitarist doing crossover albums:
Williams Sky starting in the late 1970’s
Isbin 3 Guitars 3 1995
Isbin Journey to the Amazon 1997
Barreuco Nylon & Steel 2001
Or guitarist who cross into the classical realm or occupy a realm of their own
Laurindo Almeida
Charlie Byrd
Ralph Townwer