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The David Grisman Quintet (album)

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The David Grisman Quintet
Studio album by
Released1977
GenreAmericana, progressive bluegrass, folk
LabelKaleidoscope, Acoustic Disc (reissue)[1]
ProducerDavid Grisman
David Grisman chronology
The David Grisman Rounder Record
(1976)
The David Grisman Quintet
(1977)
Hot Dawg
(1978)
David Grisman Quintet chronology
The David Grisman Quintet
(1977)
Hot Dawg
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[3]

The David Grisman Quintet is the debut album by the David Grisman Quintet, recorded in 1976 and released in 1977.[4]

Cover

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The instruments pictured on the cover are David's 1927 Gibson F-5 Mandolin, Darol's 1856 Guisepe Marconcine "Ferrara" Violin, Tony's 1935 Martin D-28 Guitar, Todd's 1924 Loar Gibson F-5 Mandolin, on loan, and Bill's 1875 Czech Flatback Bass.[5]

Track listing

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All songs by David Grisman unless otherwise noted.

  1. "E.M.D." – 2:37
  2. "Swing 51" (Tony Rice) – 4:25
  3. "Opus 57" – 2:56
  4. "Blue Midnite" – 3:40
  5. "Pneumonia" – 4:31
  6. "Fish Scale" (Artie Traum) – 7:30
  7. "Richochet" (Grisman, Richard Somers) – 2:05
  8. "Dawg's Rag" – 9:04

added on CD

  1. "Minor Swing" (Stephane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt) – 2:59
  2. "16-16" – 5:35

Personnel

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Production notes:

  • David Grisman – producer
  • Bill Wolf – engineer
  • Bob Shumaker – mixing
  • Ted Sharpe – design
  • Robert Schleifer – photography

References

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  1. ^ "The David Grisman Quintet Listing". Discogs. 1977. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Allmusic entry for The David Grisman Quintet Retrieved September 2009.
  5. ^ Grateful Dead Family Discography. Retrieved November 2009.
  6. ^ "David Grisman / David Grisman Quintet". Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-08-07. Band line-ups