Dawg '90 is an all-instrumental album by American

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 musician David Grisman

David Grisman

David Grisman is an American bluegrass/newgrass mandolinist and composer of acoustic music. In the early 1990s, he started the Acoustic Disc record label in an effort to preserve and spread acoustic or instrumental music.-Biography:Grisman grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey...

, recorded with his group David Grisman Quintet in 1990. It is the first album released by Grisman's own label, Acoustic Disc.

In his Allmusic review, Ken Dryden stated: "Grisman's fascinating blend of elements of jazz, gypsy music, and bluegrass with additional influences help all ten compositions remain fresh after numerous hearings." The album was the first album for which Grisman received a Grammy nomination.

Track listing

All songs by David Grisman

1. "Pupville" – 3:12
2. "Chili Dawg" – 5:35
3. "Mad Max" – 3:31
4. "O'Banion's Wake" – 4:42
5. "Dawg Daze" – 5:02
6. "'Lil Samba" – 6:27
7. "Learned Pigs" – 3:45
8. "Gypsy Nights" – 6:09
9. "Hot Club Swing" – 4:27
10. "Sativa" – 12:32

Personnel

• David Grisman
  David Grisman
  David Grisman is an American bluegrass/newgrass mandolinist and composer of acoustic music. In the early 1990s, he started the Acoustic Disc record label in an effort to preserve and spread acoustic or instrumental music.-Biography:Grisman grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey...
  
   – mandolin
• John Carlini
  John Carlini
  John Carlini is an American Grammy nominated jazz guitarist and arranger based in New Jersey notable for blending bluegrass and jazz. He has performed with David Grisman, mandolin player Don Stiernberg, singer Bill Robinson, Bucky Pizzarelli, Rio Clemente, flatpicking guitarist Tony Rice, and many...
  
   – guitar
• Matt Eakle
  Matt Eakle
  Matt Eakle has been the flutist for the David Grisman Quintet since 1989. He plays jazz, hot jazz, and blues.He has performed with Jerry Garcia, Stéphane Grappelli, Vassar Clements, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Rondstadt, Tony Rice, as well as with various symphony orchestras around the world...
  
   – flute
• Jim Kerwin – bass
• Joe Craven
  Joe Craven
  Joe Craven is a Freestyle folk, world and roots music multi-instrumentalist, singer and award winning educator. Joe is the Director of RiverTunes Music Camp and a Co-Director of the Wintergrass Youth Academy...
  
   – percussion, violin

Additional musicians:

• Mark O'Connor
  Mark O'Connor
  Mark O'Connor is an American bluegrass, jazz, country and classical violinist fiddler, composer and music teacher. O'Connor's music is wide-ranging, critically acclaimed, and he has received numerous awards for both his playing and his composition...
  
   – violin
• Matt Glaser
  Matt Glaser
  Matt Glaser is an American jazz and bluegrass violinist. He served as the chair of the string department at the Berklee College of Music for more than twenty-five years. He is now the founder and artistic director of Berklee's American Roots Music Program....
  
   – violin

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1981	Billboard Jazz Albums	12
	The Billboard 200	174