David Jay 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.
The David Grisman Quintet is the eponymous debut album by the David Grisman Quintet, recorded in 1976 and released in 1977.
Grateful Dawg is the soundtrack to the 2000 film of the same name. It is a collaboration between Jerry Garcia and David Grisman. It was released on the Acoustic Disc record label.
Doc & Dawg is a 1997 recording by the American folk music artist Doc Watson and mandolinist David Grisman.
Double Time is an album by American banjoist Béla Fleck, released in 1984.
Hot Dawg is an album by American musician David Grisman, released in 1978.
Quintet '80 is an album by American musician David Grisman, released in 1980.
Mondo Mando is an all-instrumental album by American musician David Grisman, released in 1981.
The David Grisman Rounder Record is an album by American musician David Grisman, released in 1976.
Dawg Jazz/Dawg Grass is an album by American musician David Grisman, released in 1983.
Mandolin Abstractions is an album by American musicians David Grisman and Andy Statman, released in 1983.
Acousticity is an album by American musician David Grisman, released in 1984.
Svingin' with Svend is an album by American musician David Grisman and Danish musician Svend Asmussen, released in 1987. It is attributed to the David Grisman Quintet featuring Svend Asmussen.
Dawgwood is a 1993 all-instrumental album by American musician David Grisman, recorded with his group David Grisman Quintet. It is the second album recorded under Grisman's own label, Acoustic Disc. Grisman's self-named "Dawg" music was well established when this album was recorded — it is influenced by traditional bluegrass, jazz, gypsy music, Latin and more. Most of the songs are composed by Grisman, the two covers being Django Reinhardt's "Bolero de Django" — a gypsy song which Matt Eakle's flute gives a more modern flavour and "Asanhado" by Jacob do Bandolim. The last piece on the album, "New Dawg´s Rag" is a song previously released on album The David Grisman Quintet, but with "updated" arrangement.
Dawganova is a 1995 all-instrumental album by American musician David Grisman, recorded with his group The David Grisman Quintet. It's a unique collection of Latin rhythms and melodies inspired by the group's newest member, Argentine guitar virtuoso, Enrique Coria. Five Grisman originals are accompanied by classical Latin standards: "El Cumbanchero", "Tico Tico", "Manha de Carnaval" and the Nat "King" Cole classic "Nature Boy".
DGQ-20 is a 1996 compilation album by American musician David Grisman, recorded with his group David Grisman Quintet. Spanning the period from 1976 to 1996, this triple-CD set offers 39 songs, 18 of which were not released by Grisman before. Musicians include Tony Rice, Béla Fleck, Sam Bush, Mark O'Connor, Stephane Grappelli and others.
Dawg's Groove is a 2006 album by American musician David Grisman, recorded with his group David Grisman Quintet and so far their latest effort. This release is the first one recorded without violin, as Joe Craven left to pursue his own music. His percussion tasks were taken over by George Marsh. Also, this album would be the last one for Enrique Coria, long-time guitarist for David Grisman Quintet.
Dawg Duos is a collaborative bluegrass album by David Grisman and 12 different artists, released in 1999. Each of them performs a duo with Grisman on mandolin or mandola. The instruments are as diverse as drums, accordion, autoharp, besides banjo, guitar, string bass, and violin. . This album can be compared with similar effort by Béla Fleck, Double Time, where Grisman performs duo with Fleck on one of the tracks.
Common Chord is an album by American musician David Grisman released in 1993. Blending different genres such as classical music, bluegrass, rock and jazz, this album includes, but also classical violin virtuoso, Daniel Kobialka, Grisman's son Monroe on guitar, and many others.
Stephane Grappelli/David Grisman Live is album by musicians David Grisman and Stephane Grappelli, released in 1981. It was recorded live on September 20, 1979 at Berklee center, Boston except for "Satin Doll", which was recorded on September 7, 1979 at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco.
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