Hot Dawg

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Hot Dawg
Hot Dawg David Grisman.jpg
Studio album by
Released1978
Studio
Genre Americana, progressive bluegrass, western swing, gypsy jazz
Length39:56
Label A&M-Horizon
Producer David Grisman
David Grisman chronology
The David Grisman Quintet
(1977)
Hot Dawg
(1978)
Early Dawg
(1980)
David Grisman Quintet chronology
The David Grisman Quintet
(1977)
Hot Dawg
(1978)
Quintet '80
(1980)

Hot Dawg is an album by American musician David Grisman, released in 1978. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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]

Track listing

  1. "Dawg's Bull" (David Grisman) – 4:14
  2. "Devlin'" (Tony Rice) – 5:06
  3. "Minor Swing" (Stephane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt) – 3:36
  4. "Dawgology" (Grisman, Richard Greene) – 7:11
  5. "Neon Tetra" (Rice) – 6:29
  6. "Janice" (Grisman) – 3:57
  7. "Dawg-Ola" (Grisman) – 3:56
  8. "16/16" (Grisman) – 5:27

Chart positions

YearChartPosition
1979Billboard Jazz Albums14
1979 [3] Australia Kent Music Report 93

Personnel

with

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

References

  1. 1 2 Dryden, Ken. "AllMusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
  2. Miller, Mark (May 19, 1979). "Hot Dawg". The Globe and Mail. p. F4.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 130. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.