Tone Poems

For the piece of music, see Symphonic poem.

Tone Poems

Studio album by Tony Rice

Released

1994

Genre

Americana, newgrass, jazz

Label

Acoustic Disc

Producer

David Grisman

Tony Rice chronology

Crossings
(1994)

Tone Poems
(1994)

River Suite for Two Guitars
(1995)

David Grisman chronology

Dawgwood (1993)

Tone Poems
(1994)

Dawganova
(1995)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Tone Poems is an album by American musicians David Grisman and Tony Rice, released in 1994. It's a Grisman's collaboration with guitarist Tony Rice, Tone Poems. Both musicians play on different historical vintage fretted instruments on this album, creating unique sound.^[2]^[3]

Track listing

Turn of the Century
The Prisoner's Waltz
Sam-Bino
Grandfather's Clock
Good Old Mountain Dew
I Am a Pilgrim
Mill Valley Waltz
Vintage Gintage Blues
Don't Want Your Mandolins Mister
Dawg After Dark
Wildwood Flower
Morning Sun
Banks of the Ohio
Swing '42
Watson Blues
O Solo Mio
Song For Two Pamelas

Personnel

David Grisman – mandolins
Tony Rice – guitars

Each piece was performed on an Instrument that related to the time period of the songs writing, as to allow the listener to experience the tonal properties of the original performances.

Track 1: Martin 1-21 (1891), Gibson A-4 (1905)
Track 2: Gibson Style "0" (1923), Gibson "3-Point" F-4 (1909)
Track 3: Maurer Style 953 (c. 1915), Lyon & Healy Style A (1925)
Track 4: Stahl Style 473 (1931), Vega Style 202 Lute Mandolin (1919)
Track 5: Martin OM-18 (1931), Gibson A-2Z "Snakehead"(1924)
Track 6: Martin D-28 (1935), Gibson "Lloyd Loar" F-5 (1923)
Track 7: Martin 000-45 (1937), Gibson A-4 "Snakehead" (1924)
Track 8: Regal "Le Domino" (1930's), S.S. Stewart "Snow Queen" (1930's)
Track 9: Martin D-45 (1939), Gibson "Loar" A-5 (1923)
Track 10: Gibson J-100 (1939), Gibson "Fern" F-5 (1925)
Track 11: Gibson L-Century(1936), Martin Style 2-30 (1936)
Track 12: Gibson Advanced Jumbo (1937), Gibson F-12 (1934)
Track 13: Martin 0-18 (1937), Epiphone strand (1937)
Track 14: Selmer (1950), Gibson F-10 (1934)
Track 15: Martin D-18 (1943), Gibson F-4 (1942)
Track 16: Martin D-28 (1952), Gibson Prototype A-5 (1953)
Track 17: Santa Cruz Tony Rice Model (1993), Gilchrist Model 5 (1993)

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References

David Grisman

Discography

with Earth Opera	Earth Opera (1968) The Great American Eagle Tragedy (1969)

with Muleskinner	Muleskinner (1973) Muleskinner Live: Original Television Soundtrack (1994, recorded 1973)

with Old and in the Way	Old and in the Way (1975) That High Lonesome Sound (1996) Breakdown (1997) Old and in the Gray (2002) Live at the Boarding House (2008)

with Jerry Garcia	Garcia/Grisman Not for Kids Only Shady Grove So What The Pizza Tapes Grateful Dawg Been All Around This World

with David Grisman Quintet	The David Grisman Quintet (1977) Hot Dawg (1978) Quintet '80 (1980) Mondo Mando (1981) Dawg '90 (1990) Dawgwood (1993) Dawganova (1995) DGQ-20 (1996) Dawgnation (2002) Dawg's Groove (2006)

with Andy Statman	Mandolin Abstractions (1983) Songs of Our Fathers (1995) New Shabbos Waltz (2006)

with Martin Taylor	Tone Poems 2 (1995) I'm Beginning To See The Light (1999)

Solo albums and collaborations	The Even Dozen Jug Band (1964) Early Dawg (1966) The David Grisman Rounder Record (1976) Stephane Grappelli/David Grisman Live (1991) Here Today (1982) David Grisman's Acoustic Christmas (1983) Dawg Jazz/Dawg Grass (1983) Acousticity (1984) Svingin' with Svend (1987) Home Is Where the Heart Is (1988) Bluegrass Reunion (1992) Common Chord (1993) Doc & Dawg (1997) Retrograss (1999) Dawg Duos (1999) New River (2001) Traversata (2001) Life of Sorrow (2003) Hold On, We're Strummin' (2003) DGBX (2006) The Living Room Sessions (2007) Satisfied (2007)

Tone Poems project	Tone Poems (1994) Tone Poems 2 (1995) Tone Poems 3 (2000)

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Tony Rice

Discography

Solo albums

Guitar (1973)
California Autumn (1975)
Tony Rice (1977)
Acoustics (1970)
Church Street Blues (1983)
Cold on the Shoulder (1984)
Me & My Guitar (1986)
Native American (1992)
Tony Rice Plays and Sings Bluegrass (1993)
Crossings (1994)

Compilations

Devlin (1987)
Tony Rice Sings Gordon Lightfoot (1996)
58957:The Bluegrass Guitar Collection (2003)
Night Flyer: The Singer Songwriter Collection (2008)

With...

The Tony Rice Unit	Manzanita (1979) Mar West (1980) Still Inside (1981) Backwaters (1982) Devlin (1987) Unit of Measure (2000)

David Grisman Quintet	The David Grisman Quintet (1977) Hot Dawg (1978) Mondo Mando (1981) DGQ-20 (1996)

The Bluegrass Album Band	The Bluegrass Album (1980) Bluegrass Album, Vol. 2 (1982) Bluegrass Album, Vol. 3 (1983) Bluegrass Album, Vol. 4 (1984) Bluegrass Album, Vol. 5 (1989) Bluegrass Album, Vol. 6 (1996)

Norman Blake	Blake & Rice (1987) Norman Blake and Tony Rice 2 (1990)

Larry Rice, Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen	Out of the Woodwork (1997) Rice, Rice, Hillman & Pedersen (1999) Runnin' Wild (2001)

Pete Rowan	You Were There For Me (2004) Quartet (Rice/Rowan album) (2007)

The Rice Brothers	The Rice Brothers (1992) The Rice Brothers 2 (1994)

Other artists	J.D. Crowe & The New South (1974) The David Grisman Rounder Record (1976) Skaggs & Rice (1980) Double Time (1984) Drive (1988) Banjoland (1990) Tone Poems (1994) River Suite for Two Guitars (1995) The Pizza Tapes (2000)

Bluegrass music

Typical instruments	Acoustic guitar Banjo Dobro Fiddle Bluegrass mandolin Upright bass

Stylistic origins	Blues Country music Folk music Old-time music

Sub- and fusion genres	Traditional bluegrass Progressive bluegrass Bluegrass gospel Czech bluegrass

Notable festivals	High Sierra Music Festival Festival of the Bluegrass Merlefest Podunk Bluegrass Festival Telluride Bluegrass Festival Tottenham Bluegrass Festival

Other	International Bluegrass Music Museum International Bluegrass Music Association International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame Bluegrass Unlimited magazine Central Canadian Bluegrass Awards

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