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Size | 238 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 2070 items) |
Abstract | Collection of David Grisman, a white mandolinist and founder of Acoustic Disc Records. The collection contains studio master recordings by Grisman and others for Acoustic Disc Records; Grisman’s personal tape collection; and a 35mm film documentary relating to French jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli. The collection includes several projects by Grisman and Andy Statman of sacred and secular Jewish music, as well as original compositions in bluegrass, newgrass, and jazz. |
Creator | Grisman, David. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
Language | English |
Encoded by: Laura Smith, April 2023
Updated by: Ari Smith and Laura Smith, October 2023
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David Grisman is a white mandolinist and founder of Acoustic Disc Records, which features recordings by Grisman with musicians Del McCoury, Doc Watson, Tony Rice, Andy Statman, and Jerry Garcia. Both Grisman and musical collaborator Andy Statman are Jewish (Grisman conservative, Statman Orthodox Baal teshuvah) which greatly informs their work. Grisman is known for combining elements of jazz and bluegrass with international flavors to create his own distinctive idiom — “Dawg” music -- the nickname given him by Jerry Garcia. Grisman discovered the mandolin as a teenager growing up in New Jersey, where he met and became a disciple of bluegrass mandolinist/folklorist Ralph Rinzler. He took it to Greenwich Village where he studied English at New York University, while immersed in the proliferating folk music scene of the early 1960s. In 1963, Grisman made his first recordings both as an artist (Even Dozen Jug Band) and producer (Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and the Kentuckians). In 1966, Red Allen offered David his first job with a Southern bluegrass band, the Kentuckians. Grisman began composing original tunes and playing with other urban bluegrass contemporaries like Peter Rowan and Jerry Garcia, with whom he would later form Old & in the Way. David's interests spread to jazz in 1967, while playing in a folk-rock group, Earth Opera. A failed attempt at learning to play alto sax turned him into a student of jazz musicianship and theory. His career as a session musician gave him experience playing many types of music and opportunities to stretch the boundaries of the mandolin. His discography is filled with notables including Jerry Garcia, Stephane Grappelli, the Grateful Dead, John Hartford, Del McCoury, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, Earl Scruggs, James Taylor and Doc Watson. Dawg's instrumental style found a home in 1974 when he formed the Great American Music Band with fiddler Richard Greene. Within a year, David met bluegrass guitar virtuoso Tony Rice, who moved to California where they started rehearsing a new group, the David Grisman Quintet. After recording for major and independent labels, David founded Acoustic Disc in 1990 and entered the most prolific period of his career, producing 67 critically acclaimed CDs (five of which were Grammy-nominated). In 2010, he launched AcousticOasis.com, the first download website devoted to acoustic music. Both Grisman and musical collaborator Andy Statman are Jewish (Grisman conservative, Statman Orthodox Baal teshuvah) which greatly informs their work. The Baal teshuvah movement is a return of secular Jews to religious Judaism. The collection includes several projects by Grisman and Statman of sacred and secular Jewish music as well as original compositions in bluegrass, newgrass, and jazz.
Back to TopThe collection contains studio master recordings by Grisman and others for Acoustic Disc Records; Grisman’s personal tape collection; and a 35mm film documentary relating to French jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli. The collection includes several projects by Grisman and Andy Statman of sacred and secular Jewish music, as well as original compositions in bluegrass, newgrass, and jazz.
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Tracking sheets and notes |
Film F-70145/6 |
King of the Gypsies, 29 August 1978, mag 1750 feet Acetate ; MagneticTop of box: Program - King of the Gypsies, Client - Gypsies prod., Date - 10/28/78, Mixer - Billy Wolfe, Recordist - P.A., Tones - 1000 Hz 10 KHz 50 Hz, Studio - A, Tracks - SS, Speed - 24 FPS, Reel - 1 of 3, EQ - Simpte |
Film F-70145/7 |
King of the Gypsies, 29 August 1978, mag 21500 feet Acetate ; MagneticTop of box: Program - King of the Gypsies, Catalog No. - 1950, Client - Gypsies Prod., Reel - 2 of 3, Date - 10/28/78, Mixer - Billy Wolfe, Recordist - P.A., Mixer - M, Tracks - SS, Speed - 24, EQ - Simpte; Mag Tape: 7-2 TK #142 |
Film F-70145/8 |
King of the Gypsies, 29 August 1978, mag 31450 feet Polyester ; MagneticTop of box: Program - King of the Gypsies, Client - Gypsies Prod., Reel - 3 of 3, Date - 10/28/78 Mixer - Billy Wolfe, Recordist - P. Aronoff, Studio - M, Tracks - 1 SS, Speed - 24 FPS, EQ - Sampte |
Film F-70145/2 |
King of the Gypsies, 22 September 1978, mag 1Acetate ; Magnetic Top of box: Program - King of the Gypsies, Client - Gypsies Prod. - Reel - 1 of 4, Date - 9-22-78, Mixer - B.W., Tracks - S.S. |
Film F-70145/3 |
King of the Gypsies, 22 September 1978, mag 2Acetate ; Magnetic Side of box: Group IV 9-22-78, King of the Gypsies - single stripe non Dolby - R2, 10-2A - TK. 194-1 to 8-1 - 206-1; paper inside of box: 3-1/3-5 - 207 - String Quartet, 2-4 - w/o strings, 3-1 - 208 Trim, Western Acc., 2-3 - TK 144; tape note: 2-3 TK #144, Non-Dolby, 8/23/78 |
Film F-70145/4 |
King of the Gypsies, 22 September 1978, mag 3Acetate ; Magnetic Top of box: Program - King of the Gypsies, Catalog No. - 2000, Client - Gypsies rod., Reel - 3 of 4, Mixer - Billy Wolf, Recordist - P.A./G.O., Tracks - S.S., Speed - 24 FPS, EQ - Simpte; Side: group IV, King of the Gypsies Single Stripe Non Dolby R3, 12-2 - TK. 16 2-1 to 1-1, Multiple; tapes (largest to smallest): 9-4/10-1 10-2 T.K. - 231, 5 - 3 TK. - 93 |
Film F-70145/1 |
King of the Gypsies, 4 October 1978, mag450 feet Polyester ; MagneticLeader note: "King of the Gypsies" - M69, Reel - 4 Date - 10/4/1978, Mix Down, Tracks - MD1 - Low Strings MD2 - Violins, Mandolin, Flute MD3 - Trumpet |
Film F-70145/5 |
King of the Gypsies, 28 October 1978, magAcetate ; Magnetic Top of box: Program - King of the Gypsies, Reel - 4 of 4, Date - 10/28/1978, Mixer - Billy, Recordist - Gary, Studio - M, Tracks - S.S., speed - 24 FPS, EQ - Simpte; Side of box: Erased; Tapes (largest to smallest): CYM + 5-1, 11-3 Parts, Rball Dance, Kaledioscope Films Ltd #1456 - King of the Gypsies - Trailer Vers. 9 - Music 2 ALT - Head |