There is no question that the most influential lead guitarist in history is the late . After that, the arguments start. Who comes next -- ? ? While you'll never achieve complete consensus on this point, if you took a vote the chances are very good that the second name in the list of important lead guitarists would be that of , who is not only an acknowledged master of the idiom but a highly influential stylistic innovator, one who helped create the -grass fusion music of the 1970s and 1980s that came, for better or worse, to be called music. This excellent compilation (which gets its title from the serial number of 's Martin D-28 guitar, which has owned and played since 1975) celebrates his contributions on the more side of things, and its tracks include full-band performances with the likes of , his own , and a quartet made up entirely of brothers, as well as a handful of duo recordings with and a rambunctious arrangement of for a guitar trio featuring , , and . Although you could argue that his take on 's is maybe a bit lacking in nuance, everything else on this album ranges from great to spectacular. Among the particular highlights are a gorgeous and quite rendition of a great medley of Irish tunes played in duet with , and a hard-driving arrangement of on which 's solos are like a 60-second seminar on how to combine virtuosity and taste. This album makes an excellent introduction to one of America's most gifted musicians in any genre. ~ Rick Anderson