''Dawg '90'' is an all-instrumental album by
American musician
David Grisman, recorded with his group
David Grisman Quintet
The David Grisman Quintet is a self-styled alternative bluegrass/acoustic jazz band founded by David Grisman in 1975 in San Francisco, California, US. The quintet draws from genres including Bill Monroe's bluegrass legacy and Django Reinhard's 1 ...
in 1990. It is the first album released by Grisman's own label, Acoustic Disc.
In his
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...
review, Ken Dryden stated: "Grisman's fascinating blend of elements of jazz, gypsy music, and bluegrass with additional influences help all ten compositions remain fresh after numerous hearings." The album was the first album for which Grisman received a Grammy nomination.
Dawgnet.com entry for ''Dawg 90''
Retrieved November 2009
Track listing
All songs by David Grisman
# "Pupville" – 3:12
# "Chili Dawg" – 5:35
# "Mad Max" – 3:31
# "O'Banion's Wake" – 4:42
# "Dawg Daze" – 5:02
# "'Lil Samba" – 6:27
# "Learned Pigs" – 3:45
# "Gypsy Nights" – 6:09
# "Hot Club Swing" – 4:27
# "Sativa" – 12:32
Personnel
* David Grisman – mandolin
*John Carlini
John Carlini is an American jazz guitarist and arranger who performs bluegrass and jazz. He has performed with David Grisman, mandolin player Don Stiernberg, singer Bill Robinson, Bucky Pizzarelli, Rio Clemente, flatpicking guitarist Tony R ...
– guitar
* Matt Eakle – flute
*Jim Kerwin – bass
*Joe Craven
Joe Craven is an American freestyle folk, world and roots music multi-instrumentalist, singer and educator. He is the Director of RiverTunes Music Camp and a Co-Director of the Wintergrass Youth Academy. He plays a wide variety of string instr ...
– percussion, violin
Additional musicians:
*Mark O'Connor
Mark O'Connor (born August 5, 1961) is an American fiddle player and composer whose music combines bluegrass, country, jazz and classical. A three-time Grammy Award winner, he has won six Country Music Association Musician Of The Year awards ...
– violin
* Matt Glaser – violin
Chart positions
References
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1990 albums
David Grisman albums
Acoustic Disc albums