Jerry Douglas Slide Rule CD

Another solo record from the man Molly O'Brien once referred to as "our Jerry." Like late Grateful Dead ringmaster Jerry Garcia, Douglas has legions of fans hanging on every note, festivarians and acolytes for whom the most-recorded Dobro player on the planet can do no wrong. Impressively, Douglas does not coast on this status but tries his damnedest to make a great record every time he collects his thoughts in the form of a solo outing.

SLIDE RULE finds Douglas returning to a more bluegrass-based acoustic sound after his "new acoustic" adventures of the '80s. On those MCA Masters Series records, he messed around with digital processing and drums--with mixed results. With SLIDE RULE, Douglas began inviting guest singers in--a successful practice he has continued with equally fine results on the more recent RESTLESS ON THE FARM. He's backed by a killer band, featuring Scott Nygaard, Mark Schatz, and Stuart Duncan, and Alison Krauss' vocal turn is particularly winsome. Douglas also offers up three solo pieces, two of them on Weissenborn guitar. If this album rings your chimes, be sure to check out SKIP HOP AND WOBBLE, probably Douglas' finest collaborative and compositional work to date.

Personnel includes: Jerry Douglas, Tim O'Brien.

Personnel: Jerry Douglas (dobro); Tim O'Brien (vocals, mandolin); Eddie Lynn Snodderly, Eugene Wolf, Alan O'Bryant, Alison Krauss, Maura O'Connell (vocals); Russ Barenberg, Scott Nygaard, Arty McGlynn (guitar); Craig Smith (banjo); Adam Steffey, Sam Bush (mandolin); Stuart Duncan (fiddle).

Audio Magazine (1/93, p.152) - "...perhaps no slide Dobro guitarist has achieved the fluid artfulness of Jerry Douglas...Douglas' band cooks throughout this exquisitely recorded session..."