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Written by Richard B. Simon
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Thursday, 12 October 2006 |
David Grisman Quintet
Dawg's Groove
Acoustic Disc
Dawg’s Groove marks the David Grisman Quintet’s 30th anniversary and its latest incarnation, with George Marsh returning after 17 years. More hard-bop than hippie, Marsh’s laid-back trap playing is a departure from Joe Craven’s poppin’ hand drums; on “Limestones” (get it?), he and bassist Jim Kerwin lock in to the jazz terrain.
Grisman and flautist Matt Eakle twin the melodies; Enrique Coria fingerpicks it all together. “La Grande Guignole,” a French film tango, finds Kerwin bowing brassily while Marsh’s sticks roll a-flutter across the snare. The complex “Ella McDonnell” ranges from Celtic funk to Bilbo’s birthday-but “Waltz for Lucy,” an ode to Marsh’s late teenage daughter, will make you cry. “Blues for Vassar” is a sweeping country blues for fiddler Vassar Clements, who died last year. The title track friggin’ swings! Richard B. Simon
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