Grisman's, David Dawg Trio / Plays Tunes & Sings Songs
| Album: | Plays Tunes & Sings Songs | Collection: | Country | |
| Artist: | Grisman's, David Dawg Trio | Added: | Oct 2020 | |
| Label: | Acoustic Disc | |||
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2020-10-27
Reviewed 2020-10-27
Reviewed 10-27-2020
Reviewed by: Tom McCarter
Genre: Country
FCCs: none
If You Like: Jethro Burns, Bela Fleck
Review: Stellar picking by two masters: mandolinist Grisman & Danny Barnes on banjo, with Grisman's son on bass performing a variety of styles, both instrumentals & songs.
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Intro (0:27) - spoken word with some Jerry Garcia trivia
*2/ Spud Boy (5:26) - mandolin starts> midtempo jam> quick stop
**3/ Old Timey Art (4:06) - mandolin starts> uptempo jam> quick stop
4/ Little Bitty Town (4:52) - mandolin starts> slow song> fade
***5/ Dawg On A String (2:49) - mandolin starts> uptempo jam with a ragtime vibe> quick stop
6/ Big Blue (4:50) - mandolin starts> slow tempo jam with Hawaiian vibe> fade
*7/ No End of Love (4:45) mandolin starts> uptempo song> quick fade
8/ Blue Dawg (6:02) mandolin starts> midtempo jam>
*9/ Lobster Rolls (4:10) - guitar starts> sprightly midtempo jam>
10/ Money Moves Up ((2:33) - mandolin starts> fast tempo song> quick stop
11/ Funky Plunky (5:15) - mandolin starts> midtempo shuffle jam> quick stop
*12/ Zaydeh's Waltz (4:36) -mandolin/bass start> midtempo jam> quick stop
*13/ Super Grits (3:02) - guitar starts> uptempo song> quick stop
***14/ Razzle Dazzle (4:12) - mandolin starts> fast tempo jam>quick fade
15/ It's A Long Way To The Top (3:50) - mandolin starts> slow tempo song>
Reviewed by: Tom McCarter
Genre: Country
FCCs: none
If You Like: Jethro Burns, Bela Fleck
Review: Stellar picking by two masters: mandolinist Grisman & Danny Barnes on banjo, with Grisman's son on bass performing a variety of styles, both instrumentals & songs.
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
1/ Intro (0:27) - spoken word with some Jerry Garcia trivia
*2/ Spud Boy (5:26) - mandolin starts> midtempo jam> quick stop
**3/ Old Timey Art (4:06) - mandolin starts> uptempo jam> quick stop
4/ Little Bitty Town (4:52) - mandolin starts> slow song> fade
***5/ Dawg On A String (2:49) - mandolin starts> uptempo jam with a ragtime vibe> quick stop
6/ Big Blue (4:50) - mandolin starts> slow tempo jam with Hawaiian vibe> fade
*7/ No End of Love (4:45) mandolin starts> uptempo song> quick fade
8/ Blue Dawg (6:02) mandolin starts> midtempo jam>
*9/ Lobster Rolls (4:10) - guitar starts> sprightly midtempo jam>
10/ Money Moves Up ((2:33) - mandolin starts> fast tempo song> quick stop
11/ Funky Plunky (5:15) - mandolin starts> midtempo shuffle jam> quick stop
*12/ Zaydeh's Waltz (4:36) -mandolin/bass start> midtempo jam> quick stop
*13/ Super Grits (3:02) - guitar starts> uptempo song> quick stop
***14/ Razzle Dazzle (4:12) - mandolin starts> fast tempo jam>quick fade
15/ It's A Long Way To The Top (3:50) - mandolin starts> slow tempo song>
Track Listing
| 1. | Intro | 8. | Blue Dawg | |||
| 2. | Spud Boy | 9. | Lobster Rolls | |||
| 3. | Old Timey Art | 10. | Money Moves Up | |||
| 4. | Little Bitty Town | 11. | Funky Plunky | |||
| 5. | Dawg on a String | 12. | Zaydeh's Waltz | |||
| 6. | Big Blue | 13. | Super Grits | |||
| 7. | No End of Love | 14. | Razzle Dazzle | |||
| 15. | It's A Long Long Way To The Top | |||||