Vassar Clements - Hillbilly Jazz

Title: Hillbilly Jazz Artist: Vassar Clements Release Date: 1975 Re-Released On: 9/29/1992 Label: Flying Fish Duration: 72:36 UPCs: 018964010126, 018964010119 Genre: Country Styles: Progressive Bluegrass, Western Swing, Bluegrass Moods: Earnest, Earthy, Passionate, Boisterous, Plaintive, Rambunctious Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 7 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. San Antonio Rose
2. Texas Blues
3. Take Me Back to Tulsa
4. Delta Blues
5. Fais Do Do
6. Breakfast Feud
7. Brown's Ferry Blues
8. It's Dark Outside
9. Panhandle Rag
10. Blues for Dixie
11. Sentimental Journey
12. (Back Home Again In) Indiana
13. Sitting on Top of the World
14. Crazy 'Cause I Love You
15. Hang Your Head in Shame
16. Vassar's Boogie
17. Little Rock Getaway
18. Yellow Sun
19. Gravy Waltz
20. C Jam Blues
21. Tippin' In
22. You All Come
23. Last Song for Shelby Jean

Year Type Label Catalog # 1992 CD Flying Fish FF-101

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The name Hillbilly Jazz might sound like an oxymoron to some, but when you think about it, jazz and "hillbilly music" have made for a healthy combination from time to time. The seminal country singer Jimmie Rodgers featured Louis Armstrong as a vocalist on some of his classic 1920s recordings, and western swing came about when, in the 1930s, Bob Wills and others combined jazz with country and bluegrass. Then, in the 1950s and early '60s, jazz and pre-rock pop influenced country-pop stars like Patsy Cline and Willie Nelson. Hillbilly Jazz was a project that, in 1991, drew on jazz, bluegrass, western swing, blues, and country. With such talented players as fiddle great Vassar Clements, guitarist David Bromberg, drummer D.J. Fontana, and singer Gordon Terry on board, Hillbilly Jazz successfully turns its attention to everything from Wills' "San Antonio Rose" (a natural choice) to Duke Ellington's "'C' Jam Blues," Benny Goodman's "Breakfast Feud," and Les Brown's "Sentimental Journey." improvisation is a high priority on Hillbilly Jazz, and a love of improvisation is one thing that jazz, bluegrass, and western swing players have in common. This rewarding but little-known CD reminds listeners that jazz and "hillbilly music" can fit together quite nicely. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Name Credits Benny Kennerson Piano D.J. Fontana Drums David Bromberg Guitar, Performer Doug Jernigan Performer, Guitar (Steel), Dobro Ellis Padgett Bass Gordon Terry Vocals Michael Melford Mandolin, Producer, Guitar, Piano Sam Pruett Guitar Vassar Clements Vocals, Viola, Performer, Fiddle