The Even Dozen Jug Band (album)

The Even Dozen Jug Band

Studio album by Even Dozen Jug Band

Released

January 1964

David Grisman chronology

The Even Dozen Jug Band
(1964)

Early Dawg
(1964)

The Even Dozen Jug Band is the debut and only album by the American jug band Even Dozen Jug Band, released in 1964.^[1]

Founded in 1963, the Even Dozen Jug Band recorded this, their only recording for Elektra Records. Members who later went on to successful music careers included Stefan Grossman, David Grisman, Steve Katz, Maria Muldaur (then Maria d'Amato), Joshua Rifkin, and John Sebastian.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Music critic Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. in his Allmusic "Mandolins, banjoes, pianos, guitars, fiddles, kazoos, and trombones vie with one another, creating a raucous free-for-all. The vocals on pieces like "Overseas Stomp" and "Evolution Mama" have a loose, just-for-the-heck-of-it feel that keeps the material lively and irreverent. The multiple combinations of instruments and voices, along with an exuberant approach, guarantee no boredom on this lovely disc. Certainly no stickler for strict traditionalism, the band shows how blues, ragtime, and jazz can be used to freshen up worn-out material."^[3]

Reissues

Ten of the songs were reissued in 1978 on Jug Band Music & Rags of the South by Everest Archive of Folk & Jazz Music.
The Even Dozen Jug Band was reissued on CD in 2002 and again in 2008 by Collectors' Choice Music.
The Even Dozen Jug Band was reissued on CD in 2005 by Elektra Records.

Track listing

All songs Traditional unless otherwise noted.

Side one

"Take Your Fingers Off It" (Will Shade, Charlie Burse, J. Jones, C. Pierce) – 2:26
"Come on In" – 2:42
"Mandolin King Rag" – 1:47
"Overseas Stomp" (Will Shade, Jab Jones) – 1:45
"Evolution Mama" – 3:19
"The Even Dozens" (Josh Rifkin, G. Davis) – 2:55
"I Don't Love Nobody" – 2:56

Side two

"Rag Mama" – 2:13
"France Blues" – 2:42
"On the Road Again" (Shade, Jones) – 3:18
"Original Colossal Drag Rag" (Rifkin) – 2:59
"All Worn Out" – 2:51
"Lonely One in This Town" (Walter Jacobs, Lonnie Carter) – 3:02
"Sadie Green" – 2:10

Personnel

Stefan Grossman – vocals, guitar, banjo
Pete Jacobson – vocals, guitar, banjo
Pete Seigel – vocals, guitar, banjo
Frank Goodkin – banjo
David Grisman – mandolin
Fred Weisz – violin
Steve Katz – vocals, washboard
Josh Rifkin – vocals, piano, kazoo
John Sebastian, credited as John Benson – harmonica
Danny Lauffer – jug
Peggy Haine – jug
Maria Muldaur, then Maria D'Amato – vocals
Bob Gurland – trumpet, vocals

Production notes:

Paul Rothchild – producer, editing
Paul Nelson – original liner notes
Richie Unterberger – reissue liner notes

References

↑ Allmusic entry for The Even Dozen Jug Band Retrieved September 2009.
↑ Milton, Baggelaar. The Folk Music Encyclopedia. 1977.
1 2 Lankford, Jr., Ronnie D. "The Even Dozen Jug Band > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 6, 2010.

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) Live at the Boarding House: The Complete Shows (2013)

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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