Name: The Bluegrass Guitar Collection
Brand: Rounder
SKU: 18253
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The Bluegrass Guitar Collection

Rating

Album: The Bluegrass Guitar Collection
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Tipper	More Info...	3:37
2)	Monroe's Hornpipe	More Info...	2:57
3)	Jerusalem Ridge	More Info...	6:34
4)	New Chance Blues	More Info...	2:14
5)	Blackberry Blossom	More Info...	2:34
6)	Fiddler's Dram	More Info...	4:39
7)	Whitewater	More Info...	3:09
8)	Lost Indian	More Info...	3:07
9)	Stony Point	More Info...	2:45
10)	Misty Morning	More Info...	3:42
11)	Gold Rush	More Info...	3:02
12)	Foggy Mountain Rock	More Info...	3:53
13)	Stoney Creek	More Info...	2:32
14)	Home Sweet Home	More Info...	3:27
15)	Bill Cheatham	More Info...	2:09
16)	Stoney Lonesome	More Info...	2:32
17)	Soldier's Joy	More Info...	1:34
18)	Cheyenne	More Info...	3:28
19)	Big Mon	More Info...	2:52
20)	Birdland Breakdown	More Info...	3:29
21)	Port Tobacco	More Info...	4:45

Album: The Bluegrass Guitar Collection
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Tipper	More Info...	3:37
2)	Monroe's Hornpipe	More Info...	2:57
3)	Jerusalem Ridge	More Info...	6:34
4)	New Chance Blues	More Info...	2:14
5)	Blackberry Blossom	More Info...	2:34
6)	Fiddler's Dram	More Info...	4:39
7)	Whitewater	More Info...	3:09
8)	Lost Indian	More Info...	3:07
9)	Stony Point	More Info...	2:45
10)	Misty Morning	More Info...	3:42
11)	Gold Rush	More Info...	3:02
12)	Foggy Mountain Rock	More Info...	3:53
13)	Stoney Creek	More Info...	2:32
14)	Home Sweet Home	More Info...	3:27
15)	Bill Cheatham	More Info...	2:09
16)	Stoney Lonesome	More Info...	2:32
17)	Soldier's Joy	More Info...	1:34
18)	Cheyenne	More Info...	3:28
19)	Big Mon	More Info...	2:52
20)	Birdland Breakdown	More Info...	3:29
21)	Port Tobacco	More Info...	4:45

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Tony Rice (guitar); Sam Bush, Bela Fleck, David Grisman, Doc Watson, Darol Anger, Norman Blake, Fred Carpenter, Vassar Clements, JD Crowe, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Jimmy Gaudreau, Richard Greene, Bobby Hicks, Doyle Lawson, Todd Phillips, John Reischman, Larry Rice, Ron Rice, Wyatt Rice, Mark Schatz, Rickie Simpkins, Ronnie Simpkins.
Compilation producers: Ken Irwin, Joel Stein.
Includes liner notes by Ron Block.
Personnel: Norman Blake (guitar, mandolin); Doc Watson, Wyatt Rice (guitar); Jerry Douglas (dobro); J.D. Crowe, B‚la Fleck (banjo); Sam Bush (mandolin, violin); David Grisman, Doyle Lawson, Jimmy Gaudreau, John Reischman, Larry Rice (mandolin); Vassar Clements (violin, fiddle); Darol Anger, Richard Greene & Beryl Marriott, Fred Carpenter (violin); Rickie Simpkins, Stuart Duncan, Bobby Hicks (fiddle); Todd Phillips, Ronnie Simpkins (acoustic bass).
Liner Note Author: Ron Block.
Photographer: Tim Talley.
There is no question that the most influential lead guitarist in bluegrass history is the late Clarence White. After that, the arguments start. Who comes next -- Doc Watson? Norman Blake? Dan Crary? While you'll never achieve complete consensus on this point, if you took a vote the chances are very good that the second name in the list of important lead guitarists would be that of Tony Rice, who is not only an acknowledged master of the traditional bluegrass idiom but a highly influential stylistic innovator, one who helped create the jazz-grass fusion music of the 1970s and 1980s that came, for better or worse, to be called new acoustic music. This excellent compilation (which gets its title from the serial number of Clarence White's Martin D-28 guitar, which Rice has owned and played since 1975) celebrates his contributions on the more traditional side of things, and its tracks include full-band performances with the likes of the Bluegrass Album Band, his own Tony Rice Unit, and a quartet made up entirely of Rice brothers, as well as a handful of duo recordings with Norman Blake and a rambunctious arrangement of "Lost Indian" for a guitar trio featuring Rice, Blake, and Doc Watson. Although you could argue that his take on Bill Monroe's "Jerusalem Ridge" is maybe a bit lacking in nuance, everything else on this album ranges from great to spectacular. Among the particular highlights are a gorgeous and quite traditional rendition of "Home Sweet Home," a great medley of Irish tunes played in duet with Blake, and a hard-driving arrangement of "Monroe's Hornpipe" on which Rice's solos are like a 60-second seminar on how to combine virtuosity and taste. This album makes an excellent introduction to one of America's most gifted musicians in any genre. ~ Rick Anderson

Professional Reviews

Mojo (Publisher) (2/04, p.111) - 5 stars out of 5 - "As the greatest living bluegrass guitarist, Rice has stretched the limits of the genre to incorporate jazz and blues elements....Gorgeous examples of his genius abound here."