Tone Poets

Performer: Various Artists
Engineer: David Grisman; Larry Cumings
Producer: David Grisman; David Grisman; Craig Miller
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: Performers include: Sam Bush, David Bromberg, Jerry Douglas, John Jorgenson, Mike Marshall, Martin Taylor, Bob Brozman, Ronnie & Del McCoury, Tony Rice, Andy Statman, Bryan Sutton, Tim O'Brien, Frank Vignola, Chris Thile, Frank Wakefield and David Grisman. Personnel: David Grisman, Jody Stecher, Mike Seeger, Mike Marshall (guitar, mandolin); David Bromberg, David Jacobs-Strain, Del McCoury, Enrique Coria, Carlos Vin�cius Oliveira, Frank Vignola, Jack Lawrence , Jerry Douglas , Jim Hurst, Jim Nunally, John Carlini, John Jorgenson, Martin Taylor, Rob Ickes, Tony Rice, Beppe Gambetta, Bob Brozman, Bryan Sutton (guitar); Chris Thile, Josh Pinkham, Don Stiernberg, Jacob Kolliff, Evan Marshall, Frank Wakefield, Steve Gilchrist, Joe Craven, John Reischman, Mike Compton, Andy Statman, Radim Zenkl, Ronnie McCoury, Sam Bush, Tim O'Brien, Tony Williamson, Eva Scow, Mitch Corbin, Carlo Aonzo (mandolin). Liner Note Authors: David Grisman; Matt Sircely; Dexter Johnson. Photographers: Lowell Levinger; Stefano Goldberg; Ed Smith; Donna Scholl; Pat Wolk; Julie Chase; Ali Madjdi; Erick Anderson ; Jim McGuire ; Michael Lane; Claudia Marcelloni; Heather Dunnigan; Phyllis Polito; Danna ONeall; Mike Smith ; Patrick Hinely; Anne Hamersky; E.K. Waller; Danny Clinch. Produced and recorded by mandolin/bluegrass legend David Grisman, this two-disc set collects 31 recordings made over the span of four years by some of acoustic music's most talented practitioners. Recorded on the same two instruments (a 1922 Gibson F-5 mandolin and 1933 Martin OM-45 guitar) to a 1/2" two-track analog tape machine, and utilizing no equalization, it's up to the performer to set the dynamic. This is not just a showcase for the instrument, it's a challenge to the players, and whether it's improvised Eastern European blues (Frank Vignola's "Gypsy Playland") or a strict interpretation of J.S. Bach (Mike Marshall's "Corrente in D Minor"), these "tone poets" make each delightfully organic track absolutely electrifying. ~ James Christopher Monger

JazzTimes (p.129) - "[T]hese players freely veer right and left from stylistic fidelity, and that attitude perfectly suits this label's eclectic artistic mandate." Dirty Linen (p.52) - "There are fun, hot pieces like Ronnie and Del McCoury's take on 'Glen Rock,' and meditative ones, like Grisman and Rice's seven-minute meditation, 'Blues For Vassar.'"

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