Handwritten Notes is an album by guitarist Preston Reed

Preston Reed

Preston Reed is an American fingerstyle and tapping guitarist.- Biography :Preston Reed learned guitar as a child on his father's guitar and, for a short time, classical guitar with a too-severe teacher. When he was 16 his interest was rekindled by Jorma Kaukonen's acoustic guitar-playing in Hot...

. It was the first release on Reed's own label.

Reception

Handwritten Notes received positive reviews. John Dilberto wrote in Billboard "...should be a bible for anyone looking at the extended possibilities of the acoustic guitar." Dirty Linen magazine stated in its review: "Blending and bending textures and influences, Reed offers thoughtful and thought-provoking musical vignettes that offer more with each listening" and Dave Mead of Guitarist magazine stated: "Preston Reed is certainly one of the genre's frontrunners... This is an example of true, spellbinding guitar mastery."

Minor 7th

Minor 7th

Minor 7th is an online magazine that reviews non-mainstream acoustic guitar music. It was founded in November 1999 by Alan Fark, who claims to have created the magazine with the goal of "enabling independent or under-recognized acoustic guitarists to receive more wide-spread publicity." The website...

praised the album, writing that Reed "skillfully intertwines his trademark raucous slam-bang percussives with reflective and melodious ballads in a way which will heretofore define him as a living guitar legend in his own right."

Track listing

All songs by Preston Reed.

1. "Night Ride" – 4:58
2. "Gianaina" – 3:42
3. "First Summer Without You" – 4:31
4. "Tractor Pull" – 3:50
5. "Crossing Open Water" – 4:45
6. "The Groove is Real" – 3:01
7. "What You Don't See" – 5:02
8. "Accelerator" – 3:22
9. "Love in the Old Country" – 3:59
10. "Along the Perimeter" – 3:28
11. "Lost Time" – 4:33
12. "Quintana Roo" – 3:35
13. "After a Rain" – 3:58
14. "Shinkansen" – 3:00