Tone Poems (David Grisman and Tony Rice album)

Tone Poems
Studio album by David Grisman, Tony Rice
Released 1994
Recorded February 2, 1993 – January 15, 1994
Studio Dawg Studios
Genre Folk, bluegrass
Length 48:16
Label Acoustic Disc
Producer David Grisman
Tony Rice chronology
Crossings
(1994) Crossings1994		 Tone Poems
(1994) Tone Poems1994		 River Suite for Two Guitars
(1995) River Suite for Two Guitars1995
David Grisman chronology
Dawgwood
(1993) Dawgwood1993		 Tone Poems
(1994) Tone Poems1994		 Dawganova
(1995) Dawganova1995
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Allmusic[1]

Tone Poems: The Sounds of the Great Vintage Guitars and Mandolins is an album of duets by mandolinist David Grisman and guitarist Tony Rice using vintage instruments.[1][2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Dave Grisman except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Turn of the Century"2:55
2."The Prisoner's Waltz"4:17
3."Sam-Bino"2:38
4."Grandfather's Clock" (traditional)3:12
5."Good Old Mountain Dew" (traditional)2:19
6."I Am a Pilgrim" (traditional)3:33
7."Mill Valley Waltz"3:25
8."Vintage Gintage Blues"3:15
9."I Don't Want Your Mandolins Mister" (traditional)2:17
10."Dawg After Dark"4:38
11."Wildwood Flower" (traditional)2:47
12."Morning Sun"4:12
13."Banks of the Ohio" (traditional)2:23
14."Swing '42" (Django Reinhardt/Stephane Grappelli)3:03
15."Watson Blues" (Bill Monroe)3:30
16."’O sole mio" (traditional)2:11
17."Song for Two Pamelas"4:22

Personnel

Some of the songs were performed on instruments made when the songs were written to allow the listener to experience the tonal properties of the original performances.

  • Track 1: Martin 1-21 (1891), Gibson A-4 (1905)
  • Track 2: Gibson Style "0" (1923), Gibson "3-Point" F-4 (1909)
  • Track 3: Maurer Style 953 (c. 1915), Lyon & Healy Style A (1925)
  • Track 4: Stahl Style 473 (1931), Vega Style 202 Lute Mandolin (1919)
  • Track 5: Martin OM-18 (1931), Gibson A-2Z "Snakehead"(1924)
  • Track 6: Martin D-28 (1935), Gibson Lloyd Loar F-5 (1923)
  • Track 7: Martin 000-45 (1937), Gibson A-4 "Snakehead" (1924)
  • Track 8: Regal "Le Domino" (1930's), S.S. Stewart "Snow Queen" (1930s)
  • Track 9: Martin D-45 (1939), Gibson "Loar" A-5 (1923)
  • Track 10: Gibson J-100 (1939), Gibson "Fern" F-5 (1925)
  • Track 11: Gibson L-Century (1936), Martin Style 2-30 (1936)
  • Track 12: Gibson Advanced Jumbo (1937), Gibson F-12 (1934)
  • Track 13: Martin 0-18 (1937), Epiphone strand (1937)
  • Track 14: Selmer (1950), Gibson F-10 (1934)
  • Track 15: Martin D-18 (1943), Gibson F-4 (1942)
  • Track 16: Martin D-28 (1952), Gibson Prototype A-5 (1953)
  • Track 17: Santa Cruz Tony Rice Model (1993), Gilchrist Model 5 (1993)[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Dryden, Ken. "Tone Poems". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Tone Poems". Acoustic Disc. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Grisman, David (1994). Tone Poems (booklet). Tony Rice. San Rafael, California: Acoustic Disc. p. 4–.
  4. ↑ Grisman, Dave. "Tone Poems Deluxe Edition" (pdf). Acoustic Oasis. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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