Tracklist
Turn of The Century
178
The Prisoner's Waltz
260
Sam-Bino
158
Grandfather's Clock
196
Good Old Mountain Dew
141
I Am A Pilgrim
215
Mill Valley Waltz
207
Vintage Gintage Blues
195
I Don't Want Your Mandolins Mister
140
Dawg After Dark
279
Wildwood Flower
170
Morning Sun
254
Banks Of The Ohio
143
Swing '42
184
Watson Blues
211
O Solo Mio
134
Song For Two Pamelas
263
Tone Poems
1994
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Tracklist
Turn of The Century
178
The Prisoner's Waltz
260
Sam-Bino
158
Grandfather's Clock
196
Good Old Mountain Dew
141
I Am A Pilgrim
215
Mill Valley Waltz
207
Vintage Gintage Blues
195
I Don't Want Your Mandolins Mister
140
Dawg After Dark
279
Wildwood Flower
170
Morning Sun
254
Banks Of The Ohio
143
Swing '42
184
Watson Blues
211
O Solo Mio
134
Song For Two Pamelas
263
Show Notes
Sample the sounds of some of the great vintage guitars and mandolins of the 20th century on Tone Poems, a collection of 17 memorable duets, played on 34 classic acoustic instruments, by two acknowledged masters of the idiom - mandolinist David Grisman and guitarist Tony Rice. From "I am a Pilgrim" and "Swing 42" to some brand new Dawg tunes, Tone Poems (their first recording in over a decade) reignites the power-picking that earned Grisman and Rice their nickname, the "Gasoline Brothers" - and started a revolution in acoustic instrumental music some 20 years ago.
The co-stars of this project are the instruments themselves - what Grisman calls the "vintage voices" - including a 1939 Martin D-45 guitar (valued at $100,000) paired with a priceless, one-of-a-kind 1923 Lloyd Loar Gibson A-5 mandolin. An impressive 40-page full-color booklet accompanies the music; for each duet there is a corresponding photo essay that tells the story of that particular pair of instruments. A study in tonal quality and a mini-reference work on some of the finest hand-crafted acoustic instruments ever built, Tone Poems is a must see and hear for music lovers, collectors, musicians, and anyone else interested in the purity of acoustic sound.
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The co-stars of this project are the instruments themselves - what Grisman calls the "vintage voices" - including a 1939 Martin D-45 guitar (valued at $100,000) paired with a priceless, one-of-a-kind 1923 Lloyd Loar Gibson A-5 mandolin. An impressive 40-page full-color booklet accompanies the music; for each duet there is a corresponding photo essay that tells the story of that particular pair of instruments. A study in tonal quality and a mini-reference work on some of the finest hand-crafted acoustic instruments ever built, Tone Poems is a must see and hear for music lovers, collectors, musicians, and anyone else interested in the purity of acoustic sound.