How do you improve on perfection?  Damn this is a fantastic track!

Heartbreak Avenue

Pedalsteelguitar in a unusual way. Telephoneconversations recorded by Johan Jansen and transformed in Johan's soundstudio with delays, reverbs, ringmodulators, reverses etc to a wall of phonesounds.....Arrangement by Johan Jansen,All instruments played/recorded by Johan Jansen, 
WBS Ultimate Pedalsteel Fractal Audio FX2
Written by Jim Webb 1968

Johan Jansen Soundscape of Wichita Lineman on Pedalsteelguitar

A New Age Jazz Instrumental with Pedal Steel Guitar and Piano as lead instruments

Iridescent Suite

My Friend Karl Straub had a vision of Monk's "Reflections" as if arranged in Bakersfield, and he asked me to play steel

Reflections

This evergreen composed by Hoagy Carmichael in 1927 needs no introduction. This is my latest interpretation. Steelocaster A6 tuning, all the backing is by Tony Kiek of Sydney. Key of E / F.

Stardust 2015

Bill Williams' gorgeous arrangement of the Neil Young tune. I got to play steel on this.

03 Flying On The Ground

"All My Sorrows" was recorded by The Kingston Trio in the late fifties, then later recorded as a vocal by The Shadows, one of their few vocals, The melody is based on a sad Bahamian lullaby and brought to fame, named "All My Trials" with different lyrics, , during the social protest movements of the 1950s by artists like Joan Baez, Peter, Paul and Mary, and it was also recorded by Paul and Linda McCartney. Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Cunningham also did a version of "All My Sorrows". The chord sequence is C - Bb - C - Bb at the intro  followed in the verses by a C - Bb - Am - Dm G7 -C based sequence.

This version features the lead on a Steelocaster lap steel, a MSA pedal steel, and a Charvel Jackson acoustic  lap steel. Strings are from a Roland E-09 sampler. The major rhythm and bass backing is by Charles Campbell. 

All My Sorrows

I was sitting at the steel and got to thinking about my Father-In-Law and best friend Denny Wayne today. I think about at least once a day for some reason...Usually makes me laugh just like he always did. ANYWAY, I started playing around with this with him in mind. He loved gospel music....This is what came out.... RIP DW....

Grifting Cowboys II

Amazing Grace STEEL ONLY - 6:16:17, 4.00 PM

This tune needs no introduction. I play it frequently at shows and kanikapilas but have never recorded it. About time...

Played on West Coast steel guitar, C6 tuning.

In The Dark

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