David Grisman discography

David Grisman has issued albums with his groups the David Grisman Quintet and Old & In the Way, performed in duos with Jerry Garcia, Andy Statman, Martin Taylor, Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard, John Sebastian, Tony Rice, and played in the psychedelic band Earth Opera with Peter Rowan. He has produced solo albums and collaborated with musicians in many genres.

As leader or co-leader

• 1976 The David Grisman Rounder Record (Rounder)
• 1977 The David Grisman Quintet (Kaleidoscope)
• 1978 Hot Dawg (Horizon)
• 1980 Early Dawg (Sugar Hill)
• 1980 Quintet '80 (Warner Bros.)
• 1981 Stephane Grappelli/David Grisman Live (Warner Bros.)
• 1981 Mondo Mando (Warner Bros.)
• 1983 Here Today (Rounder)
• 1982 Dawg Jazz/Dawg Grass (Warner Bros.)
• 1983 David Grisman's Acoustic Christmas (Rounder)
• 1983 Mandolin Abstractions (Rounder) with Andy Statman
• 1984 Acousticity (MCA)
• 1987 Svingin' with Svend with Svend Asmussen (Zebra)
• 1988 Home Is Where the Heart Is (Rounder)
• 1990 Dawg '90 (Acoustic Disc)
• 1991 Bluegrass Reunion (Acoustic Disc)
• 1991 Jerry Garcia / David Grisman (Acoustic Disc) with Jerry Garcia
• 1993 Dawgwood (Acoustic Disc)
• 1993 Not for Kids Only (Acoustic Disc) with Jerry Garcia
• 1993 Common Chord (Rounder)
• 1994 Tone Poems (Acoustic Disc) with Tony Rice
• 1995 Tone Poems 2 (Acoustic Disc) with Martin Taylor
• 1995 Dawganova (Acoustic Disc)
• 1995 Songs of Our Fathers (Acoustic Disc) with Andy Statman
• 1996 Shady Grove (Acoustic Disc) with Jerry Garcia
• 1996 DGQ-20 (Acoustic Disc)
• 1997 Doc & Dawg with Doc Watson
• 1998 So What (Acoustic Disc) with Jerry Garcia
• 1999 Retrograss (Acoustic Disc)
• 1999 Dawg Duos (Acoustic Disc)
• 1999 I'm Beginning to See the Light (Acoustic Disc) with Martin Taylor
• 2000 The Pizza Tapes (Acoustic Disc) with Jerry Garcia and Tony Rice
• 2000 Tone Poems 3 (Acoustic Disc)
• 2001 Grateful Dawg (Acoustic Disc) with Jerry Garcia
• 2001 Traversata (Acoustic Disc) with Carlo Aonzo and Beppe Gambetta
• 2001 New River with Denny Zeitlin
• 2002 Dawgnation (Acoustic Disc)
• 2003 Hold On, We're Strummin' (Acoustic Disc) with Sam Bush
• 2003 Life of Sorrow (Acoustic Disc)
• 2004 Been All Around This World (Acoustic Disc) with Jerry Garcia
• 2006 New Shabbos Waltz (Acoustic Disc) with Andy Statman
• 2006 Dawg's Groove (Acoustic Disc)
• 2006 DGBX (Acoustic Disc)
• 2007 The Living Room Sessions
• 2007 Satisfied (Acoustic Disc) with John Sebastian
• 2011 Folk Jazz Trio (Acoustic Disc)
• 2011 Live at Wigmore Hall 4/21/96 (Acoustic Disc) with Martin Taylor
• 2016 Del & Dawg Live! (Acoustic Disc)
• 2016 David Grisman Sextet (Acoustic Disc)
• 2017 Muddy Roads (Acoustic Disc)
• 2017 Frank 'n' Dawg (Acoustic Disc) with Frank Vignola
• 2017 Pickin (Acoustic Disc) with Tommy Emmanuel
• 2019 The Dawg Trio (Acoustic Disc) with Danny Barnes and Samson Grisman
• 2024 Dawgnilo! (Acoustic Disc) with Danilo Brito

As group member

With Earth Opera

• Earth Opera – 1968
• The Great American Eagle Tragedy – 1969

With Muleskinner

• Muleskinner – 1973 (re-released as A Potpourri of Bluegrass Jam)
• ' – 1994, recorded 1973

With Old & In the Way

• Old & In the Way – 1975
• That High Lonesome Sound – 1996
• Breakdown – 1997
• Old & In the Gray – 2002
• Live at the Boarding House – 2008
• ' – 2013

Chronological discography

1963–1970

• The Even Dozen Jug Band – 1963
• Earth Opera – 1968
• The Great American Eagle Tragedy – 1969
• American Beauty – 1970 (played on two songs, "Friend of the Devil" and "Ripple")

1971–1980

• Won't You Come and Sing for Me (Hazel & Alice) – 1973, recorded 1965
• Muleskinner – 1973
• That's a Plenty (The Pointer Sisters) – 1974
• Old & In the Way – 1975
• Eat My Dust soundtrack – 1976
• The David Grisman Rounder Record – 1976
• The David Grisman Quintet – 1977
• Hot Dawg – 1978
• Bluegrass Guitar with Eric Thompson – 1979
• Early Dawg – 1980, recorded 1966
• Quintet '80 – 1980

1981–1990

• Mondo Mando – 1981
• Stephane Grappelli/David Grisman Live – 1981
• Here Today – 1982
• David Grisman's Acoustic Christmas – 1983
• Dawg Jazz/Dawg Grass – 1983
• Mandolin Abstractions – 1983
• Acousticity – 1984
• Svingin' with Svend – 1987
• Home Is Where the Heart Is – 1988
• Dawg '90 – 1990

1991–2000

• Jerry Garcia / David Grisman – 1991
• Bluegrass Reunion – 1992
• Common Chord – 1993
• Not for Kids Only – 1993
• Dawgwood – 1993
• Tone Poems – 1994
• Third Annual Farewell Reunion (Mike Seeger) – 1994
• Dawganova – 1995
• Songs of Our Fathers – 1995
• Tone Poems 2 – 1995
• DGQ-20 – 1996
• Shady Grove – 1996
• That High Lonesome Sound 1996
• Breakdown – 1997
• Doc & Dawg – 1997
• ' – 1998, recorded 1973
• So What – 1998
• Retrograss – 1999
• Dawg Duos – 1999
• I'm Beginning to See the Light – 1999
• Tone Poems 3 – 2000
• The Pizza Tapes – 2000

2001–2010

• Grateful Dawg – 2001
• New River – 2001
• Traversata – 2001
• Old & In the Gray – 2002
• Dawgnation – 2002
• Life of Sorrow – 2003
• Hold On, We're Strummin' – 2003
• Been All Around This World – 2004
• Dawg's Groove – 2006
• DGBX – 2006
• New Shabbos Waltz – 2006
• The Living Room Sessions – 2007
• Satisfied – 2007
• Live at the Boarding House – 2008, recorded 1973

2011–present

• David Grisman's Folk Jazz Trio – 2011
• Live at Wigmore Hall – 2011
• ' – 2013, recorded 1973
• Del & Dawg Live! – 2016
• David Grisman Sextet – 2016
• Muddy Roads – 2017
• Frank 'n' Dawg – 2017
• Pickin – 2017
• The Dawg Trio – 2019
• Dawgnilo! - 2024

References