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Old & In the Way [Live]

Vassar Clements, David Grisman, Peter Rowan, Jerry Garcia, Old & In The WayAudio CD
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Audio CD (January 30, 1996)
  • Original Release Date: 1973
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Live
  • Label: Arista
  • ASIN: B000002VKC
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,821 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. Pig In A Pen
2. Midnight Moonlight
3. Old And In The Way
4. Knockin' On Your Door
5. The Hobo Song
6. Panama Red
7. Wild Horses
8. Kissimmee Kid
9. White Dove
10. Land Of The Navajo

Editorial Reviews

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The landmark original 1975 release, these 10 songs provided a bridge between traditional and progressive bluegrass. The presence of Jerry Garcia greatly expanded the bluegrass audience, exposing thousands of fans to mountain music for the first time, but Garcia's melodic banjo picking and soulful baritone are also essential ingredients. Former bluegrass boy Peter Rowan contributes three now-standard original cuts, and the band covers material ranging from traditionals and Stanley Brothers favorites to the Rolling Stones. Fiddle master Vassar Clements represents the tradition, soaring freely through the verses and breaks with astonishing fire and grace. It remains an important historical document, although the two recent Acoustic Disc volumes (also recorded during the band's only tour in 1973) offer even greater performances and more selections. --Marc Greilsamer

Product Description

This CD is an out of print collectible! It is the first release from Jerry Garcia's bluegrass act which included David Grisman, Peter Rowan, Vassar Clements and John Kahn.

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars
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4.9 out of 5 stars
It is a timeless classic and a must-have for any bluegrass fan. surfandsand  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
Listen to this one and you will want more. Edward W. Machir  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
Cd has pretty good sound quality considering when and how it was recorded. D.P.  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An essential bluegrass album! March 28, 2001
Format:Audio CD
This CD brings together some really incredible musicians! Not only do you have the considerable vocal and banjo talents of Jerry Garcia but also you've got David Grisman, and Vassar Clements: on Mandolin, and Violin, respectively. Garcia, Grisman, and Clements seem to be competing with eachother on each track for who can pull off the best solo on their instrument. They don't do this intentionally I don't think but they might as well be competing because all three are awesome throughout this entire CD. I didn't know that Garcia could play such a mean banjo, he can actually stay up with Grisman and Clements, who are elite in their field anyway. Grisman is probably one of the best Mandolin players of all time. He is especially good on Wild Horses. To give you an idea of how good Clements is on the violin I'll tell you about the time I went to a bluegrass concert that featured him. Clements was playing with John McCuen and a couple of other guys. Clements must be like 70 years old and he blew every one else off the damn stage. This was recorded when he was I guess around 40 or something and he is just as incredible. The solos he comes up with are SO BEAUTIFUL. All of the tracks on this CD are great and many of them are bluegrass standards. One of the best tracks is their version of Wild Horses which makes you think the Stones should have done it in a bluegrass style in the first place. It's wonderful. This CD is great. I love it! You will probably like it alot too. Once you listen to bluegrass you can never go back.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I was first introduced to this recording in the middle 70's. At that time,the popularity of Dawg music was yet to come into its own(Grisman), I had never been a Dead fan or heard much of Vassar's haunting fiddle. I was familiar with Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass boys, but not with Peter Rowan (although he would later become one of my favorites). But, I found this album to be representative of the essence of what makes Bluegrass music great. A blending of various styles and musical backgrounds with Bluegrass accoustic instrumentation and harmony. Being from upper East Tennessee, the musical style felt right with my mountain roots and the contemporary adaptation satisfied the tastes endemic to my generation. In the intervening years, becoming more of a serious Bluegrass fan and musician, I would often revisit this ecclectic recording armed with what I felt was a more refined idea of what good Bluegrass should be, expecting to be less than I remembered. My newly refined ! taste did not reveal inconsistencies as I expected, but revealed nuances that I had missed before in the musicianship, harmonies and blending of these talents. Although I would not consider this to be an archetypical Bluegrass recording, it is certainly a significant event hinting at the Second Generation re-interpretation that we have today in contemporary Bluegrass. I would highly recommend it as being worthy of inclusion in anyone's collection. This landmark will be around for a long time.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful bluegrass music! May 17, 2004
Format:Audio CD
Wow! Who would have thought that the blend would be so incredible. A fantastic version of The Stone's "Wild Horses" and the New Rider's "Panama Red" are just some of the more familiar songs this album deals with. Clemens fiddle work carries the album, but all contribute to develop a delightful bluegrass mix. If you like Jerry Garcia, The New Riders of the Purple Sage, or bluegrass, you have to give this album a listen.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Holy Grail of Blue Grass music
This album or CD has all of the premier blue grass legends on it. All hall of famers in their own right and all in their prime playing together. Get it NOW!
Published 2 months ago by Mark Muellner
5.0 out of 5 stars The History of This Music on CD
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1987. Rykodisc U.S. (RCD 1009). Read more
Published 4 months ago by Alan K. Friedman
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Published 6 months ago by dee's sososikwitit
5.0 out of 5 stars Cookin'
I had this album on vinyl back when it was first released and wore it out over the years. Sure am glad I was able to find a copy of the CD release.
Published 14 months ago by Sphinx99
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Band
I had seen this band live along with other great bands while living in the SF Bay Area. Jerry was, and still is an insipration to me as well as all who gave this a 5 star! Read more
Published 21 months ago by J. Kaiser
5.0 out of 5 stars Great/historic bluegrass CD.
Entertaining live bluegrass cd with Jerry Garcia and friends David Grisman, Peter Rowan, Vassar Clements, John Kahn. Read more
Published on May 21, 2010 by D.P.
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
Great bluegrass album. I've recently gotten into the "high lonesome sound", and this is my favorite album I've heard so far. Read more
Published on February 20, 2010 by S. Steele
5.0 out of 5 stars KALEIDESCOPE OF SOUND
The first time I heard Old & In The Way was in the Winter of 1975. The Union Grove Fiddlers' Convention in North Carolina was coming up in the Spring. Read more
Published on February 3, 2010 by C. LILLEY
5.0 out of 5 stars they did good!
Being a die hard Bluegrass fan,and a high lonesome sound snob...I was skeptical.
I was given this cassette by my dead-head friends,and I wore it out! Read more
Published on January 17, 2010 by Caroline C. Suhajda
5.0 out of 5 stars Old And Never In The Way.
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Published on September 27, 2009 by Patrick Pinkston
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