Manzanita (Tony Rice album)

Manzanita is an album by American guitarist Tony Rice, released in 1979. It is credited to the Tony Rice Unit.^[2]

Manzanita is considered breakthrough album combining traditional bluegrass and folk songs with more progressive playing. It shows not only Tony Rice instrumental and vocal talent, but also his strong all-star back-up band, consisting of Sam Bush, Ricky Skaggs, Jerry Douglas, David Grisman, Darol Anger and Todd Phillips. The album was both refreshing and controversial, in that it is a true bluegrass album that doesn't feature a banjo.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Old Train" (Herb Pedersen) – 2:08
2. "Manzanita" (Tony Rice) – 4:46
3. "Little Sadie" (Traditional) – 2:45
4. "Blackberry Blossom" (Traditional) – 2:36
5. "Nine Pound Hammer" (Merle Travis) – 2:36
6. "Hold Whatcha Got" (Jimmy Martin) – 2:45
7. "Blue Railroad Train" (Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore) – 3:18
8. "Ginseng Sullivan" (Norman Blake) – 3:05
9. "Midnight on the Stormy Deep" (Traditional) – 4:05
10. "I Hope You Have Learned" (James Baker, Bill Carrigan) – 2:33
11. "Stony Point" (Traditional) – 2:48
12. "Home from the Forest" (Gordon Lightfoot) – 4:10

Personnel

• Tony Rice – guitar, vocals
• Darol Anger – violin
• Sam Bush – mandolin, violin, vocals
• David Grisman – mandolin
• Jerry Douglas – dobro
• Ricky Skaggs – mandolin, violin, vocals
• Todd Phillips – bass

Production notes

• Tony Rice – producer
• Bill Wolf – engineer, mixing

References

External links

• Songs from Manzanita on You Tube
  • Tony and Wyatt Rice play and explain chords on song "Manzanita"
  • Manzanita on www.youtube.com
  • Nine Pound Hammer
  • Little Sadie
  • Blue Railroad Train
  • Home from the Forest