1. Tipper
2. Monroe's Hornpipe
3. Jerusalem Ridge
4. New Chance Blues
5. Blackberry Blossom
6. Medley: Fiddler's Dram/ Whiskey Before Breakfast
7. Whitewater
8. Lost Indian
9. Stoney Point
10. Misty Morning
11. Gold Rush
12. Foggy Mountain Creek
13. Stoney Creek
14. Home Sweet Home
15. Bill Cheatham
16. Stoney Lonesome
17. Soldier's Joy
18. Cheyenne
19. Big Mon
20. Birdland Breakdown
21. Fort Tobacco
Album Description
No other guitarist in the last thirty years has had a greater impact on bluegrass music than Tony Rice. His hard-driving rhythm playing brings out the best in any soloist or vocalist, and his fleet-fingered solos have set a standard to which others yet aspire. This all-instrumental collection brings together many of the best tracks from Tony's own albums, as well as recordings with Bela Fleck and the Bluegrass Album Band. Featured and accompanying musicians include Darol Anger, Norman Blake, Sam Bush, Fred Carpenter, Vassar Clements, J.D. Crowe, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Bela Fleck, Jimmy Gaudreau, Richard Greene, David Grisman, Bobby Hicks, Doyle Lawson, Todd Phillips, John Reischman, Larry Rice, Ron Rice, Wyatt Rice, Mark Schatz, Rickie Simpkins, Ronnie Simpkins and Doc Watson.
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The Bluegrass Guitar Collection
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2003-11-11)
- Publisher: Rounder / Umgd
- Label: Rounder / Umgd
- Studio: Rounder / Umgd
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 12 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #8815
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Summary: best album ever 2008-09-20
Comment: Anyone who gives this less than 5 stars needs to take their medication. This album gave me goosebumps.
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Summary: Highly Influential Flat Picker 2008-04-28
Comment: In his liner notes, guitarist Ron Block simply states that Tony Rice "epitomizes the best in bluegrass and acoustic music." This 20-track collection clearly makes a strong argument to support that claim. Along with Doc Watson and the late Clarence White (whose guitar is now owned by Rice and featured on the cover), no one has had the kind of incluence on a generation of guitar pickers as Tony Rice. Each of these songs is a gem, and showcases Rice's prowess in a bluegrass setting. [Although the final two tracks owe more to David Grisman's "dawg" grass than bluegrass.]
While none of these are new recordings, they reflect the consistently high quality music Rice has recorded over the decades on Rounder with the Tony Rice Unit, the Rice Brothers, the Bluegrass Album Band and other projects.
In addition to the liner notes by Block, Rice provides commentary for each of the albums 20 tracks (musicians are listed, too) as well as a page-long essay on the Martin guitar featured on these songs. Overall, it is a solid introduction. [Running Time - 69:31] VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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Summary: Rice is amazing 2007-02-16
Comment: Just incredible, I've never heard anyone as smooth as Rice when it comes to bluegrass guitar pickin'.
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Summary: A great sampling of Tony Rice guitar 2007-01-10
Comment: As a long-time Tony Rice fan, this CD is a great compilation of some of his best. Very good listening.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Tony Rice is the bluegrass master! 2005-07-29
Comment: Every time I listen to this CD I get chill bumps. Tony Rice can play the guitar like no other and this CD collection of his bluegrass music proves it! I have seem Tony live over 10 times now and this CD covers all I have heard live. Really great stuff. Buy this CD! You will love it.
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