''Dawgwood'' is a 1993 all-instrumental album by

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musician

David Grisman David Jay Grisman (born March 23, 1945) is an American mandolinist. His music combines bluegrass, folk, and jazz in a genre he calls "Dawg music". He founded the record label Acoustic Disc, which issues his recordings and those of other acousti ...

, recorded with his group

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. It is the second album recorded under Grisman's own label, Acoustic Disc. Grisman's self-named "Dawg" music was well established when this album was recorded — it is influenced by traditional bluegrass, jazz, gypsy music, Latin and more. Most of the songs are composed by Grisman, the two covers being Django Reinhardt's "Bolero de Django" — a gypsy song which Matt Eakle's flute gives a more modern flavour and "Asanhado" by

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. The last piece on the album, "New Dawg´s Rag" is a song previously released on album

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, but with "updated" arrangement.Dawgnet.com entry for ''Dawgwood''.
Retrieved November 2009.

Track listing

All songs by David Grisman unless otherwise noted. # "Dawgwood" – 3:36 # "Dawgmatism" – 6:39 # "Jazzin'" (with Joe-Bob) – 5:33 # "Sea of Cortez" – 6:20 # "Steppin' With Stephane" – 6:42 # "Bolero de Django" (

Django Reinhardt Jean Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953), known by his Romani people, Romani nickname Django ( or ), was a Belgium, Belgian-born Romani jazz guitarist and composer in France. He was one of the first major jazz talents to emerge in Europe ...

) – 5:58 # "Asanhado" (

) – 6:17 # "New Dawg's Rag"

Personnel

– mandolin * Rick Montgomery – guitar * Matt Eakle – flute *Jim Kerwin – bass *

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– percussion, violin

References

{{Authority control 1993 albums David Grisman albums Acoustic Disc albums