Best of the Vanguard Years (Alison Brown album)

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Best of the Vanguard Years
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Greatest hits album by
Released2002
Genre Progressive Bluegrass, Jazz
Label Vanguard
Producer Garry West, David Grisman
Alison Brown chronology
Replay
(2002)
Best of the Vanguard Years
(2002)
Stolen Moments
(2005)
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Best of the Vanguard Years is a compilation album by American banjoist Alison Brown, released in 2002. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All compositions by Alison Brown.

  1. "Wolf Moon" – 2:54
  2. "Chicken Road" – 4:27
  3. "Without Anastasia" – 3:14
  4. "Mambo Banjo" – 4:01
  5. "Shoot the Dog" – 3:26
  6. "Cara's Way" – 5:20
  7. "G Bop" – 3:10
  8. "Waltzing with Tula" – 3:04
  9. "The Dalai Camel" – 5:41
  10. "Deep North" – 5:40
  11. "Saint Geneviève" – 4:03
  12. "Leaving Cottondale" – 2:36
  13. "Lorelei" – 4:38
  14. "Look Left" – 5:02
  15. "Hello Mendocino!" – 4:01
  16. "The Inspector" – 3:08
  17. "Simple Pleasures" – 2:51

Personnel

Guest musicians

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