The Man with the Blue Post-Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar

The Man with the Blue Post-Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar (often called simply Blue Guitar) is an album by American singer-songwriter Peter Case, released in 1989.[1][2] Its title is a reference to the Wallace Stevens poem "The Man With the Blue Guitar."[3]

The Man with the Blue Post-Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar
Studio album by
Peter Case
ReleasedApril 11, 1989
StudioOcean Way Recording, Sunset Sound and Sunset Sound Factory
GenreAlternative Rock, Alternative Country, Folk Rock
LabelGeffen
ProducerLarry Hirsch, Steven Soles, Peter Case
Peter Case chronology
Peter Case
(1986)		 The Man with the Blue Post-Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar
(1989)		 Six-Pack of Love
(1992)

Guests include Los Lobos, T-Bone Burnett, Ry Cooder, Jim Keltner and David Lindley.

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]

Writing for AllMusic, critic Brian Beatty stated: "Exceptional songs and musical guests, including Ry Cooder and members of Los Lobos and Tom Petty's Heartbreakers, make this... a worthwhile purchase..."[4]

Track listing

All songs by Peter Case unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Charlie James" (Public Domain) – 3:07
  2. "Put Down the Gun" – 3:41
  3. "Entella Hotel" – 4:59
  4. "Travellin' Light" (Case, Bob Neuwirth) – 4:11
  5. "Poor Old Tom" – 3:57
  6. "Old Part of Town" – 4:10
  7. "Rise and Shine" (Case, Victoria Williams) – 4:20
  8. "Two Angels" – 4:33
  9. "This Town's a Riot" – 4:18
  10. "Hidden Love" – 3:08

Personnel
  • Peter Case – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Stephen Bruton – mandolin
  • T-Bone Burnett – background vocals
  • Ry Cooder – slide guitar
  • Dennis Farias – horn
  • Mitchell Froom – organ, piano
  • David Hidalgo – 6-string bass, accordion, guitar, bass, ukulele, violin
  • Jim Keltner – drums, percussion
  • David Kemper – drums
  • David Lindley – bouzouki, violin
  • David McKelvy – harmonica
  • David Miner – bass
  • Jerry Scheff – bass
  • Jack Sherman – guitar
  • Steven Soles – guitar, bass, maracas, guitar, percussion, background vocals
  • Benmont Tench – organ
  • Daniel Timms – keyboards, organ, piano, background vocals
  • Nick Lane – horn
  • Michael Bannister – cymbals, drums
  • Jorge Bermudez – tambourine
  • John Berry, Jr. – horn, maracas, background vocals

Production

  • Larry Hirsch – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Peter Case – producer
  • Scott Woodman – engineer
  • Joe Schiff – assistant engineer
  • Eric Rudd – assistant engineer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering

References
  1. "Shades of Dylan in an Era of Flash : Peter Case examines how it feels to be on your own, with no direction home". Los Angeles Times. May 21, 1989.
  2. "Peter Case".
  3. Himes, Geoffrey (September 22, 1989). "MAKING A CASE FOR HIS MUSIC" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  4. Beatty, Brian. "The Man with the Blue Post-Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
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