Laurence Juber Releases Debut Album Standard Time
First Commercial Digital Release Of Archival Recording
Out January 26th
Includes Original Tune Featuring Paul McCartney And
Denny Laine
“"....the notes spin out of the songs with such finesse and musical agility, it's hard to believe he has only 10 fingers and six strings."- San Francisco Chronicle”
Los Angeles, CA, January 24th, 2018: Grammy®-winning acoustic guitarist Laurence Juber will release digital debut of his first album, Standard Time on Friday, January 26th, with distribution by A-Train Entertainment. Standard Time was produced in 1979 when Paul McCartney asked his Wings guitarist to record songs from the former Beatles’ own music publishing catalog.
This instrumental collection includes two tracks written by Juber. One of these songs, the first of many fingerstyle originals, composed sitting on the steps of a cottage in the rustic Scottish farm environment being “Maisie”. “Maisie” was recorded during the sessions for Wings’ final album Back To The Egg, and features McCartney on bass, Denny Laine on harmonica, and Steve Holley on drums. It was also debuted on “Breakfast With the Beatles” on Q104 with New York’s Ken Dashow, and on Los Angeles’ KLOS with Chris Carter.
Other highlights on Standard Time include the orchestral swing of the Harold Arlen classic “Stormy Weather”, the late-night smooth groove of “There Will Be Another You”, the all-guitar big-band of “Four Brothers”, the semi-classical “After You’ve Gone” and the impressionistic “Autumn Leaves.”
Co-produced by ace arranger Richard Niles (Pat Metheny, Ray Charles), Standard Time draws on the versatility on electric and acoustic guitar that made Laurence Juber a first-call studio musician in London, prior to his stint with McCartney. It was also recorded and mixed to an audiophile standard with state-of-the-art facilities, Standard Time was mastered by Joe Gastwirt from a high-resolution transfer taken from the original analog mix tapes at Abbey Road.
“Juber scores high marks for the clarion precision of his playing and
for his tasteful arrangements” - Downbeat
“A Master!“- Pete Townshend, The Who
“The melodies, textures and harmonies he coaxes out of an acoustic guitar are absolutely spellbinding." Guitar Player Magazine
Tracklist:
1. You’re No Good
2. Dinah
3. Don’t Let Go
4. Maisie
5. There Will Never Be Another You
6. Stormy Weather
7. Autumn Leaves
8. Four Brothers
9. After You’ve Gone
10. The Christmas Song
About Laurence Juber:
GRAMMY® winning guitarist Laurence Juber is a solo performer, recording artist, composer and arranger. His playing fuses folk, jazz, blues, pop and classical styles, creating a multi-faceted performance that belies the use of only one instrument.
A music graduate of London’s Goldsmith’s College, he was featured guitar soloist with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra before becoming established as a studio musician in the mid-1970’s. First internationally recognized as lead guitarist in Beatle Paul McCartney's Wings, with whom he won a Grammy, Juber has since established himself as world-renowned guitar virtuoso and entertainer.
Juber, known to his fans as LJ, has released 25 solo albums which spotlight his unique touch and tone on acoustic guitar. His LJ Plays The Beatles was voted one of Acoustic Guitar Magazine's all-time Top Ten albums. His solo arrangement of The Pink Panther Theme earned him a second Grammy, while his arrangement of Stand By Me was heard nationally in a Diamonds Are Forever commercial. Juber’s DVD-Audio project Guitar Noir (AIX Records) won a CES Demmy award for best audio.
His 'photo memoir' Guitar With Wings was recently published by Dalton Watson Fine Books.
As a studio musician, he can be heard on recordings from artists as diverse as Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks, Seal and the French chanteuse Sylvie Vartin, plus he is featured on the soundtracks to hundreds of TV shows such as Home Improvement and movies including the academy award-winning Dirty Dancing, Good Will Hunting and Pocahontas.
Juber co-composed the soundtrack of the award-winning video game Diablo III and scored the NBC Dateline Documentary Children Of The Harvest. His music is also featured in the Ken Burns’ documentary The Tenth Inning.
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