Chet Atkins – Sails (1987) [Reissue 2015] SACD ISO + FLAC 24bit/96kHz

Another of Chet Atkins’ attempts to break into the jazz world during his Columbia period, this recording veers well across the line into new age wallowing of the most innocuous kind. At this point in time, when a record opened with soothing ocean waves, followed by a gentle wash of synths, you could pretty much expect the new age to be lapping at your feet throughout. As he has with so many other genres, Atkins displays an instinctive grasp of this feel-good idiom, though he has to hold back his powers of invention to conform to its clichés and repetitions. Yet even amidst the twittering sound effects and electronic drums of “Up in My Treehouse” and the listless treatment of Keith Jarrett’s “My Song,” Atkins’ guitar always exudes dignity. Encouragingly, several of the tunes that Atkins composed himself are the most interesting ones on the disc. “Laffin’ at Life” allows for some fingerpicking by the master and some OK doodling by other guitarists and keyboardists, and the smooth jazz “On a Roll” has other facets of the Atkins personality, with Earl Klugh apparently taking a guest solo. One of Atkins’ favorite latter-day collaborators, Mark Knopfler, is also on the record, to little discernable effect.

Tracklist:

01. Sails
02. Why Worry
03. Sometime, Someplace
04. Up In My Treehouse
05. Waltz For The Lonely
06. Laffin’ At Life
07. On A Roll
08. My Song
09. Love Letters
10. Wobegon (The Way It Used To Be)

SACD ISO

ChetAtkinsSails1987Reissue2015SACDIS0.part1.rar
ChetAtkinsSails1987Reissue2015SACDIS0.part2.rar

Hi-Res FLAC

ChetAtkinsSails1987Reissue2015FLAC2488.2.rar

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