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Artie Traum
12+ albums
Smooth Jazzguitarsinger-songwriterfolkjazz guitar
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Artie Traum (born Arthur Roy Traum on 3 April 1943; died 20 July 2008) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer. Traum's work appeared on more than 35 albums, beginning with the duo with his brother Happy & Artie Traum. He produced and recorded with The Band, Arlen Roth, Warren Bernhardt, Pat Alger, Tony Levin, John Sebastian, Richie Havens, Maria Muldaur, Eric Andersen, Paul Butterfield, Paul Siebel, Rory Block, James Taylor, Pete Seeger, David Grisman, Livingston Taylor, and Michael Franks, among others. He is an award-winning guitarist and songwriter featured on over 20 albums for Capitol, Sony, Shanachie, Slice of Life and Narada Records. A pioneer of the 1970’s acoustic music scene, Traum been described as a musician "whose work defines the vitality and sophistication of American acoustic music." (Acoustic Guitar Magazine 2002). A native of the Bronx, New York, Traum gravitated to the Greenwich Village music scene in the late 1960’s. It was there he became influenced by artists James Taylor, The Even Dozen Jug Band, Bonnie Raitt, Muddy Waters and Mississippi John Hurt. At clubs in New York, Artie listened to John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Jim Hall, Howard Roberts and the Modern Jazz Quartet. He recorded his first track She’s Gone in The True Endeavor Jug Band started by blues writer Sam Charters for Vanguard in the late 1960’s. He played guitar for the blues vocalist Judy Roderick and was the featured guitarist on her highly-regarded Woman Blue (Vanguard Record
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Acoustic Jazz Guitar
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Very Best Of Smooth Jazz Guitar
Meetings With Remarkable Friends
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The very best of smooth jazz guitar
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Acoustic Heart 2: The Passion and Romance of Acoustic Guitar Masters
The Last Romantic
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Letters From Joubée
Cayenne
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Acoustic Heart 2: The Passion and Romance of Acoustic Guitar Masters
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The View from Here
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Narada Guitar 2
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Thief Of Time