Rarefied Air

This week’s vintage library tracks include songs by arrangers & musicians who have worked with Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Hanson, and Black Sabbath. Our final track, “The Big Guitar,” was popularized by guitarist Bert Weedon as the theme song to the 1950s BBC series “Stranger Than Fiction.”   01. Grand Slam, Reg Tilsley; 00:14 (De Wolfe)   02. Reflections, John Renbourn; 03:38 (APM)   03. Soul Sounds, Lee Mason; 05:31 (Firstcom)    04. Kittenish Day, Hans Posegga; 09:23 (Megatrax)   05. The Big Day, Nigel Hess; 12:09 (De Wolfe)   06. Speed Speed Speed, Alan Hawkshaw & Alan Parker; 15:40 (APM)   07. Nara, Beda Folten; 16:52 (Megatrax)   08. Make It Simple, Laurence Cottle; 18:46 (APM)   09. Three Lovers, Ernst August Quelle; 20:39 (Megatrax)   10. The Big Guitar, Howard Shaw; 27:20 (Firstcom)