Harry Warren was the first major American song composer to write primarily for film. Every song on this CD is from a movie (except for the two songs I wrote). All of this music (except Nagasaki 1928) is from the 1930’s and 40’s. The songs are arranged in the hot swing style made popular by the great guitarist Django Reinhardt with violinist Stephane Grappelli and the Hot Club de Paris. The main body of work from Django Reinhardt is from the same time period. It was an easy marriage of styles taken from the same point in history on two different continents.

I’ve worked, on and off, for 3 years to refine the concept, pick the songs, write the arrangements and record/film the music. The music was recorded live in four sessions with four different groups. We recorded a lot of songs, 16 of which are presented here. I hope you enjoy listening to this recording as much as I’ve enjoyed making it.

Master guitarist Doug Munro has created an exciting in-depth musical experience with his multi media presentation of six new compositions. Part performance video, part instructional video, part CD and part book, Loop-Mania! delivers 3 hours of HD videos containing the live recordings of each song plus a “Nuts and Bolts” section where Doug takes you behind the scenes to show you how each song was crafted and performed. There are downloadable MP3’s for your portable music player as well as downloadable PDF files of each song. As a long time musician/educator Doug is as well known for sharing his knowledge and love of music with others as he is for his impressive recording and performance career.

This is solo guitar playing presented in a way that you may not have heard or seen before. They say, seeing is believing, and what you’ll hear and see here was done live with no overdubs. Doug Munro intuitively utilizes loop technology as an additional writing and improvisational tool to create a very powerful and personal musical statement. Enjoy!

MASTER GUITARIST DOUG MUNRO PRESENTS HIS FIRST SOLO PROJECT

IN HIS OWN WORDS… “ALL THE MUSIC INCLUDED HERE WAS PERFORMED LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH NO OVER DUBS. I USED A “LOOP STATION” TO CREATE THE MULTIPLE PARTS IN REAL TIME. THE LISTENER EXPERIENCES THE ENTIRE PROCESS”.

THIS IS A RECORDING OF SPIRITUAL SONGS. SONGS FROM THE SPIRIT AND FOR THE SPIRIT.

WITH A 20 YEAR CAREER SPENT ON THE EDGE OF THE MAINSTREAM DOUG CONTINUES TO EXPLORE THE BOUNDERIES OF THE GUITAR GENRE WITH THIS LATEST RECORDING, COMBINING IMPROVISATION AND TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE A UNIQUE SONIC EXPERIENCE.

THE SET INCLUDES 7 ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS AND COVERS OF 3 CLASSIC SPIRITUAL SONGS…PEOPLE GET READY, AMAZING GRACE, AND DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE.

PROGRAM: STATIC IN THE ATTIC, WORSHIP, AMAZING GRACE, ALONE BUT NOT ALONE, THE JOURNEY, PEOPLE GET READY, JOY, GLORIFY, DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE, PRAYER

Jazz guitar virtuoso Doug Munro has an insatiable appetite for all things jazz. On his latest CD, “A Very Gypsy Christmas” Doug demonstrates his long standing love affair with the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Greppelli with 15 of the swingingest Gypsy Jazz versions of Christmas favorites you’ve ever heard. These are not the same old tired versions of traditional Christmas songs but brand new, reworked arrangements. Each track is a musical event unto itself. The CD features special guests swing clarinet king Ken Peplowski, rising vocal star Cyrille-Aimee Daudel, and violinist Howie Bujese.

Songs
Sleigh Ride-Little Town of Bethlehem-The Christmas Song-God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen-Let It Snow-We Three Kings-Santa Claus Is Coming To Town-Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas-Green Sleeves-Oh Tannenbaum-Winter Wonderland-
Christmas time Is Here-I’ll Be Home For Christmas-Oh Come Emmanuel-Silent Night

Records GMR-002

Guitarist Doug Munro follows up his critically acclaimed 2004 Big Boss Bossa Nova recording with his
new Big Boss Bossa Nova 2.0. Doug describes this second addition as "more of a bare bones session...". This
sparkling, live to CD recording, features Doug at his best in an intimate trio setting. The personnel featured on
the recording, bassist Michael Goetz and drummers Jay Devlin and Jason Anderson, are Doug's working group,
who together have logged many years of playing time. The group sound captured on this recording is often
lacking in many of today's "superstar bands" which are put together in the studio just to make a recording.
Also present here, as always, are the intricate rhythmic riffs and intriguing improvisations that are a hallmark of
Doug's playing

Program: Spain • Bemsha Swing • Sticks N’ Stones • Devil’s Haircut • Blue Seven •
A Day At The Races • Little Sunflower • Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum • Something I Heard • Prayer

