Stage Left is Martin Barre

Martin Barre

Martin Lancelot Barre is an English rock musician.Barre has been the guitarist for rock band Jethro Tull since 1969. He has appeared on every Jethro Tull album except their debut This Was...

's fourth solo CD, (in reference to his hallowed position on the Jethro Tull

Jethro Tull (band)

Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969.Initially playing blues rock with...

 stage assignment). Featuring 13 instrumental tracks (and one with vocals, "Don't Say a Word"), the Jethro Tull guitarist moves through a wide range of guitar-based styles including (but not limited to) classical and blues acoustics, progressive rock, and 80s-styled finger picking. In Jethro Tull, Martin Barre is known for his keen attention to tone and detail. His smooth transitions from rhythm to lead as well as his clearly stated melodies are all prevalent in "Stage Left."

Track listing

• Disk - Total time 51:06

1. "Count the Chickens"
2. "As Told By"
3. "A French Correction"
4. "Murphy's Law"
5. "My Favourite Things"
6. "After You After Me"
7. "D.I.Y."
8. "Spanish Tears"
9. "Stage Fright"
10. "Winter Snowscape"
11. "Nelly Returns"
12. "Celestial Servings"
13. "I Raise My Glass to You"
14. "Don't Say a Word"

Personnel

• Martin Barre
  Martin Barre
  Martin Lancelot Barre is an English rock musician.Barre has been the guitarist for rock band Jethro Tull since 1969. He has appeared on every Jethro Tull album except their debut This Was...
  
   – Guitars
• Jonathan Noyce
  Jonathan Noyce
  Jonathan Mark Thomas Noyce is an English musician. He is a bass guitarist primarily known as a member of British rock group Jethro Tull, with whom he toured and recorded as a member from 1995 until 2007....
  
   – Bass
• Andrew Giddings
  Andrew Giddings
  Andrew Giddings Born July 10, 1963 in Pembury, Kent) is an English keyboardist and was a member of classic rock band Jethro Tull from 1991 to 2007.-Early life:...
  
   – Keyboards
• Darren Mooney – Drums
• Simon Burrett – Vocals (on "Don't Say a Word")

Release details

• 2003, UK, RandM Records RAMCD002, Release date 4 August 2003, CD
• 2003, USA, Fuel 2000 061327, Release date 12 August 2003, CD