''Dawganova'' is a 1995 all-instrumental album by
American musician
David Grisman, recorded with his group The
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 ...
. It's a unique collection of Latin rhythms and melodies inspired by the group's newest member, Argentine guitar virtuoso,
Enrique Coria. Five Grisman originals are accompanied by classical Latin standards: "El Cumbanchero", "Tico Tico", "Manha de Carnaval" and the Nat "King" Cole classic "Nature Boy".
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,
Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated "Grisman's distinctive blend of bluegrass, folk, jazz, and, in this case, latin music is energetic and very impressive."
[ Allmusic entry for ''Dawganova''.Retrieved November 2009.]
Track listing
All songs by David Grisman unless otherwise noted.
# "Dawganova" – 6:50
# "Manha de Carnaval" (
Luiz Bonfá
Luiz Floriano Bonfá (17 October 1922 – 12 January 2001) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer. He was best known for the music he composed for the film ''Black Orpheus''.
Biography
Luiz Floriano Bonfá was born on October 17, 1922, in ...
) – 7:06
# "Barkley's Bug" – 5:37
# "
Nature Boy
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" (
eden ahbez
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) – 7:49
# "El Cumbanchero" (
Rafael Hernández Marín
Rafael Hernández Marín (October 24, 1892 – December 11, 1965) was a Puerto Rican songwriter, author of hundreds of popular songs in the Latin American repertoire. He specialized in Puerto Rican styles such as the canción, bolero and guarach ...
) – 4:38
# "Brazilian Breeze" – 5:55
# "Tico Tico" (Zequinha de Abreu) – 4:30
# "April's Wedding Bossa" – 6:43
# "Caliente" – 6:11
Personnel
*
David Grisman – mandolin, mandola
*
Enrique Coria – guitar
*
Matt Eakle – flute, bass 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, cover design
References
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1995 albums
David Grisman albums
Acoustic Disc albums