David Grisman's Acoustic Christmas

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David Grisman's Acoustic Christmas
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Studio album by David Grisman
Released 1983
Genre Christmas, newgrass, jazz
Length39:09
Label Rounder
Producer David Grisman
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David Grisman's Acoustic Christmas is an album by American musician David Grisman, released in 1983. [2]

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David Grisman Mandolinist, composer, and record label owner

David Grisman is an American mandolinist. His music combines bluegrass, folk, and jazz in a genre he calls "Dawg music". He founded the record label Acoustic Disc, which issues his recordings and those of other acoustic musicians.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "What Child Is This?" (William Chatterton Dix, Traditional) – 1:01
  2. "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 3:37
  3. "Respighi: Ancient Aires and Dances" – 2:32
  4. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 4:07
  5. "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Traditional) – 6:51
  6. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" (Traditional) – 0:41
  7. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 4:16
  8. "The Flower Carol" (Traditional, Wenchels) – 1:27
  9. "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard, Richard B. Smith) – 3:44
  10. "Silent Night" (Josef Mohr, Franz Xaver Gruber) – 3:42
  11. "Auld Lang Syne" (Burns, Traditional) – 4:04

Personnel

Darol Anger American musician

Darol Anger is an American violinist and founding member of The David Grisman Quintet

Béla Fleck American banjo player

Béla Anton Leoš Fleck is an American banjo player. An innovative and technically proficient banjo player, he is best known for his work with the bands New Grass Revival and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.

Mike Marshall (musician) American musician

Mike Marshall is a bluegrass mandolinist who has collaborated with David Grisman and Darol Anger.

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References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Allmusic entry for David Grisman's Acoustic Christmas Retrieved November 2009.
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