Best of the Vanguard Years (Alison Brown album) explained

Best of the Vanguard Years
Type:	greatest
Artist:	Alison Brown
Cover:	2002_bestofvanguard.jpg
Released:	2002
Genre:	Progressive Bluegrass, Jazz
Label:	Vanguard
Producer:	Garry West, David Grisman
Prev Title:	Replay
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Stolen Moments
Next Year:	2005

Best of the Vanguard Years is a compilation album by American banjoist Alison Brown, released in 2002.^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Alison Brown.

1. "Wolf Moon" – 2:54
2. "Chicken Road" – 4:27
3. "Without Anastasia" – 3:14
4. "Mambo Banjo" – 4:01
5. "Shoot the Dog" – 3:26
6. "Cara's Way" – 5:20
7. "G Bop" – 3:10
8. "Waltzing with Tula" – 3:04
9. "The Dalai Camel" – 5:41
10. "Deep North" – 5:40
11. "Saint Geneviève" – 4:03
12. "Leaving Cottondale" – 2:36
13. "Lorelei" – 4:38
14. "Look Left" – 5:02
15. "Hello Mendocino!" – 4:01
16. "The Inspector" – 3:08
17. "Simple Pleasures" – 2:51

Personnel

• Alison Brown – banjo, guitar
• Garry West - bass
• John R. Burr - piano
• Rick Reed - drums, percussion

Guest musicians

• Vassar Clements - violin
• John Catchings - violoncello
• Joe Craven - percussion
• Tony Rice - guitar
• Scott Nygaard - guitar
• Alison Krauss - violin
• Roy M. Husky jr - bass
• Mike Marshall - guitar, mandolin
• Joey Dukes - drums
• Matt Eakle - flute
• Seamus Egan - penny whistle, uilleann pipes
• Sam Bacco - percussion, cowbell
• Alan Dargin - didjeridu

Notes and References

1. Album review on www.allmusic.com