Ultimate Banjo

by N/A

Overview

A collection of 15 mostly bluegrass instrumentals, this set is hardly the ultimate banjo album (as the title boldly states) although there several striking tracks here, including a blistering "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" from Sonny Osborne, a syncopated "High Steppin'" by Pete Wernick, and a fluid, intricate, and impressive "Turkish March" from Scott Vestal. A little more variety would have helped, since the banjo is capable of a lot more than just high speed, Earl Scruggs-derived pieces like these. It is a banjo album, just not the ultimate one. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	04/01/2008
Label:	Pinecastle
UPC:	0755757401128
Rank:	83379

Tracks

1. John Henry  - Aaron McDaris  -  Traditional
2. Mrs. Robinson  - Eddie Adcock  - Paul Simon
3. Burns Breakdown  - Greg Cahill  - Justin Carbone
4. Wood Choppers Reel  - Kristin Scott Benson  -  Traditional
5. Sally Goodin  - Jeff Murray  -  Traditional
6. Battle Hymn of the Republic  - Eddie Adcock  - Julia Ward Howe  - William Steffe
7. Foggy Mountain Top  - A.P. Carter  - Earl Scruggs
8. Oh Sussanna  - David McLaughlin
9. How Great Thou Art  - Jim Mills  -  Traditional
10. Foggy Mountain Breakdown  - Sonny Osborne  - Earl Scruggs
11. High Steppin'  - Pete Wernick
12. Jesse James  - Ross Nickerson  -  Traditional
13. Turkish March  - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  - Scott Vestal
14. Red River Valley  - Ross Nickerson  -  Traditional
15. America the Beautiful  - Sonny Osborne  -  Traditional

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Eddie Adcock   Primary Artist
Earl Scruggs   Primary Artist
Greg Cahill   Primary Artist
Jeff Murray   Primary Artist
Jim Mills   Primary Artist
Ross Nickerson   Primary Artist
Aaron McDaris   Primary Artist
David McLaughlin   Primary Artist
Scott Vestal   Primary Artist
Pete Wernick   Primary Artist
Sonny Osborne   Primary Artist
Kristin Scott Benson   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Earl Scruggs   Composer
Justin Carbone   Composer
Greg Cahill   Liner Notes,Composer
Sonny Osborne   Arranger
Paul Simon   Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart   Composer
Traditional   Composer
John Eberle   Mastering
Tom Riggs   Executive Producer
Bob Murray   Illustrations,Design
Ethan Burkhardt   Compilation Producer,Audio Production
William Steffe   Composer
Pete Wernick   Composer
A.P. Carter   Composer
Julia Ward Howe   Composer