Quantum Guitar
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Quantum Guitar is an instrumental progressive rock
album released by Steve Howe
in 1998. Steve uses several different guitars, acoustic and electric.
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
album released by Steve Howe
Steve Howe (guitarist)
Stephen James "Steve" Howe is an English guitarist, known for his work with the progressive rock group Yes...
in 1998. Steve uses several different guitars, acoustic and electric.
Track listings
All tracks composed by Steve Howe; except where indicated.- "Walk Don't RunWalk, Don't Run (song)"Walk, Don't Run" is an instrumental composition written and first performed by jazz guitarist Johnny Smith in 1955. The tune is essentially a counter-melody to the chord changes of the old standard, "Softly, As in the Morning Sunrise"....
" (Johnny SmithJohnny SmithJohnny Smith is an American cool jazz and mainstream jazz guitarist.-Early years:...
) – 3:03 - "The Collector" – 3:02
- "Light Walls" (Howe, Keith WestKeith WestKeith Alan Hopkins, better known by his stage name, Keith West was the lead singer of Tomorrow, a 1960s psychedelic rock band. West composed most of the band's songs...
) – 3:45 - "Mosaic" – 2:03
- "Suddenly" – 10:11
- "Country Viper" – 1:40
- "Mainland" – 3:30
- "Knights of Carmelite" – 3:02
- "Paradox" – 4:55
- "Momenta" – 2:57
- "Sleep WalkSleep Walk"Sleep Walk" is an instrumental steel guitar-based song written, recorded, and released in 1959 by brothers Santo & Johnny ....
" (Farina, Farina and Farina) – 3:13 - "Sovereigns" – 2:13
- "Totality" – 2:24
- "Solid Ground" – 5:27
- "The Great Siege" – 2:17
- "Cacti Garden" – 2:25
- "Southern Accent" – 4:12
Musicians
- Steve HoweSteve Howe (guitarist)Stephen James "Steve" Howe is an English guitarist, known for his work with the progressive rock group Yes...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Dylan HoweDylan HoweDylan Lee Howe is a jazz drummer, bandleader, session musician and composer.- Early life :Howe grew up in Hampstead, London, and is the eldest son of Yes guitarist Steve Howe....
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....