Ireland in 50 Albums, No 23: Out On His Own, by Louis Stewart (1977)
Louis Stewart recorded Out On His Own in Bray, Co Wicklow.
Louis Stewart was the first world-class jazz musician that Ireland ever produced – he was also probably its greatest and certainly most revered. And Out On His Own is almost universally regarded as his masterpiece.
Active for more than half a century, during which he appeared on 70-plus albums, guitarist Stewart, who died in 2016 at the age of 72, was a role model, standard-bearer and vital inspiration – especially for those who played in his many groups or came after him.