“Big Boss Bossa Nova” is just what the title implies -
An ebullient, up-beat affair that features the work of Palmetto recording
artists Javon Jackson and Ray Vega who,
along with bassist Harvie S and drummer Richie
Morales, lend a distinctive salsa flair to the proceedings.
“Stella by Starlight,” “Low Rider,” and
“Milestones,” along with eight original Munro
compositions are all rendered in what Munro
describes as his “slightly twisted take on the
Bossa Nova and Samba.”
Program:
Stella by Starlight • Black Phoenix • Confessions of a Liar • A Song for Sonny • When No One’s Lookin’ • Low Rider • Mi Perrito • Milestones • Sometimes You Just Have to Sneak Around • One Night in Havana • The Girl With The Long Tassled Hair

Here's a CD you can't get anywhere but here. In 1998 Doug teamed up with Sopainish Flamenco guitar virtuoso Mariano Mangas. They did three European tours. Here is the CD they released.

One of Doug Munro's best selling CD's recorded live in the studio with bassist Will Lee and drummer Will Calhoun 1995.

• Battle Of Wills 5:40
Doug Munro
Doug Munro Music BMI

• The Blue Lady 5:23
Joe Ferry/Doug Munro
Doug Munro Music BMI, Joe Ferry Music BMI

• Put Through Changes 4:48
Doug Munro
Doug Munro Music BMI

• Chaa Creek 5:40
Will Calhoun
Darkology Music ASACP

• Song For Kathleen 4:58
Doug Munro
Doug Munro Music BMI

• Blue Moves 5:41
Joe Ferry/Doug Munro
Doug Munro Music BMI, Joe Ferry Music BMI

• Mambo De Peg 5:32
Lee/Lee/Cartaya
Ketchup Moon & Stars BMI, Oscartaya Music ASCAP

• If 6 Was 9 5:48
Jimi Hendryx
Bella Godiva Music ASCAP

Burning Organ trio follow up to his successful "Blueness" CD. Features Doug's organ trio ii-v-i with
Jerry Z- Hammond Organ, Jason Anderson- drums
2002

1. Donna Lee 4:41
   Charlie Parker, Atlantic Music Corp. BMI, Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc. BMI

2. Doggett 3:56
   Doug Munro, Doug Munro Music BMI

3. Bop 5:10
   Doug Munro, Doug Munro Music BMI

4. E Thang 8:35
   Doug Munro, Doug Munro Music BMI

5. Up Against It 5:00
   Doug Munro, Doug Munro Music BMI

6. Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise 6:49
   

7. Romberg/O. Hamerstein II
   Warner Bros. Publishing BMI, Bambalina BMI

8. Thoughts of You 4:49
   Doug Munro, Doug Munro Music BMI

9. Old Style 6:35
   Doug Munro, Doug Munro Music BMI

10. Caravan 6:35
    Juan Tizol/ Duke Ellington
    EMI Mills BMI, Famous Music ASCAP

10 Soul Lullaby 4:41
Doug Munro, Doug Munro Music BMI
Joe Ferry, Joe Ferry Music BMI

CMG Records 1997

Doug Munro- guitar
Harvie S- bass
Danny Gotlieb- drums and percussion
Alex Foster- sax
Fred Griffen and Sarah Della Posta- french horns

• Untitled 3 6:00 FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD
Doug Munro
Doug Munro Music BMI

• P Jamas 4:45
Doug Munro
Doug Munro Music BMI

• Teen Town 5:19
Jaco Pastorius
Haapala Music ASCAP

• Shootin’ Pool At Leo’s 7:10
Doug Munro
Doug Munro Music BMI

• Giant Steps 2:51
John Coltrane
Jowcol BMI

• G Thang 6:44
Doug Munro
Doug Munro Music BMI

• Timmy 5:19
Joe Ferry/Doug Munro
Doug Munro Music BMI, Joe Ferry Music BMI

• Is We Is Or Is We Aint 6:08
Joe Ferry/Doug Munro
Doug Munro Music BMI, Joe Ferry Music BMI

• Dream Time 4:39
Joe Ferry/Doug Munro
Doug Munro Music BMI, Joe Ferry Music BMI

Blueness is Doug’s third album for CMG and his first with ii V I, his touring band. The ii V I moniker, or minor to dominant to tonic is the cornerstone of Jazz improvisation. It conjures up the changes patterned on the traditional standards from Gershwin, Porter, Kern, Rodgers & Hart, but the offerings here are mostly bop meets funk. A lot of the tunes are modally based and provide Doug and ii V I with a road map to lay down some outside (the tonal center) lines. Doug’s playing is laden with clichés, but they are of his own creation, imprinting the listener with an indelible impression of his maverick style. He employs motifs and repetitive shapes and forms, moving them up and down the neck in minor thirds and fourths, a la John Coltrane. There’s lots of intervallic leaps, unpredictable twists and turns, dripping with a high-speed chorus effect. Many of his phrases are pregnant with distorted and exaggerated tension.