| Hot Dawg | ||||
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| Released | 1978 | |||
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| Genre | Americana, progressive bluegrass, western swing, gypsy jazz | |||
| Length | 39:56 | |||
| Label | A&M-Horizon | |||
| Producer | David Grisman | |||
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Hot Dawg is an album by American musician David Grisman, released in 1978. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
The Globe and Mail wrote: "One of Grisman's tunes is 'Dawgology', the title (more than the rather boppish theme) alluding to Reinhardt's 'Djangology'. And Grisman's backup, appropriately an acoustic stringband, recalls the general virtuosity and amiable swing of its Parisian counterpart." [2]
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1979 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 14 |
| 1979 [3] | Australia Kent Music Report | 93 |
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Production notes:
(#1,2,4-7) Recorded at His Masters Wheels Studio by Bill Wolf, (#3,8) Recorded of 1750 Arch Street Studios by Bob Shumaker
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