Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Tony Rice - "The Bluegrass Guitar Collection"

I picked this album up a few years ago. Tony Rice is a superb flatpicking guitarist, who was a staple in the bluegrass seen for many years before venturing into other genres. This is a collection of several recorded bluegrass songs that he recorded over a large span of time. The album is a veritable whos who of acoustic virtuosity with Norman Blake (guitar), Sam Bush (mandolin), Vassar Clements (violin, passed away a couple years ago.), Bela Fleck (banjo), David Grisman (mandolin), Doc Watson (guitar) and more. The playing is simply phenomenal. I listen to this album a lot. The 3 guitar medley "Lost Indian" (Tony Rice, Normal Blake, and Doc Watson) is fun to listen to because one can contrast the playing of 3 great flatpicking guitarists. Hear some great bluegrass at Amazon.

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