The David Grisman Quintet (album) explained

The David Grisman Quintet is the debut album by the David Grisman Quintet, recorded in 1976 and released in 1977.^[2]

Cover

The instruments pictured on the cover are David's 1927 Gibson F-5 Mandolin, Darol's 1856 Guisepe Marconcine "Ferrara" Violin, Tony's 1935 Martin D-28 Guitar, Todd's 1924 Loar Gibson F-5 Mandolin, on loan, and Bill's 1875 Czech Flatback Bass.^[3]

Track listing

All songs by David Grisman unless otherwise noted.

1. "E.M.D." – 2:37
2. "Swing 51" (Tony Rice) – 4:25
3. "Opus 57" – 2:56
4. "Blue Midnite" – 3:40
5. "Pneumonia" – 4:31
6. "Fish Scale" (Artie Traum) – 7:30
7. "Richochet" (Grisman, Richard Somers) – 2:05
8. "Dawg's Rag" – 9:04

added on CD

1. "Minor Swing" (Stephane Grappelli, Django Reinhardt) – 2:59
2. "16-16" – 5:35

Personnel

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• David Grisman – mandolin, vocals
• Tony Rice – guitar, vocals
• Darol Anger – fiddle, mandolin, violectra, vocals
• Bill Amatneek – bass
• Todd Phillips – mandolin

Production notes:

• David Grisman – producer
• Bill Wolf – engineer
• Bob Shumaker – mixing
• Ted Sharpe – design
• Robert Schleifer – photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: The David Grisman Quintet Listing . Discogs . 1977 . 5 January 2019.
2. Allmusic entry for The David Grisman Quintet
3. http://www.deaddisc.com/jz/David_Grisman_Quintet.htm Grateful Dead Family Discography.
4. Web site: David Grisman / David Grisman Quintet . 2012-08-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120204075308/http://www.classicwebs.com/grisman.htm . 2012-02-04 . Band line-ups