Slide Rule

Slide Rule

ASIN: B000000F23

Track Listings

1. Ride the Wild Turkey

2. Pearlie Mae - Brother Boys, Jerry Douglas

3. When Papa Played the Dobro - Jerry Douglas, Alan O'Bryant

4. We Hide & Seek - Jerry Douglas, Alison Krauss

5. I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby

6. Shoulder to Shoulder [Ibma Awards Theme]

7. Uncle Sam

8. It's Beautiful Life - Jerry Douglas, Maura O'Connell

9. Rain on Oliviatown

10. Hey Joe

11. New Day Medley

12. Shenandoah Breakdown

Tracks:

Ride The Wild Turkey
Pearlie Mae
When Papa Played The Dobro
We Hide & Seek
I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby
Shoulder To Shoulder
Uncle Sam
It's A Beautiful Life
Rain On Oliviatown
Hey Joe
A New Day Medley
Shenandoah Breakdown

Customer Reviews:

Slide Rule.......2007-05-13

The product is what I expected. It arrived on time and in the condition advertised.

The Jimi Hendrix/Charlie Parker of Bluegrass.......2006-01-30

Obviously, I am a BIG Jerry Douglas fan and think that his artistry with the dobro is at another level from most other musicians in any musical style you could name. Lately, I've been enjoying his work as featured player with Alison Krauss and Union Station, one of the country's top bluegrass/country bands. I have Cd's by Bela Fleck, Sam Bush, Mark O'Connor, Chris Thile and other artists that have Jerry playing his trademark dobro with them.
"Slide Rule" is my favorite of his solo Cd's--it's also his first one. I have to agree with those other reviewers who singled out "It's A Beautiful Life" with Maura O'Connell, "Hide and Seek" (which he performs on the Alison Krauss Live Cd also), and the medley as standouts but the entire Cd is a treasure. Those who want to explore the Douglas dobro sound further, check out the Strength in Numbers Cd, which has Douglas, Fleck, Bush, O'Connor, and bassist Edgar Meyer displaying their virtuouso chops as a group.
Good stuff.

Wonderful Traditional Sound.......2005-10-03

I initially purchased this CD in order to have a recording of Maura O'Connell's beautiful version of "It's a Beautiful Life," which was the theme song of one of my favorite radio shows when I lived in Southern California (the same show mentioned by a previous reviewer). But while that track remains my favorite one on "Slide Rule," I have discovered several other treasures on this album as well. Legendary dobroist Jerry Douglas surrounded himself with a top-notch group of instrumentalists, and then brought in several guest artists for specific numbers. While fiddler Stuart Duncan is the only member of the core band who I was previously familiar with, all of them--Scott Nygaard on guitar, Mark Schatz on bass, Adam Steffey on mandolin and Craig Smith on banjo, along with Duncan and Douglas himself--are superb.

In one highlight number, Alison Krauss sings a very gentle tune called "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby," while on another Alan O'Bryant joins the band for a very appropriate tune for a Jerry Douglas album, "When Papa Played the Dobro." Naturally, there are also several standout instrumental numbers. Several, such as "We Hide & Seek" and "Shenandoah Breakdown," give the entire band chances to take the lead. In another, the "New Day Medley," Douglas shows what a beautiful sound a solo dobro can create.

Any lover of traditional music of any sort will want this album.

It's a Beautiful Song.......2003-01-07

haven't heard the rest of the album, but "It's A Beautiful Life" is absolutely gorgeous! am not a country fan, but KPFK's Heartfelt Music show uses this song as their theme music, and my boyfriend and I wake up at 8 a.m. most Saturdays just to hear this song (and quite often go back to sleep afterward, satisfied). then my boyfriend and I catch each other singing it later... addictive!

Jerry gats back to "Grass"-roots.......1998-06-25

There are simply no weak points to be found. This is a brilliantly devised production from the song selection to the musicianship.

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Slide Rule
Earle Douglas
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000QCUZSY

Product Description

1 Dont Keep Score 2 I Could Lie to Myself 3 Try My Luck in Texas 4 Tennessee Women 5 Good Bye Miss Daisy 6 Picks Up the Line 7 South of Montague 8 By the Way 9 When Im Home 10 Betty Lou 11 My Baby's Gone 12 The Last Resort

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Slide Rule Sundays

Manufacturer: Jlmusic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAEXXS
Release Date: 2004-11-02

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