David Grisman 's Dawg Jazz / Dawg Grass

Tony Rice (Performer), Stephane Grappelli (Performer), Darol Anger (Performer) | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl
• Label: Warner Bros
• ASIN: B0019QVGEI
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #736,310 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

After several projects that hinted at his interest in jazz, David Grisman split this album between swing and bluegrass. The four jazz numbers include a big-band outing on "Dawg Jazz," and a guest appearance by violinist Stephane Grappelli on "Steppin' With Stephane," an appearance by violinist Darol Anger on "Fumblebee," and a version of "In a Sentimental Mood" with both Grappelli and Anger. The flip side of the LP finds Grisman's string group, Mike Marshal, Tony Rice, Rob Wasserman plus guest banjoist Earl Scruggs, stretching the boundaries of the bluegrass idiom on tunes such as "Swamp Dawg," "Dawggy Mountain Breakdown," and "Happy Birthday, Bill Monroe." A diverse and continually interesting set. Other players include Jerry Douglas, Martin Taylor, Ross Tompkins, Pete Christlieb, Conte Candoli and others

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars A Stellar Album, December 10, 2011

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This review is from: David Grisman 's Dawg Jazz / Dawg Grass (Vinyl)

A stunning reminder of how much range a musician (or group of musicians can have), this has everything from Dawggy Mountain Breakdown (the Car Talk theme) to some smoking jazz. This is music unbounded: no limits to imagination or technical skill here! It is absolutely baffling that this is not out on CD. Well worth owning for the right price.