Track Listing
1. Blue Midnite - Roger Spencer/Beegie Adair/Chris Brown/Buddy Spicher
2. Mugavero - Roger Spencer/Jerry Tachoir/Pete Huttlinger/Tom Roady/Chris Brown
3. EMD - Jim Hoke/Van Manakas/David Spicher/Tom Roady
4. Ricochet - Nashville Mandolin Ensemble
5. Happy Birthday, Bill Monroe - Nashville Mandolin Ensemble
6. Fanny Hill - Mark Schatz/Byron House/Tom Roady/Casey Driessen
7. Opus - Jim Hoke/David Spicher/Tom Roady/Peter Hyrka
8. Janice - Roger Spencer/Jerry Tachoir/Pete Huttlinger/Tom Roady/Chris Brown
9. Dawgmatism - Roger Spencer/Beegie Adair/Chris Brown/Buddy Spicher
10. Tipsy Gypsy - Jim Hoke/Tom Roady
11. Opus 38 - Jim Hoke/Van Manakas/Tom Roady
12. Dawg's Bull - Byron House/Tom Roady/Casey Driessen
| Details | | Producer: | Butch Baldassari | | Distributor: | E1 Distribution (USA) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Gene Ford (guitar); Pete Huttlinger (nylon-string guitar, cavaquinho); Van Manakas (dobro, oud); Mark Schatz (banjo); John Hedgecoth (mandocello); Walter Carter (mandola); Peter Hyrka (mandolin, violin); Julianna Waller (mandolin, fiddle); Bruce Sweetman, Rob Haines, Matt Flinner, Todd Cerney, Butch Baldassari (mandolin); Buddy Spicher (violin, viola); Aubrey Haynie (fiddle); Jim Hoke (harmonica, accordion, clarinet); Jerry Tachoir (marimba); Tom Roady (percussion).
Audio Mixer: Mark Howard.
Recording information: 1103 Studios; Atlantis Recording Studios; Blair School Of Music.
Editors: Rob Haines; Jacob Lawson.
Ensemble: Nashville Mandolin Ensemble.
Dawg Tales offers a tribute to the father of jazz grass, David Grisman. Grisman, along with alumni like Tony Rice, Todd Phillips, and Richard Greene, grew their hair long and formed the the David Grisman Quintet way back in 1976, and the rest...is acoustic history. A number of players contribute to Dawg Tales, creating distinctive arrangements for each instrumental. Jerry Tachoir's marimba and Pete Huttlinger's nylon-stringed guitar greatly enhance the Latin feel of "Mugavero," while Jim Hoke's harmonica and Van Manakas' dobro give an idiosyncratic twist to "EMD." On this latter tune, the slackened tempo and jazzy backbeat give a whole new spin to this standard. Hoke's clarinet and Peter Hyrka's violin turn "Opus 57" into a classic piece of swing, a transatlantic cross between Stephane Grapelli and Benny Goodman. Manakas plays an oud on "Opus 38," creating a lovely mixture of East and West, propelled on its way by Tom Roady's percussion. Begee Adair's piano governs "Blue Midnite" and "Dawgmatism," giving them a mid-'50s, West Coast jazz feel. The last cut, "Dawg's Bull," delivers the sound of the Caribbean to one's doorstep, evoking white sand and warm salt water. This is perfect listening for the vacation bound. While most of the music here lacks the edge of a good Grisman album, the players are offering a tribute, not plowing new ground. It should also be mentioned that, despite the variety of arrangements, the album flows nicely. Dawg Tales spices up old favorites, providing acoustic jazz fans with a chance to hear Grisman's music in an entirely new context. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford Jr.
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