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Backwaters

The Tony Rice Unit

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Is it jazz? Is it bluegrass? Is it early new age? At the time of Backwaters' release, Rounder Records was lumping it into a category called "new acoustic music." Call it whatever you choose, this is excellent music, impeccably played by a group of guys who are all virtuosos on their respective instruments. Even the most die-hard jazz cop would appreciate the playing, but one needn't be a critic to simply enjoy this collection. Tony Rice may be the finest acoustic guitar picker on the planet, and he also has written some beautiful pieces for this recording. Accompanied by Fred Carpenter and Richard Greene on violins, John Reischman on mandolin, with support from Todd Phillips on standup bass and brother Wyatt Rice on rhythm guitar, Rice takes his music to a whole new place. Every note sounds right, and each member of the ensemble plays with exceptional taste and class. Dave Grusin's "A Child Is Born" is absolutely gorgeous, and the quintet's bluegrass-paced take on "My Favourite Things" is an obvious, but reinvigorating, string-picker's nod to John Coltrane. "On Green Dolphin Street" is reminiscent of Stephane Grapelli and Django Reinhardt on their Hot Club of France recordings. After this release, Rice returned to more traditional-sounding folk and bluegrass music, but Backwaters is his masterpiece. So, what label can you place on this genre-defying music? How about Rice's own term, "spacegrass."

© Jim Newsom /TiVo

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1
Common Ground
00:07:40

Todd Phillips, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Rice, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Danny Kopelson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Fred Carpenter, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - George Horn, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wyatt Rice, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Tony Rice Unit, MainArtist - John Reischman, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Rice, ComposerLyricist - Bob Shumaker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1982 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

2
Just Some Bar In The French Quarters
00:03:02

Todd Phillips, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Rice, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Danny Kopelson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Horn, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Greene, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - The Tony Rice Unit, MainArtist - John Reischman, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Rice, ComposerLyricist - Bob Shumaker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1982 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

3
Backwaters
00:06:10

Todd Phillips, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Rice, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Danny Kopelson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Fred Carpenter, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - George Horn, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wyatt Rice, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Tony Rice Unit, MainArtist - John Reischman, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Rice, ComposerLyricist - Bob Shumaker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1982 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

4
My Favourite Things
00:05:17

Todd Phillips, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Hammerstein II , ComposerLyricist - Tony Rice, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Danny Kopelson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Fred Carpenter, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - George Horn, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wyatt Rice, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Tony Rice Unit, MainArtist - John Reischman, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shumaker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1982 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

5
A Child Is Born
00:03:35

Todd Phillips, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - David Grusin, ComposerLyricist - Marilyn Bergman, ComposerLyricist - Alan Bergman, ComposerLyricist - Tony Rice, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Grusin, ComposerLyricist - Danny Kopelson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Horn, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Greene, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - The Tony Rice Unit, MainArtist - John Reischman, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shumaker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1982 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

6
On Green Dolphin Street
00:03:36

Todd Phillips, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ned Washington, ComposerLyricist - Tony Rice, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Bronislaw Kaper, ComposerLyricist - Danny Kopelson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Fred Carpenter, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - George Horn, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Greene, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - The Tony Rice Unit, MainArtist - John Reischman, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Shumaker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1982 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

7
Mobius Mambo
00:05:25

Todd Phillips, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Rice, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Danny Kopelson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - George Horn, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wyatt Rice, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The Tony Rice Unit, MainArtist - John Reischman, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Rice, ComposerLyricist - Bob Shumaker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1982 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

Albumbeschreibung

Is it jazz? Is it bluegrass? Is it early new age? At the time of Backwaters' release, Rounder Records was lumping it into a category called "new acoustic music." Call it whatever you choose, this is excellent music, impeccably played by a group of guys who are all virtuosos on their respective instruments. Even the most die-hard jazz cop would appreciate the playing, but one needn't be a critic to simply enjoy this collection. Tony Rice may be the finest acoustic guitar picker on the planet, and he also has written some beautiful pieces for this recording. Accompanied by Fred Carpenter and Richard Greene on violins, John Reischman on mandolin, with support from Todd Phillips on standup bass and brother Wyatt Rice on rhythm guitar, Rice takes his music to a whole new place. Every note sounds right, and each member of the ensemble plays with exceptional taste and class. Dave Grusin's "A Child Is Born" is absolutely gorgeous, and the quintet's bluegrass-paced take on "My Favourite Things" is an obvious, but reinvigorating, string-picker's nod to John Coltrane. "On Green Dolphin Street" is reminiscent of Stephane Grapelli and Django Reinhardt on their Hot Club of France recordings. After this release, Rice returned to more traditional-sounding folk and bluegrass music, but Backwaters is his masterpiece. So, what label can you place on this genre-defying music? How about Rice's own term, "spacegrass."

© Jim Newsom /TiVo

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© 1982 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 1982 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.

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