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DOUBLE STANDARDS RELEASE NEWS

On the 20th of this month Martin Taylor releases his eagerly awaited solo album "Double Standards" which features 12 tracks especially chosen by Martin from the hundreds of tracks he has played over the course of his career that personally mean a lot to him.
It has taken more than thirty years for Martin to feel that the time was right to record an album he always planned to release. "Double Standards" is Martin's most personal and expressive album to date, using only the voice of two guitars in harmony to create some of the most beautiful music ever recorded. Martin has recorded many guitar duets before for various projects, but has never taken the idea to form a complete album - until now.

So before the album is released we thought we would ask Martin about some of the tracks and give you some background about them. So, here is what Martin told us about "Drop Me Off In Harlem " and "Alfie":

"Drop Me Off In Harlem": Written by Duke Ellington in the early years of Jazz, this is a track that Martin's guitar mentor Ike Isaacs introduced to him way back in 1978 when the two of them became the first resident musicians at the famous "Pizza On The Park" jazz club in London. Ike arranged most of the track when they performed it in 1978, but for "Double Standards" Martin took inspiration from Big Band improvising one guitar part using chords and then adding a second chord based solo over the top to make the track sound like there where far more than just two guitars being recorded. It was the last track recorded for "Double Standards" and Martin was so pleased with the effect this improvisation created that he has said he will definitely experiment more with the Big Band Guitar sound in the future.

"Alfie": Martin's favourite version of this song, and the inspiration for the treatment on "Double Standards" is the recording made by Matt Monroe. Martin has worked in the past with Matt and has a particular love of the film "Alfie". One of his friends, Tony Selby, plays a part in the film and there is one scene featuring a jazz band formed out of players that used to perform with Martin's father (who was a jazz bassist).

If you want to secure your copy of this amazing new album and get it delivered during the first week of its release, it is now available to pre-order on Amazon; and remember, every copy sold through Amazon helps Martin head towards the album chart!

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Check out the first online reviews of the album:

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/10/01/091143.php
http://www.audaud.com/article.php?ArticleID=4893
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/oct/05/popandrock.urban
http://www.robadamsjournalist.com/

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