I will step out on a big limb here; I think the Manzanita session(s) are hands down one of the finest recordings in the history of acoustic music. I have also always felt that if there was anything amiss at all on that record, it was the presence of Grisman and his few solos. While technically correct as his playing always is, it is also IMHO the only source of any "self-conscious" notes on the recording. It seems funny that anybody would mistake the Blackberry Blossom solo as Sam Bush's. Skagg's fiddle playing is absolutely outrageous, and with Sam & Ricky on board, I have always felt that Grisman's contribution on mandolin was more a required courtousy due to Tony's past membership in the DGQ and the California location of the sessions. Sorry Dawg fans, flame away....
But Amsterdam was always good for grieving
And London never fails to leave me blue
And Paris never was my kinda town
So I walked around with the Ft. Worth Blues
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