Blow by Blow
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| Studio album by Jeff Beck | ||||
| Released | 29 March 1975 | |||
| Recorded | October 1974 at AIR Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion, instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 44:40 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | George Martin | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | B− |
| PopMatters | (positive) |
| Rolling Stone | (mixed) |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  |
Blow by Blow is the second solo album by British guitarist Jeff Beck, released on Epic Records in 1975, and recorded in October 1974. It was the first under his name alone, an instrumental album that peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the RIAA.
After the dissolution of the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice (BBA) in spring 1974, Beck took time for session work with other groups. In December, a half-hearted "audition" for The Rolling Stones took place, Beck jamming blues with the band for one day, before realising their musical styles were not compatible.
During this period, Beck decided to record an all-instrumental album, bringing back keyboardist Max Middleton from the second Jeff Beck Group. He hired George Martin to produce after hearing his work with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. According to Carmine Appice, who played with Beck in BBA, he was involved in the writing and recording process of Blow By Blow but his parts were edited out after a dispute with Beck's management. The fourth key contributor to Blow by Blow after Beck, Middleton, and Martin was Stevie Wonder, who gave Beck his songs "Cause We've Ended As Lovers" and "Thelonius", with Wonder playing clavinet on the latter uncredited. The former song appeared on Wonder's album Stevie Wonder Presents: Syreeta, made with then-wife Syreeta Wright, while Wonder never recorded "Thelonius" himself. A cover of the Beatles song "She's a Woman" was selected, as well as a composition by Bernie Holland of the group Hummingbird consisting of musicians from the second Beck Group. The other five tracks were band originals with Beck and Middleton the main writers, and the last track on each side featured string arrangements by Martin. Beck dedicated "Cause We've Ended As Lovers" to fellow guitarist Roy Buchanan, with an acknowledgement to Wonder.
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