. ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁a ▁primary ▁influence ▁on ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁mus icians ▁in ▁Britain ▁r anging ▁from ▁Bert ▁J ans ch ▁to ▁Jimmy ▁Page ▁and ▁Eric ▁Cla pton . ▁ ▁Background ▁Graham ' s ▁first ▁album , ▁The ▁Gu itar ▁Player , ▁was ▁almost ▁exclus ively ▁jazz ▁based . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁collabor ations ▁with ▁fol ks inger ▁Sh ir ley ▁Collins , ▁which ▁had ▁established ▁his ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁pur ist ▁folk ▁communities ▁in ▁Britain . ▁▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁tracks ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁are ▁a ▁fusion ▁of ▁traditional ▁western ▁folk / bl ues ▁and ▁Middle - E astern ▁music . ▁This ▁synth esis ▁of ▁world ▁sounds ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁Gra h ams ▁frequent ▁travel ing ▁across ▁the ▁Asian ▁continent ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁on ward . ▁▁ ▁Graham ▁also ▁util izes ▁jazz ▁progress ions ▁to ▁re - inn ov ate ▁and ▁contempor ize ▁traditional ▁sounds , ▁especially ▁on ▁the ▁bl ues ▁tracks ▁of ▁the ▁album . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁opening ▁track ▁is ▁a ▁cover ▁of ▁" Le av in ' ▁Blues ", ▁written ▁by ▁Le ad ▁Bel ly , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁straightforward ▁bl ues ▁in ▁C . ▁Graham ' s ▁version ▁uses ▁the ▁D AD G AD ▁guitar ▁tun ing , ▁and ▁he ▁spe eds ▁up ▁the ▁tempo ▁to ▁give ▁it ▁a ▁more ▁' rock ing ' ▁sound . ▁His ▁cover ▁is ▁also ▁inf used ▁with ▁an ▁ex otic , ▁middle ▁eastern ▁sound , ▁acc red ited