Track Listings (16) - Disc #1| All Artists: Charles Sawtelle Title: Music From Rancho Deville Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Acoustic Disc Release Date: 2/27/2001 Genres: Country, Folk, Pop Styles: Bluegrass, Traditional Folk Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 715949104428 |
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Charles Sawtelle is best known for playing guitar in the bluegrass band Hot Rize, where his idiosyncratic picking earned him the nickname of "the Bluegrass Mystery." Music from Rancho de Ville is a solo album Sawtelle ... more » |
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Amazon.com Charles Sawtelle is best known for playing guitar in the bluegrass band Hot Rize, where his idiosyncratic picking earned him the nickname of "the Bluegrass Mystery." Music from Rancho de Ville is a solo album Sawtelle began working on after he was diagnosed with leukemia in 1994. When word got out about the project a steady stream of picking luminaries--including David Grisman, Peter Rowan, Vassar Clements, Jerry Douglas, Norman Blake, Michael Doucet, and Laurie Lewis, who coproduced the CD--visited Sawtelle's home studio to record with him. The 16 tracks include original instrumentals such as "The Butcher's Dog," Cajun tunes like "Chez Seychelles," country songs like Lefty Frizzell's "Mom and Dad's Waltz," folk songs like Si Kahn's "Aragon Mill," and bluegrass standards like Ralph Stanley's "Gonna Paint the Town." Sawtelle passed away in 1999 before the album was finished, but Lewis completed the project based on the notes he left. Although these tracks were recorded under tragic circumstances, Sawtelle's strong performances and the obvious pleasure he and his fellow musicians take in the music, make this a joyful rather than a sorrowful collection. --Michael Simmons Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsPerfect Performances, Powerful Emotions Bob Reece | Frederick, CO USA | 03/09/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) "What a magnificent piece of work Charles has left for us. For those of us who knew him, every time we listen to his music, his spirit will be with us. For those of you who were not as lucky to have met him, when you listen you'll have a sense of what kind of person he was; a warm hearted, very funny man and giving to all human beings. This CD is packed with heartfelt emotion and humor.The best performers of bluegrass appear on this album. And, they give their all; the incredible talent rings through in every track. I love "Ranger's Command" and was happy to hear Flaco Jimenez appear on this track. The final cut, "The Angel Band", will leave you in tears as we here Charles' voice for the last time singing of ever-lasting life. He continues to live with us through this album." Historic musical event- a cultural treasure fEARLess | http://wcnet.org/~ebritt | 10/25/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) "It's hard for me the to find words to talk about this CD. When I lived in Colorado, we used to pack a tiny little place in Niwot, Colorado called the Left Hand Grange Hall to see a great band called Hot Rize and their very weird alter-egos "Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers." Charles Sawtelle was the guitar player for Hot Rize and "Slade" in the TrailblazersFor twelve years Hot Rize managed to be both really traditional and hip and "alternative" all at the same time. This album is a tribute and legacy to a really important artist and a founder of a musical current that is reshaping and redefining American Music.It was nominated by the IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) as "recorded event of the year." But this compilation really transcends any genre, especially one that can sometimes be as narrow as "bluegrass." For instance, some of my favorites are when Charles plays with Michael Doucet, a powerful force in the revival and revitalization of traditional Cajun music. And there?s a track with Max Baca and Flaco Jimenez, giants of norteno (Tejano) music and its really interesting to hear how natural Cajun, Appalachian and Mexican influences sound mixed with one another.This great CD will help the ?Bluegrass Mystery? to live on in our hearts. Rave on, Slade." An all-star acoustic treasure! fEARLess | 03/13/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) "This is a beautiful and extremely interesting work. Laurie Lewis has done an exceptional job producing this album. The music is highly diverse, with Sawtelle being the common thread that pulls it all together; I heard a lot of things that were new to me even though I listen to tons of bluegrass & acoustic music. I loved it all -- this is a superb body of work.The extensive liner notes are a real treat -- informative, good-humored, insightful. All around, the highest production values are reflected in every aspect of this album. I'll be listening to this wonderful music regularly for the rest of my days."
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