Album Notes

A cross-section of contemporary Memphis music including jazz, R&B, world, rock and new age, The Instrumental Memphis Music Sampler is the most comprehensive compilation of Memphis instrumentalists ever produced for CD. Artists included are Beale Street veterans Charlie Wood, Billy Gibson, FreeWorld and Carl Wolfe. Guitarists Tim Simmons and William Lee Ellis each offer convincing tracks. World-renowned chromatic harmonica player Pete Pedersen and the late Edwin Hubbard are also included, as well as Joseph Patrick Moore, Grayson Wells, and Seven Four Slide. Other outstanding studio musicians lending their talents include Jim Spake, Scott Thompson, Lannie McMillan, J.T. Page, Bryant Lockart, Joe Restivo, and Ross Rice.