The fact that this collection exists at all is cause for celebration. These ten arrangements come from the albums "Body and Soul" (1999) and "Quiet Now" (2005), which are both brilliant recitals from start to finish. I don't have much to add to the chorus of 5-star reviews already on this page, but I do have a plea for this project to continue with a Vol. 2. Here's the tunes in Vol. 1:Body And SoulCavatinaEdelweissHow Are Things In Glocca MorraI Remember YouMy Funny ValentineMy One And Only LoveQuiet NowSophisticated LadyStardustBetween the two albums are another 17 tunes (some linked together in 2-song medley arrangements), including a few intriguing choices such as Claude Thornhill's "Snowfall," the theme from "Bang the Drum Slowly" (based on "Streets of Laredo," which was based on the Irish ballad "The Unfortunate Rake"), Jobim's ballad "Olha Maria," Tadd Dameron's "On a Misty Night," a heartbreaking beautiful version of Puccini's "Nessun Dorma," and Schumann's "Träumerei,"A full list of what got left out includes:The Shadow of Your SmileRound MidnightBut BeautifulGreensleevesSnowfallLush Life / IsfahanGiant Steps / On a Misty NightTräumereiSo In Love / The More I See YouOlha MariaNessun DormaWaltz for Debby / Very EarlyTheme from "Bang the Drum Slowly"It's been almost 10 years since "Quiet Now" was released, and who knows if there will be any more solo guitar arrangements coming from Gene. I hope so. I also hope Jason Ennis, the transcriber of this collection, might have transcribed all of the music on Body and Soul and Quiet Now, or if not, may yet complete the task with Gene's input.One additional note about the balance between arrangement an improvisation on the albums and in this collection of printed music:In the preface to this collection, Ennis writes "This book falls somewhere in between a transcription book and a collection of arrangements. The process of notating each song began by copying Gene's original hand-written manuscripts. The pieces were then fleshed out by transcribing the missing material from the recorded versions on Body and Soul and Quiet Now. At times, improvised solos or sections were included in the notated arrangements. When there was a discrepancy between the original conception of an arranged section and the recording, Gene made the decision on which to include. Where possible, notes left out of a chord voicing or a counterpoint line on the recorded version were included and marked with parenthesis."