{"product_id":"roy-smeck-wizard-of-the-strings","title":"Roy Smeck: Wizard of the Strings - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eWizard of the Strings\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eRoy Smeck\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eJasmine Music\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e604988027020\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eEasy Listening\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2013-08-27\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         EU-only collection. Considered to be the dean of the fretted instrument family and one of the finest string instrumentalists of all time is, Roy Smeck - truly, 'The Wizard of the Strings'. The first 11 tracks of this CD showcase Roy on the ukulele and included is his first big solo, \"Twelfth Street Rag\" and his version of \"Sweet Georgia Brown\". Next up is the banjo and we are treated to all of it's contagious rhythmic possibilities on tracks such as, \"Say It with Music\" and the ever popular, \"The Sheik of Araby\" and \"Way Down Yonder in New Orleans\". Finally we round off this collection with some guitar, mainly in the form of the Spanish guitar on original compositions of \"Happy Polka\", \"Begin the Beguine\" and \"Tico Tico\". Whatever instrument it may be and whatever your mood of the moment you will surely find it amongst the 31 tracks on offer here. Jasmine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 Twelfth Street Rag \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Music Box Waltz \u003cbr\u003e1.3 Melody in F \u003cbr\u003e1.4 I Ain't Got Nobody \u003cbr\u003e1.5 Ain't She Sweet \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Uke Said It \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Humoresque \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Waltz of Yesteryear \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Five Foot Two \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Sweet Georgia Brown \u003cbr\u003e1.11 Honolulu Shuffle \u003cbr\u003e1.12 June Night \u003cbr\u003e1.13 Chinatown, My Chinatown \u003cbr\u003e1.14 Say It with Music \u003cbr\u003e1.15 Toot, Toot, Tootsie! \u003cbr\u003e1.16 Bye, Bye Blues \u003cbr\u003e1.17 Running Wild \u003cbr\u003e1.18 The Sheik of Araby \u003cbr\u003e1.19 Whispering \u003cbr\u003e1.20 Linger Awhile \u003cbr\u003e1.21 Somebody Stole My Gal \u003cbr\u003e1.22 Avalon \u003cbr\u003e1.23 Way Down Yonder in New Orleans \u003cbr\u003e1.24 Begin the Beguine \u003cbr\u003e1.25 Waltz Italiano \u003cbr\u003e1.26 Blue' N the Blues \u003cbr\u003e1.27 Summer Shadow \u003cbr\u003e1.28 Escape Tango \u003cbr\u003e1.29 Happy Polka \u003cbr\u003e1.30 Tico Tico \u003cbr\u003e1.31 When Will You Know\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudio Sample:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ci\u003eAll soundclips are provided by Tidal and are for illustrative purposes only. For some releases, the tracks listed may not accurately represent the tracks on the physical release.\u003c\/i\u003e\n                                           \u003cbr\u003e\n                                           \u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/embed.tidal.com\/albums\/30270197\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:700px\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Roy Smeck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32399258746951,"sku":"21237973","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/2286881.jpg?v=1747373821","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/roy-smeck-wizard-of-the-strings","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}