Norman Blake/Tut Taylor/Sam Bush/Butch Robins/Vassar Clements/David Holland/Jethro Burns is a studio album recorded by American musicians Norman Blake, Tut Taylor, Sam Bush, Butch Robins, Vassar Clements, and Jethro Burns and British bassist Dave Holland. It was released in 1975.
From Hank Deane's original liner notes: "Hey, let's do a record in Nashville with everybody. "And Jethro Burns", says Sam. OK, all right, let's do it. I fly to Nashville to see Claude Hill and we do it."
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Ken Dryden, in his AllMusic review states the album "...blur[s] the imaginary lines between jazz and bluegrass even further; after all, a good musician in either field should be a great improviser."[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sweet Georgia Brown" | 2:53 | |
| 2. | "Sauerkraut 'n Solar Energy" |
| 7:33 |
| 3. | "The Old Brown Case" | Norman Blake | 3:58 |
| 4. | "Take the "A" Train" | 3:36 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Going Home" | Antonín Dvořák | 3:02 |
| 2. | "McKinley's Blues" | Traditional | 4:21 |
| 3. | "Oconee" | Tut Taylor | 5:26 |
| 4. | "Vassar and Dave" |
| 5:54 |
Personnel
- Norman Blake – guitar, mandocello, vocals
- Vassar Clements – violin
- Jethro Burns – guitar, mandolin
- Butch Robins – banjo
- Tut Taylor – dobro, mandolin
- Sam Bush – mandola, mandolin
- David Holland – bass
Production
- Claude J. Hill – engineer
- Jim McGuire – photography
- Hank Deane – liner notes
References
- ^ a b Dryden, Ken. "Norman Blake/Tut Taylor/Sam Bush/Butch Robins/Vassar Clements/David Holland/Jethro Burns > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
