Manzanita (Tony Rice album)
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| Studio album by Tony Rice Unit | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Americana, bluegrass, folk | |||
| Length | 37:35 | |||
| Label | Rounder | |||
| Producer | Tony Rice | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Manzanita is an album by American guitarist Tony Rice, released in 1979. It is credited to the Tony Rice Unit.[2]
Manzanita is considered a breakthrough album combining traditional bluegrass and folk songs with more progressive playing. It shows not only Tony Rice instrumental and vocal talent, but also his strong all-star back-up band, consisting of Sam Bush, Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas, David Grisman, Darol Anger and Todd Phillips. The album is a true bluegrass album that doesn't feature a banjo.
Track listing
- "Old Train" (Herb Pedersen) – 2:08
- "Manzanita" (Tony Rice) – 4:46
- "Little Sadie" (Traditional) – 2:45
- "Blackberry Blossom" (Traditional) – 2:36
- "Nine Pound Hammer" (Merle Travis) – 2:36
- "Hold Whatcha Got" (Jimmy Martin) – 2:45
- "Blue Railroad Train" (Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore) – 3:18
- "Ginseng Sullivan" (Norman Blake) – 3:05
- "Midnight on the Stormy Deep" (Traditional) – 4:05
- "I Hope You Have Learned" (James Baker, Bill Carrigan) – 2:33
- "Stony Point" (Traditional) – 2:48
- "Home from the Forest" (Gordon Lightfoot) – 4:10
Personnel
- Tony Rice – guitar, vocals
- Darol Anger – violin
- Sam Bush – mandolin, violin, vocals
- David Grisman – mandolin
- Jerry Douglas – dobro
- Ricky Skaggs – mandolin, violin, vocals
- Todd Phillips – bass
Production notes
- Tony Rice – producer
- Bill Wolf – engineer, mixing
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Allmusic entry for Manzanita Retrieved September 2009.