The debut CD from the Acoustic Guitar Summit (Mark Hanson, Terry Robb, Doug Smith, and *Paul Chasman).

A real highlight of the group's first CD is their terrific medley of "Apache" and "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly." (An arrangement that continues to grow and expand in concert.) Other quartet highlights include a stunning version of Mark's arrangement of "The Water Is Wide," Terry's slide-guitar work on "Steel Guitar Rag," Paul's rave up of the Beatles' "Lady Madonna," and the Les Paul/Mary Ford classic "Bye Bye Blues."

The CD also features a solo by each band member, plus several duets. Doug Smith's performance of "Stars and Stripes Forever" never fails to bring down the house. Terry displays his award-winning blues fingerpicking style on "Cascade Lightning." Paul shows off his jazzy licks and sense of humor in "Grandpa's Boy," and Mark's depicts centuries-old Ireland with "Drake's Passage."

Titles: Bye Bye Blues; Apache/The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly; Sunday Sonata; Windy and Warm; Claire de Lune; Sweet Rotunda; Gramma Jean; Steel Guitar Rag; Drake's Passage; Cascade Lightning; Grandpa's Boy; Stars and Stripes Forever; The Water Is Wide; Lady Madonna.

ACOUSTIC GUITAR SUMMIT

The Acoustic Guitar Summit is made up of four of the country's best acoustic fingerstyle guitarists. Their music has been heard on national television (Martha Stewart Living, Late Night with Conan O'Brien), major films (Twister, Moll Flanders) and National Public Radio.

Together the Acoustic Guitar Summit--Mark Hanson, Terry Robb, Doug Smith, and *Paul Chasman--performs a wide range of music. A blistering original may lead into a tightly interwoven arrangement of a classic ballad like "What a Wonderful World" or "You Make Me Feel Brand New." A gypsy jazz tune like Django Reinhardt's "Nuages" may lead into their stunning version of the folk classic "The Water Is Wide."

This CD includes two Mark Hanson originals: Summit Meeting and Spouting Horn, plus the following: Nuages (Django Reinhardt), Muskrat Ramble, You Make Me Feel, Brand New Mystery Train, Embryonic Journey, Good Question, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Mr. Sandman, Would You Like To Play the Guitar, Sultans of Swing, What A Wonderful World

SUMMIT MEETING