Bluegrass Mandolin Extravaganza (1999)

About this title: This lovingly packaged and heavily annotated two-disc set documents a summit meeting of world-class bluegrass mandolin players organized by David Grisman and Ronnie McCoury; the other participants are Sam Bush, Jesse McReynolds, Bobby Osborne, Ricky Skaggs, Frank Wakefield and Buck White. Together, individually and in duets and trios (accompanied by the skillful but always sensitive Del McCoury on guitar) this remarkable crew plays a generous program of bluegrass standards and originals. The album opens awkwardly, with a woozy, down-tempo ensemble performance of Bill Monroe's classic, "Blue ... read more

Tracks:

1. Blue Moon of Kentucky [Monroe]
2. Old Joe Clark [Traditional]
3. The Cakewalk [McReynolds]
4. Wayfaring Stranger [Traditional]
5. I'm Going Back to Old Kentucky [Monroe]
6. McCoury Blues [McCoury]
7. Cherokee Lady [Osborne]
8. Down Home Waltz [White]
9. Blue Grass Special [Monroe]
10. Miss Izzie [Wakefield]
11. Catnip [Wakefield]
12. Panhandle Country [Monroe]
13. One-Legged Man [White]
14. East Tennesse Blues [Traditional]
15. B Natural [Grisman/McCoury]
16. No You Stand Back [Grisman]
17. I Wonder Where You Are Tonight [Bond]
18. Roanoke [Monroe]
19. Cattle in the Cane [Traditional]
20. Dixie Hoedown [McReynolds]
21. Ashokan Farewell [Ungar]
22. Cumberland Gap [Traditional]
23. Sassyfrass [White]
24. Golden Slippers [Traditional]
25. Say Old Man [Osborne]
26. Westphalia Waltz [Traditional]
27. Play It Pretty, Me [Wakefield]
28. Mexican Stomp [Wakefield]
29. Dusty Miller [Traditional]
30. Cajun Mandolin [Owens/Rich]
31. Boston Boy [Traditional]
32. Who at My Door Is Standing [Everett]
33. Blue Moon of Kentucky [Monroe]
34. World's Shortest Rawhide [Mon]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.