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Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant - Stratosphere Boogie: The Flaming Guitars of Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant (1956)

Track listing:
  1. Stratosphere Boogie 2:12
  2. Blue Bonnet Rag 2:32
  3. Cotton Pickin' 2:29
  4. Old Joe Clark 2:22
  5. Sleepwalker's Lullaby 2:13
  6. Arkansas Traveler 2:08
  7. The Night Rider 2:24
  8. Low Man on a Totem Pole 2:39
  9. Speedin' West 2:03
  10. Comin' On 2:13
  11. Bryant's Bounce 2:21
  12. Midnight Ramble 1:56
  13. Pickin' Peppers 2:11
  14. Shuffleboard Rag 2:16
  15. Bustin' Thru 2:16
  16. Flippin' the Lid 2:05

Notes

Fans of country and jazz guitar will discover two new idols after delving into this 16-track collection, which features the best of the genre-shattering sessions recorded by this legendary duo. Between Bryant's jazzy, lightning-fast leads and West's brash, groundbreaking pedal steel work, the two recorded some of the most astounding instrumental country music of all time. Whether it's the hilarious "Sleepwalker's Lullaby" or top-fuel classics like "Old Joe Clark" and "Arkansas Traveler," the pair's 1950s records were among the most experimental music being made anywhere in America. It doesn't hurt to add that they were extremely influential, and one spends nearly as much time laughing along with these songs as they do trying to figure out how the hell anyone ever got this good.