MEMPHIS, TN. (Top40 Charts/ Mark Pucci Media) - Virtuoso guitarist Johnny A. announces a March 9 release date on Aglaophone Records for One November Night, a two-disc DVD/CD set recorded live at Scullers in Boston. Filmed using five high definition cameras and recorded direct for amazing sound clarity, the new DVD/CD captures one of America's premier contemporary guitarists in an intimate setting for a truly special experience.Both discs include many of his fans' favorites taken from Johnny A.'s two previous studio albums, Sometime Tuesday Morning (2001) andGet Inside (2004), including such songs as 'I Had to Laugh,' 'Tex Critter,' 'Two Wheel Horse,' Lullabye for Nicole,' 'Ignorance Is Bliss' and 'Get Inside.' Also featured is the previously unrecorded 'Jimi Jam,' a sonic salute to Hendrix and such other iconic guitarists as Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton.
The DVD also includes bonus interview segments, and concludes with his transcendent solo rendition of The Left Banke classic, 'Walk Away Renee,' filmed outdoors against a vibrant New England mountain sunset.
Bonus tracks on the CD include his take on Hendrix's 'The Wind Cries Mary' and Jimmy Webb's 'Wichita Lineman,' as well as two previously unrecorded songs:
The Beatles' 'The Night Before' and Chuck Berry's 'Memphis.'
'Fans had been asking for a live album for some time now,' says Johnny in the package liner notes, 'and I finally decided it was probably the right time to release it. This is an honest, no frills presentation of one night in the life of what I do.'
Playing his Johnny A. Signature Model guitar developed by Gibson in 2003 (which has become one of the company's most successful and popular models), he paints gorgeous aural portraits of each song, using tone, melody and dynamics ranging from shimmering single note patterns to ferocious rave-ups, which literally surround the audience in sound.
Since the release of his earlier CDs, Johnny A. has carved out a unique spot in music. His song, 'Oh Yeah,' became the first number one instrumental in more than a decade on the Triple A radio charts. Along with his commercial radio airplay, feature segments on National Public Radio and other syndicated radio shows, plus extensive touring and the release of his instructional DVD,Taste, Tone, Space (2006), combined sales of Johnny A. discs are now approaching 150,000 copies.
His previous work as a sideman with Peter Wolf (where he spent seven years and co-produced Wolf's 1996 solo album, Long Line), Bobby Whitlock and others helped set the stage for his solo career and developed his reputation as a guitar player extraordinaire. In the last several years, he's also been asked to appear at such prestigious festivals as Eric Clapton's Crossroads, the Montreal Jazz Festival and Tokyo's Fuji Rock Festival.
In addition to his extensive radio airplay, Johnny A's been recognized by the music press around the world as a very special talent. 'Devotion to melodies, tight dynamics and succulent tones perfectly temper Johnny's balance of fire and ice,' said Guitar World. ' Johnny A. has eclectic musical vision and the skills to realize it�A.'s music is both accessible and sophisticated,' saidJazziz magazine in its review.