Dawganova Explained

Dawganova
Type:studio album
Artist:David Grisman Quintet
Cover:1995_dawganova.jpg
Released:1995
Genre:Americana, newgrass, jazz, Latin music
Length:55:19
Label:Acoustic Disc
Producer:David Grisman
Chronology:David Grisman
Prev Title:Tone Poems
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:Songs of Our Fathers
Next Year:1995

Dawganova is a 1995 all-instrumental album by American musician David Grisman, recorded with his group The David Grisman Quintet. It's a unique collection of Latin rhythms and melodies inspired by the group's newest member, Argentine guitar virtuoso, Enrique Coria. Five Grisman originals are accompanied by classical Latin standards: "El Cumbanchero", "Tico Tico", "Manha de Carnaval" and the Nat "King" Cole classic "Nature Boy".[1]

In his Allmusic review, Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated "Grisman's distinctive blend of bluegrass, folk, jazz, and, in this case, latin music is energetic and very impressive."[2]

Track listing

All songs by David Grisman unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Dawganova" – 6:50
  2. "Manha de Carnaval" (Luiz Bonfá) – 7:06
  3. "Barkley's Bug" – 5:37
  4. "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) – 7:49
  5. "El Cumbanchero" (Rafael Hernández Marín) – 4:38
  6. "Brazilian Breeze" – 5:55
  7. "Tico Tico" (Zequinha de Abreu) – 4:30
  8. "April's Wedding Bossa" – 6:43
  9. "Caliente" – 6:11

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dawgnet.com/acd_html/acd17.html DawgNet.com entry for Dawganova.
  2. Allmusic entry for Dawganova.