Tone Poems (album)

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Tone Poems
Studio album by
David Grisman, Tony Rice
Released1994
RecordedFebruary 2, 1993 – January 15, 1994
StudioDawg Studios
GenreFolk, bluegrass
Length48:16
LabelAcoustic Disc
ProducerDavid Grisman
Tony Rice chronology
Crossings
(1994) 		Tone Poems
(1994) 		River Suite for Two Guitars
(1995)
David Grisman chronology
Common Chord
(1993) 		Tone Poems
(1994) 		Dawganova
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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[edit]

All tracks are 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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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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