Acoustics (Tony Rice album)

Acoustics
Studio album by Tony Rice
Released	1979
Genre	Americana, bluegrass, folk
Length	33:20
Label	Rounder
Producer	Tony Rice
Tony Rice chronology
Tony Rice (1977) Acoustics (1979) Manzanita (1979)

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Allmusic	[1]

Acoustics is an album by American guitarist Tony Rice, released originally on November 30, 1978. Album was recorded soon after Rice left David Grisman Quintet to pursue his own music. On Acoustics album, he merges different genres like jazz, bluegrass and folk, which would become later on known as "new acoustic music".^[2][3]

Track listing

All songs by Tony Rice unless otherwise noted.

1. "Gasology" – 5:15
2. "Blues for Paradise" – 3:43
3. "Old Gray Coat" – 3:53
4. "Four on Six" (Wes Montgomery) – 3:41
5. "So Much" – 5:09
6. "Swing '51" – 3:10
7. "New Waltz" (Rice, Mike Marshall) – 5:10
8. "Fast Floyd" – 3:19

Personnel

• Tony Rice – guitar, vocals
• Richard Greene – violin
• Sam Bush – mandolin
• David Grisman – mandolin
• Mike Marshall – mandolin
• Todd Phillips – bass

Production notes

• Tony Rice – producer
• Bill Wolf – engineer

References

1. Acoustics (Tony Rice album) at AllMusic
2. Allmusic entry for Acoustics Retrieved September 2009.
3. Album info on www.rounder.com