Garden Of Joy (2009)

Product Summary Label: STONY PLAIN RECORDS/RA UPC: 00772532133227 Release Date: 10/6/2009 Buy.com Sku: 212199895 Item#: M4RKUK Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Diplomat, The ~ Maria Muldaur 2. Shake Hands And Tell Me Goodbye ~ Maria Muldaur 3. Shout You Cats ~ Maria Muldaur 4. Ghost Of St Louis Blues, The ~ Maria Muldaur 5. Let It Simmer ~ Maria Muldaur 6. Sweet Lovin' Ol' Soul ~ Maria Muldaur 7. Medley: Life's Too Short/When Elephants Roost in Bamboo Trees - (featuring Dan Hicks) ~ Maria Muldaur 8. Garden Of Joy ~ Maria Muldaur 9. He Calls That Religion ~ Maria Muldaur 10. I Ain't Gonna Marry ~ Maria Muldaur 11. Bank Failure Blues ~ Maria Muldaur 12. Panic Is On, The ~ Maria Muldaur   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Maria Muldaur (vocals); Taj Mahal (guitar, banjo); Danny Caron (guitar); David Grisman (mandola, mandolin); Suzy Thompson (fiddle); Jim Rothermel (slide whistle, clarinet); Bob Schwartz (trumpet); Kevin Porter (trombone); Bowen Brown (drums, percussion); Pete Devine (percussion). Audio Mixer: John Jacob. Editor: John Jacob. Maria Muldaur's ripe, sexy vocals have been delighting audiences ever since she started singing in Greenwich Village coffeehouses. As you may or may not know, her first recordings were made for Elektra Records in 1964 as part of the Even Dozen Jug Band, a group that included future icons John Sebastian (Lovin' Spoonful) and progressive bluegrass pioneer David Grisman, creator of Dawg Music. Muldaur revisits the music of her youth here with the help of Sebastian, Grisman, Dan Hicks, and a youthful jug band she recently discovered, the Crow Quill Night Owls, featuring Kit Stovepipe on National guitar, jug, and washboard. "Garden of Joy," a classic Muldaur cut with Jim Kweskin, was the title tune of one of his early solo albums. It features a terrific fiddle solo by Suzy Thompson, and Muldaur's vocals still hit all the high notes, although her low end is now richer and more soulful than in her youth. "I Ain't Gonna Marry," another ragtime slow blues from Kweskin's "Garden of Joy," features Muldaur's exuberant singing and high-spirited work from the ensemble. Hicks contributes two new compositions, still heavily swinging and ironic: "The Diplomat" is a jaundiced look at modern life full of his skewed humor and set to a ragtime rhythm with Grisman's mandolin shooting off sparks and "Let It Simmer" is a sultry, laid back prescription for dealing with life's difficulties. The traditional jug band numbers, all arranged by Muldaur, are full of high spirits and ragtime vigor, especially the raucous "Shout You Cats" and the lascivious "He Calls That Religion." She nods to 2009 with two more timely traditional tunes "Bank Failure Blues," a dark, depressing dirge that sounds like it could have been written yesterday and "The Panic Is On," which takes a slightly lighter look at hard times. Needless to say, after a lifetime of music making, this project sounds more focused than the recordings of the Even Dozen Jug Band, but Muldaur and her pals still bring plenty of funky energy to the table. ~ j. poet Producer: Maria Muldaur Engineer: John Jacob Musical Guests Dan Hicks   Compilation Appearances Greatest Folksingers Of 60's Greatest Songs Vol. 1-Greatest Songs Of Woody Part 1-Folk Music-At Newport   Associated Artists and Works Jim Kweskin Jug Band Jim Kweskin Jug Band Jim Kweskin Jug Band   Technical Info Release Date : 10/06/2009 Original Release Date : 2009 Catalog ID : 1332 Label : Stony Plain (Canada) Number of Discs : 1 SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00772532133227    Related Videos This Time: Robert Cray Ballad Of John Henry Joe ...