Tiny Moore & Jethro Burns

[Sellars]

Yesterday my copy of Tiny Moore & Jethro Burns - Back to Back arrived. I got it off ebay.

It holds an interesting collection of tracks, all Jazz (or Jazzed-up), and all with both the playing of Tiny and Jethro way up front.

On most of the tracks Tiny plays his electric 5-string Bigsby. Jethro plays his acoustic (2-point Gibson?) on all the tracks. Nobody less than David Grisman has produced the record, and he even chimes in with the two giants.

For everybody liking jazz, no for everybody with a feel for music, and with a heart beating warm blood, this is a MUST HAVE

Last time I checked I saw that there were some Tiny Moore LPs at gemm.com


Any more enthousiasts? # #

[AlanN]

Try to find the Austin City Limits DVD floating around, 1980 Jethro, Tiny, Johnny Gimble, plus Grisman band. Jethro plays it straight!

[ChrisWallace]

Back to Back is a CLASSIC!! It's so tough to pick a favorite mando player "of all time" but, if I were forced, I'd go w/ Jethro!!!

[Oren]

Sellars--I agree with your assessment of "Back to Back." It's been a favorite of mine since I bought it in--what year was it--1980?

AlanN--where can one get that DVD of the Austin City Limits show with Tiny, Jethro, and Johnny? I saw it when it was broadcast, and I'd love to get a DVD of it.

Oren

[mandolooter]

Im with Oren...where would we look to track that DVD down? Jethro is great and Tiny I have yet to explore.

[Jim Garber]

I have had the privilege of not only meeting both men but spending a week of music workshops with each (two with Tiny). Jethro gave his one and only mandolin workshop at Augusta Heritage Arts Workshops back in thew 1980s and it was a great experience. Aside form playing thru and teaching his music and his chord-melody methods, he regaled us with many stories of Django and Joe Venuti as well as his biting sense of humor.

Tiny was on staff at Western Week at Ashokan for many years. He was a great teacher and it was a joy to hear him play. I bought one of the Roberts Tiny Moore Model mandolins from him and still have it.

Jim

[John Rosett]

hey jim-
i was at the jethro workshop at augusta in '83 also. one of the most important weeks of my life. my wife presented jethro with a gift wrapped 6 pack of coors.
i also got to meet tiny once in the mid 80's when he played in seattle.
john

[Jim Garber]

Hi John (Mandorose):
Somewhere I have a group photo from that workshop. Definitely one of the high points of my musical life.

Jim

[John Rosett]

i have a bunch of photos somewhere also. i'm the guy with shoulder length hair and a mustache.
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[Jim Garber]

John:
I can't recall my facial hair but I think i was the only one with a 23 black snakehead. Er... not my head but my mandolin.

I am heading out of town on vacation tomorrow but will look for photos when I return.

Jim