Search - Carl Verheyen :: Solo Guitar Improvisations

A long time coming . . .

06/12/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have enjoyed all of guitarist/vocalist Carl Verheyen's solo CDs, seen quite a few live performances and always wondered when we'd get an acoustic performance CD. Well, it's finally here! If you've never seen Carl play live you probably don't know that during many songs he'll often switch between acoustic and electric guitar - the acoustic sound is really an integral part of Carl's live performances. There are often instrumental acoustic "showcases" like the Kinks "Sunny Afternoon," Jerry Reed's "Mr. Lucky" or one of Carl's own compositions like the Chet Atkins inspired "Not Yet Chet." For soulful and melodic virtuoso guitar music that can be enjoyed by one and all and not just guitar geeks, it's hard to top Carl's "Solo Guitar Improvisations." One of my copies lives in the car plus it's my favorite CD to put on first thing Sunday moring while the coffee is brewing. I've given several CDs as gifts and everyone loves it."

Guitarist Who Knows No Limits!

deepbluereview | SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA USA | 08/15/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Verheyen is a true guitar virtuoso. His past experience includes performing with many jazz musicians such as Dave Grusin, Richard Elliott, Dan Siegel, Stanley Clarke and Max Roach. He has also played with the likes of Robben Ford and was the lead guitarist for Supertramp replacing guitarist Roger Hodgson in 1985.Verheyen's latest release, Improvisations, is a fingerstyle, Jazz and Classical recording which goes beyond anything Verheyen has released to date. If anything, this CD shows that Verheyen is capable of playing all styles from Country to Funk to Shred and everthing in between including Classical and that his style does not fit neatly into anyone category.The songs include the light acoustical jazz number "I Love You Porgy" to a rearranged "Sunday Afternoon" originally performed by the Kinks which is treated to an acoustic facelift to the jazzy "the Notch". The performance is excellent but rather laid back. Verheyen continues to impress listeners with his seemingly endless mastery of the guitar in all styles."