We dust off an episode from the No Filler archives to pay our respects to Jeff Beck with a listen to his 1975 debut solo record Blow By Blow. Having tried a few times to put together a successful rock group after his departure from The Yardbirds, Beck gravitated more toward the jazz-rock fusion from his sessions with the band Upp, whom he produced and played on their first record. Out of those sessions came the groundwork for Blow By Blow, an incredible showcase of Beck's prowess behind the fretboard. Produced by George Martin (the fifth Beatle himself), and with help from Stevie Wonder (who lended 2 of his tracks to the record and even plays clavinet on one of them), join us as we geek out over how truly amazing this record is and how it helped put Beck on the path to becoming one of the greatest guitar players of all time.

Tracklist

1. Jeff Beck - Rock My Plimsoul
2. Jeff Beck - Constipated Duck
3. Jeff Beck - Air Blower
4. Jeff Beck - Scatterbrain
5. Little Simz - Selfish
6. Matthew Halsall, The Gondwana Orchestra - As I Walk
7. Stanley Clarke - Silly Putty

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