News and Info
April 11, 2005
  Guitarists! is reviewed and Carl Amundson in interviewed by JazzGuitarLife.com.
March 8, 2005
  Guitarists! is the #1 cd at KUNR, Reno! Guitarists! is still on JazzWeek's radio chart after 6 weeks.
February 22, 2005
  Guitarists! is now #22 on JazzWeek's radio chart! Guitarists! can now be heard on DMX Radio, with a worldwide daily listening audience of 80 million.
February 15, 2005
  Guitarists! is #26 on JazzWeek's radio chart! The current issue of JazzTimes reviews the CD. Here is an exerpt.
"Amundson chose tunes rife with melody ... which are perfect lines for this exercise in harmonizing with like timbres. Each track is enjoyable."
February 10, 2005
  Guitarists! is #30 on JazzWeek's radio chart! The current issue of Just Jazz Guitar had jazz guitar legend Jack Wilkin's review of the CD. Here is an exerpt.
"nicely arranged by Carl... this is a well-presented CD with a lot of care and rehearsal put into it."
January 25, 2005
  Guitarists! debuts at #32 on JazzWeek's radio chart!
January 16, 2005
  Guitarists! is getting rave reviews and great support from jazz radio. "Carl Amundson and the Modern Guitar Quintet's new CD is unique, imaginative and a superb tribute to some legendary guitarists. It's getting good airplay at WRHU."
Bob Collins, The Jazz Cafe - WRHU Hempstead, NY
January 14, 2005
  Guitarists! is JazzWeek's #1 top add. JazzWeek is the definitive Jazz national radio airplay chart - a weekly report of the top fifty Jazz recordings played on radio stations across the United States and Canada.
January 10, 2005
  Guitarists! is being featured on Jim Wilke's top syndicated jazz program, Jazz After Hours! Jazz After Hours is a late night jazz radio show hosted by Jim Wilke heard Friday and Saturday nights across the U.S. and parts of Canada. The program is consistently named one of the top syndicated jazz programs.
January 2, 2005
  The Feb. issue of Just Jazz Guitar have a review of Guitarists! written by the great jazz guitarist Jack Wilkins.
November 30, 2004
  The first review of Guitarists! is on All Music Guide. Guitarists! gets 4 stars. Here's an excerpt "... Highlights include the fantastic head arrangement on "Walk, Don't Run" and the gentle Latin strut of Oscar Moore's "Kenya", but really, there aren't any weak tracks on this very fine album." read more
October 25, 2004
  The North Pinellas edition of the Tampa Tribune has an article on Carl Amundson and the Modern Guitar Quintet. It will be posted here in the next few days.
October 1, 2004
  Carl Amundson and the Modern Guitar Quintet's latest CD Guitarists! is now available on our website store. It will be availble in stores nationwide next month.