Jam

Darol Anger, Mike Marshall | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 20, 1999)
• Original Release Date: April 20, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Compass Records
• ASIN: B00000IIS1
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #423,238 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Blues, February 8, 2000

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Stephen Dunsford (Pacific Grove, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jam (Audio CD)

"Jam" is jam packed with some of the best violin blues I have ever heard. Every track is great, and the skill of Mr. Anger is phenominal! Mr. Anger utilizes the bass, trap, guitar, violin and viola to provide the listner with nonstop entertainment. I highly recommend this cd.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lives up to Its Name, December 30, 2004

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Jam Man (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jam (Audio CD)

I highly recommend this CD, as well as At Home and On the Range: The Duo Live, by these two innovative and talented acoustic music virtuosos. While "On the Range" features a stripped-down acoustic performance (consisting of just the duo), Jam is a collection of genre-obscuring compositions and improvisations by Darol and Mike along with a fretless bassist and percussionist.

If you enjoy "Newgrass" (i.e., Grisman, Tony Rice, etc.) or Bela Fleck, you simply will be blown away by this album.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars feels cold, austere, January 18, 2010

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OH Packerfan "Go Pack Go" (Cincinnati, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jam (Audio CD)

I came back to this CD after several years, & was surprised how cold it felt. I am not sure just why that is the case. There is something missing, though, when you compare this work against some of the other stuff these fine musicians have done over the years, or certainly when you compare it against the work done by their peers & sometimes collaborators, such as David Grisman, Sam Bush, & Chris Thile. "The Gator's Back," for instance, seems bent on producing a sort of other-worldly, almost spooky blues feel. The same vibe characterizes "Purple Haze". "blues for Oakton" lightens the mood somewhat, and the Bach piece is nice, but then we're back to the improvisational "Day1/Tune1" which is pretty much random jamming in minor keys, as is "Deep Blue," a couple tracks later. Maybe it is me, maybe my taste is changing as I get older, but Grisman, Bush et al still sound fresh, warm, & approachable - while this disk justs feel cold & distant. Still gets 3 stars on musicianship.