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Kenny Baker - Plays Bill Monroe CD


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Is this the best bluegrass album ever made? No matter what choice might be made in this regard, it would surely inflame the passions of some picker who wouldn't agree. Nonetheless, consider some of the circumstances. The maestro Kenny Baker is one of the most straightforward, no-nonsense, clean and clear-cut players of bluegrass and old-time music. He has never been the slightest bit interested in any gimmicks or new trends, and in fact looks like he would be at a loss at what to do with hands were he not brandishing a fiddle. He always puts together fantastic bands, and in this case the musicians were paying tribute to one of the all-time fathers of bluegrass music, Bill Monroe. Anytime such a strong bearer of tradition is being saluted, one winds up with strongly felt, convincing playing. And then what happened...Monroe himself happened to come by the studio, was asked to play "a bit" by Baker, and wound up playing on the entire album. So, this is Kenny Baker plays Bill Monroe, with Bill Monroe, and it doesn't get much better than that. An effort was made to avoid warhorses and overly familiar material. This is a dozen (no, not 13; the label missed the opportunity to give listeners a Baker's dozen!) of Monroe's classic bluegrass constructions, although they come across more like freshly baked biscuits. Is that steam coming out of the speaker box? ~ Eugene Chadbourne

Recording information: 03/29/1976/03/30/1976.

Photographer: Jim McGuire .

Personnel: Kenny Baker (fiddle); Joe Stuart (guitar); Robert Black , Vic Jordan, Bob Black (banjo); Bill Monroe (mandolin).

Liner Note Author: Ranger Doug Green.

Plays Bill Monroe Music

List Price	$15.97 (You save $1.98)
Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Country, Soundtrack Collections, Bluegrass, Tributes
Label	County
Orig Year	1977
All Time Product Rank	83,121
CD Universe Part number	1040667
Catalog number	2708
Discs	1
Release Date	Aug 24, 1994
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	David Freeman
Recording Time	33 minutes
Personnel	Vic Jordan Bill Monroe - mandolin Kenny Baker - fiddle Joe Stuart - guitar Bob Black - banjo Robert Black

Kenny Baker - Plays Bill Monroe Songs

Trk

Song

Time

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Road to Columbus * See All 3

2:37

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Brown County Breakdown

Lonesome Moonlight Waltz See All 2

Jerusalem Ridge * See All 4

3:33

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Monroe's Hornpipe

Cheyenne

Big Sandy River

Stoney Lonesome

Mississippi Waltz See All 2

Wheel Hoss

Fiddler's Pastime

Ashland Breakdown See All 2

(*)	MP3 for this song is from a different CD. Listen to the sound sample to be sure this is the version you're looking for.

Plays Bill Monroe Music Review

Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

5 stars Excellent Fiddle Music
Top rating for the CD, communication with CD Universe and highly recommended.
Submitted by a reviewer (Church Point, Nova Scotia, Canada)
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5 stars The Best of Bill, and of Baker
This is a well recorded fiddle-focused record, with Monroe himself on the mandolin. Baker is tasteful and masterful--and he elevates Monroe's compositions to surprising heights. I had never realized how good Monroe's work was. For fiddle or mandolin or bluegrass or country fans, this instrumental album is fantastic.
Submitted by telfotC (Seattle)
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