History of Now

2005 studio album by Preston Reed

History Of Now

Studio album by

Preston Reed

Released| 2005
Recorded| January 10–24, 2005 at StarVu Studios, Savage, Minnesota, United States
Length| 53:16
Label| Outer Bridge Records, OB1004
Producer| Preston Reed
Preston Reed chronology
| Handwritten Notes
(2000)  | History Of Now
(2005)  | Spirit
(2007)

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Alternative Cover

Cover of the original release of History of Now

History of Now is a 2005 album by Preston Reed and was the second release on Reed's own label.[1]

It contains six new compositions — the other eight tracks are re-recorded and sometimes varied interpretations of some of Reed's previously released compositions. Four tracks are from the out-of-print title Border Towns. The song "Corazon" was originally released on the video Preston Reed in Concert.

On this release, Reed performs on solo acoustic, classical, and electric guitars.

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
BBC Music Magazine| (no rating)[2]
Bridge Guitar Review| (no rating)[3]
Jazzwise| (no rating)[4]
Jazz Notes| (no rating)[5]

Jazzwise stated "evocative and vivid, with an understated beauty and a Ry Cooder-like sense of atmospherics in places. His recent collaborations with Arild Andersen and others show a broader and more reflective composer and interpreter than previous..."[4] and BBC Music Magazine stated: "...on this latest album he has opted for the less-is-more approach, applying his mastery of the acoustic and electric axes to a series of gentle but melodic miniatures."[2] In Jazz Notes, Ron Burnett wrote "Reed is capable of astonishing sheets of sound which defy belief in the possibilities of only two hands."[5] Guitar Bridge Reviews wrote the release "shows the diversity and versatility of one of the most talented guitarists in the acoustic guitar circuit."[3]

## Track listing

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All songs by Preston Reed.

1. "Dead Cool" – 3:25
2. "Instrument Landing" – 3:29
3. "Signal Path" – 3:32
4. "Woman in the Tower" – 3:42
5. "Chord Melody" – 3:16
6. "Radiance" – 2:52
7. "Twang Thang" – 3:59
8. "False Spring" – 3:48
9. "Corazon" – 2:16
10. "Franzl's Saw" – 4:57
11. "Halfway Home" – 3:37
12. "Lost Time" – 5:02
13. "Hit the Ground Running" – 3:31
14. "Valhalla" – 5:50

## Personnel

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* Preston Reed – acoustic and electric guitar
* Matt Fink, Steve Hall and Paul Baron – engineers
* Paul Baron – mixing and mastering

## References

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1. ^ Preston Reed discography at his website. Archived 2008-01-08 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on December 24, 2007.
2. ^ a b "History of Now > Review". BBC Music Magazine. `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` (help)
3. ^ a b "Review: History of Now". Bridge Guitar Review. November 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-03-30. Retrieved 2007-12-24.
4. ^ a b McGowan, James (2005). "Review: History of Now". Jazzwise.
5. ^ a b Burnett, Ron (November 2005). "Review: History of Now". Jazz Notes.

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Preston Reed

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except for compilations.

Studio albums|

* Acoustic Guitar (1978-1979)
* Pointing Up (1982)
* Don't Be a Stranger (1982)
* Playing by Ear (1984)
* Instrument Landing (1988)
* Blue Vertigo (1990)
* Halfway Home (1991)
* Border Towns (1993)
* Metal (1995)
* Ladies Night (1996)
* Groovemasters (with Laurence Juber, 1997)
* Handwritten Notes (2000)
* History of Now (2005)
* Spirit (2006)

Compilations|

* Preston Reed (1990)

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