Under A Mediterranean Sky Steve Hackett

• 1 Mdina (The Walled City) 08:45
• 2 Adriatic Blue 04:51
• 3 Sirocco 05:13
• 4 Joie de Vivre 03:42
• 5 The Memory of Myth 03:29
• 6 Scarlatti Sonata 03:40
• 7 Casa del Fauno 03:51
• 8 The Dervish and the Djin 04:57
• 9 Lorato 02:29
• 10 Andalusian Heart 05:34
• 11 The Call of the Sea 04:44
• Total Runtime 51:15

Info for Under A Mediterranean Sky

‘Under A Mediterranean Sky’ is the first new acoustic solo album from legendary guitarist Steve Hackett, since 2008’s ‘Tribute’ – a record that saw him tackling some of the beautiful classical pieces that his guitar idols had also put their hand to. This new album however takes inspiration from Steve’s extensive travels around the Mediterranean. “A lot of acoustic ideas had been forming over the years, and it felt like the perfect time to create this album,” notes Hackett, “a time to contemplate the places we’ve visited around the Mediterranean with the kind of music which evolved from the world of imagination.” ‘Under The Mediterranean Sky’ lacks nothing of the grandiosity of Steve Hackett’s recent solo electric records, however it does give room to the stunning breadth of approach that he has to playing his acoustic guitar, reminding us once again why Steve is such a revered and respected musician.

Steve Hackett, nylon, steel string & 12-string guitars, oud, charango, sitar, harmonica, vocals, co-producer
Roger King, keyboards & programming, orchestral arrangements, co-producer, mixing & mastering
Jo Hackett, vocals
Christine Townsend, violin (track 5)
John Hackett, flute
Rob Townsend, flute (track 7), saxophone (track 8)
Malik Mansurov, tar
Arsen Petrosyan, duduk

Steve Hackett
is renowned as an immensely talented and innovative rock musician. He was lead guitarist with Genesis as part of their classic line up with Gabriel, Collins, Banks and Rutherford, who produced several of the band’s most acclaimed albums including Selling England by the Pound (a favourite of John Lennon) and The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. With Steve's extraordinary versatility in both his electric guitar playing and his composing, he involves influences from many genres, including Jazz, World Music and Blues. He is equally adept in his classical albums that include renditions of pieces by composers from Bach to Satie, his own acoustic guitar compositions that have gained the admiration of many, including Yehudi Menuhin, and ambitious guitar/orchestra albums such as A Midsummer Night's Dream, recorded with the Royal Philharmonic.

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