''Mandolin Abstractions'' is an album by American musicians

David Grisman David 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 acoustic mu ...

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Andy Statman Andy Statman (born 1950) is a noted American klezmer clarinetist and bluegrass/ newgrass mandolinist. Life and career Statman was born in New York City and grew up in the borough of Queens. Beginning at age 12, he learned to play banjo and gu ...

, released in 1983. Allmusic entry for ''Mandolin Abstractions''Retrieved November 2009. Additional tracks on the CD reissue included "Japanese Sunrise", "Blackie and Sunburst", "Crosby, Stills and Nash", "Song of the Dawg" and "Ballad of Ouzo".

Track listing

All compositions by David Grisman and Andy Statman unless otherwise noted. # "Overture" – 7:29 # "Apassionata" – 3:46 # "Japanese Sunrise" – 8:29 # "Two White Boys Watching James Brown at the Apollo" – 2:26 # "Blackie and Sunburst" – 4:31 # "Crosby, Stills and Nash" – 2:05 # "Journey to the Center of Twang" – 5:01 # "Ode to Jim McReynolds" – 2:29 # "March of the Mandolas, Pt. 1" – 7:31 # "March of the Mandolas, Pt. 2" – 9:28 # "Song of the Dawg" (Grisman) – 2:35 # "Ballade of Ouzo" (Statman) – 5:32 # "'Til We Meet Again" – 3:28

Personnel

– mandolin, mandola *

– mandolin, mandola, mandocello Production notes: * David Grisman – producer * Howard Johnston – engineer, mixing * Craig Miller – engineer, mixing * Greg Fulginiti - original mastering * Tom Coyne – mastering * Ted Sharpe – design * Arthur Stern – cover art

References

{{Authority control David Grisman live albums 1983 live albums