{"product_id":"steve-freund-is-what-it-is","title":"Steve Freund: Is What It Is - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eIs What It Is\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eSteve Freund\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eDelmark\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e038153077921\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eBlues\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2004-12-14\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Guitarists Dave Specter and Steve Freund have been personal and musical friends for many years. Specter has always straddled the blues\/jazz fence with a hip disregard for arbitrary restrictions, and on this CD, he once again puts his distinctive mark on a collection of outstanding instrumentals from all corners of blues and it's related genres. The result will please all lovers of lean, inspired guitar work. \"Is What It Is\" brings the two guitarists together for a smokin' blues date that has a perfect balance of Steve's heartfelt vocals on his new original songs and Dave's instrumentals, including \"People Get Ready,\" \"While My Guitar Gently Weeps,\" \"Albatross\" and several Specter originals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.1 My Little Playhouse \u003cbr\u003e1.2 Is What It Is \u003cbr\u003e1.3 People Get Ready \u003cbr\u003e1.4 Hoverin' Hawk \u003cbr\u003e1.5 While My Guitar Gently Weeps \u003cbr\u003e1.6 Albatross \u003cbr\u003e1.7 Loan a Helping Hand \u003cbr\u003e1.8 Too Hot at Home \u003cbr\u003e1.9 Riverside Ride \u003cbr\u003e1.10 Rollin' Man \u003cbr\u003e1.11 Adrienne \u003cbr\u003e1.12 She Needs Some Loving\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\/2662685\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width:100%;height:700px\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Steve Freund","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32452970577991,"sku":"10439807","price":15.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/674642.jpg?v=1747327170","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/steve-freund-is-what-it-is","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}