madrid@auvax (Roslyn Madrid) (07/15/83)
Can anyone recommend good records of mandolin music? I've
got, of course, a couple of versions of Vivaldi's concerti for
lute and mandolin. Anything else of that period would be
of interest. I hear rumors of good bluegrass mandolin. Also
I understand it was very fashionable around the turn of the
century. Any Victorian mandolin schlock around?
R.
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randy@umcp-cs.UUCP (07/17/83)
For my money one of the most innovative mandolin players in bluegrass today is David Grismon. In truth, this may be because I'm a jazz freak and he is rather heavily jazz influenced. For example, he sometimes plays jazz standards (like Coltrane's "Naima") and performs occasionally with jazz musicians like violinist Stephan Grapelli. (They made a nice album of gypsy music together several years back.) Always on the lookout for fellow jazz lovers, Randy -- Randy Trigg ...!seismo!umcp-cs!randy (Usenet) randy.umcp-cs@udel-relay (Arpanet)
avsdT:deborah@avsdS.UUCP (07/19/83)
You want good bluegrass mandolin? Check out any albums by the David Grisman Quintet. Some of the albums even pitch some mandolin society on the back of their covers. The one I remember is "Quintet '80". The music is just wonderful. The group is also fantastic in concert. -deborah gronke bennett Ampex Corp. fortune!dsd!atd!avsdT:deborah
taylor@sdcsvax.UUCP (Dave Taylor) (07/27/83)
For a different type of Mandolin music, try Dave Grisman - Jazz Mandolin. His stuff is absolutely brilliant! I have, um, 4 albums of his, and listen to them all the time. Regards, -- Dave Taylor
cly@cbdkc1.UUCP (08/05/83)
David Grisman defines his music as "Dawg Music" - a combination of Jazz, Gypsy, and Bluegrass. Carl Yaffey cbosgd!cbdkc1!cly
mcg@shark.UUCP (Steven McGeady) (08/05/83)
Better yet, try Matt Molloy - Strings Attached. Good Irish and american mandolin tunes. S. McGeady