''So What'' is an acoustic
jazz
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album by American musicians
Jerry Garcia and
David Grisman. It was released on the
Acoustic Disc
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 ...
record label in August 1998.
Track listing
# "
So What" (
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musi ...
) – 6:55
# "Bag's Groove" (
Milt Jackson) – 8:43
# "
Milestones
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Milestone may also refer to:
Measurements
*Milestone (project management), metaphorically, markers of reaching an identifiable stage in any task or the project
*Software release life cycle state, s ...
" (Davis) – 7:55
# "16/16" (David Grisman) – 6:18
# "So What" (Davis) – 7:51
# "Bag's Groove" (Jackson) – 8:22
# "Milestones" (Davis) – 10:18
# "So What" (Davis) – 7:40
Personnel
Musicians
*
Jerry Garcia -
guitar
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*
David Grisman -
mandolin
*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
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*
Matt Eakle -
flute (tracks 2 and 4)
Production
*David Grisman – producer
*Craig Miller – executive producer
*David Dennison – recording, mixing
*Paul Stubblebine – mastering
*Alice G. Patterson – back cover photograph
*D. Brent Houseman – layout and design
*Jerry Garcia – original artwork
References
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1998 albums
Acoustic Disc albums
David Grisman albums
Jerry Garcia albums
Collaborative albums