Double Bass Good bluegrass to listen to?

[walkingman]

mark shatz on the BLUEGRASS ALL-STARS @ the BIRCHMERE (i think '82) anything with TOM GRAY and the seldom scene live....MIKE BUBB w/DEL....and for new bands check out the LOVELL SISTERS....these kids from N.Georgia are fine....they were at I.B.M.A. last fall and will be @ MERLEFEST 2 days in april....

 

[buddyro57]

Hi, this is an oldie-but-a-goodie. "Old and In the Way", with Jerry Garcia and Dave Grisman.....really good record.

 

[solidtop]

If you want to study bluegrass you have to add the Bluegrass Album Band recordings to your list. Get any and/or all of them, they are as good as it gets. Hope this helps. Brian

 

[four2oh]

Ok, how about some new upcoming bluegrass bands?

i recommend the following:

Uncle Earl
Flat Mountain Girls
Chris Thile's How To Grow A Band
Darol Anger's Strings of Industry

oh and plug for my band:
Spare Rib & The Bluegrass Sauce - Link Removed

 

[bluegrasscat]

If you want to study bluegrass you have to add the Bluegrass Album Band recordings to your list. Get any and/or all of them, they are as good as it gets. Hope this helps. Brian

you can say this again!!!! absolute must have!! bluegrass album band!! nice 1 Brian/aka solidtop...

 

[clochard]

I'm really loving mixed genres involving folk / trad stuff at the moment. That's always what I've liked in bluegrass : when the folklore comes out of it, and you feel it's old and true. When it mingles with some modern taste, it can be a disaster - resulting in puking on the album just listened - or a really good time for your ears and heart.

In that spirit, listen to one of David Grisman Quintet album :
Dawgnation.

 

[lostinbass]

+1 regarding the posts on WDVX and Marshall Wilborn...

WDVX has a great bluegrass show every weekday morning that starts at either 6:30 or 7:00. A nice way to get intro'd to lots of different bands, as they play a good mix of the classic old stuff and more modern groups, too. Plus the DJ, Fred E. (Freddie?) Smith is a hoot...

I'd highly recommend any of the Lynn Morris band's albums also, or check out Marshall's work on any of the Longview albums which also have awesome vocal work by Don Rigsby, Dudley Connell and James King. Marshall plays a big ole American Standard and IMO his tone and taste are second to none and a classic example of the "less is more" school of bluegrass bass playing. Not to say that his playing lacks imagination - he just seems to have a knack for knowing how to compliment the tune and the vocalist.

I also enjoy Jason Moore's playing on Michael Cleveland's two CD's - Flamekeeper and Let 'Er Go Boys. These are great "play along" albums - if you can keep up! Lots of great fiddle tunes by Mike and vocals by Audie Blaylock, Larry Sparks, Del McCoury, Tim O'Brien and others.
Audie's "Trains are the Only Way to Fly" CD is also some great hard- chargin' bluegrass with Jim Cornell on bass.

Just scratching the surface- how's your CD budget?

 

[martinc]

My choice for bass players who you can learn good stuff from would be Gene Libbea (Nashville Bluegrass Band) and Dennis Crouch (Aubrey Haynie and others). Then go out and find a copy of the Osborne Brothers double album "Bluegrass Collection" and listen to the Master...Bob Moore. Listen to how he handles the standard bluegrass songs.
All three of these fella's have more than enough to provide you with the stuff you need for the best in timing, taste and tone.

 

[shostkontrabass]

I know you said any bluegrass groups besides the Meyer/Fleck duo, but have you heard Strength in Numbers? Old group that consisted of Edgar Meyer on bass, Bela Fleck on banjo, Sam Bush on fiddle/mandolin, Mike Marshall on dobro, and Mark O'Connor on fiddle. They definitely had some great music.

 

[Jake deVilliers]

Dobro is one of the few instruments that Mike doesn't play.

It was Jerry Douglas on the Dobro.

Great record, though not really bluegrass!

 

[shostkontrabass]

Dobro is one of the few instruments that Mike doesn't play.

It was Jerry Douglas on the Dobro.

Great record, though not really bluegrass!

Right! Jerry Douglas! Yeah, I guess it's more fiddly than bluegrass, but still great music that's sort of around that genre.

 

[littlebill]

My favorite bass player was in the group Front Range, good bluegrass with a bass player like none other in bluegrass.

 

[Jake deVilliers]

That was a great band!

Bob Dick was a good bass player and Bob Amos was/is a killer songwriter

 

[MCML]

I scanned this thread but did not read it in detail so these guys may have been mentioned previously but if you are into Bluegrass you must take a listen to the Seldom Scene (band's website link follows):

http://www.seldomscene.com/

 

[mattwallace]

One Name: JIMMY MARTIN

 

[MT Spaces]

One Name: JIMMY MARTIN

That's my vote too Matt ! I just got the Bear Family Jimmy Martin Box Set a month ago. Wow ... that's bluegrass (and old country ) ... about 150 re-mastered Jimmy songs and tunes ... great stuff. Wonderful bass playin' by some of the "godfathers" of upright bluegrass and country bass. Except .... there were a couple of sessions from the early '70's where Joe Zinkan, Junior Huskey, and Ray Martin (Jimmy's brother ??) play electric bass ... just doesn't sound "right" on the CD's ... somehow I am havin' a hard time picturing Joe and Junior with electric basses in their hands .

P.S. I see from your profile and the "RedLine" bio that you also play bass (or have played) with Paul Williams. Excellent !! No dis-respect to Jimmy Martin (God Rest His Soul) but without Paul's excellent songwriting and mando work, Jimmy's stuff (especially the gospels) just wouldn't be the same. A couple of my favorites that Paul had his writin' hand in are: What Was I Supposed To Do, The Joke's On You, Pretending I Don't Care, and My Walkin' Shoes.

 

[Fat.Mike]

+1 to Dave Grisman. The Quintet album blows my mind and the latest DGBX album is great.

How about:
David Peters
Bryon Sutton
Psychograss
Jazzgrass
Phillips, Grier, & Flinner
Cherryholmes (newer band)
Tim May
Brad Davis
The Stringdusters

regards

 

[dvmweb]

Some of the new bands have wicked good musicians. Proficient on instruments and vocals.

Hit and Run
Steep Canyon Rangers
Cadillac Sky
Infamous Stringdusters
Bradley Walker is the best singer I have heard in a long time. Just got IBMA male vocalist of the year.

The thing about the good new bands that they are technical and musical. It is scary cool.

Walt MI/USA