Name: Play, Fiddle, Play: Jazz Violin Classics by Matt Glaser Quintet
Brand: Matt Glaser Quintet
SKU: 888072067738
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 2.5 (98 reviews)

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When Flying Fish records is mentioned, people tend to think of folk and singer/songwriters. But the Chicago-based indie never recorded one type of music exclusively. Flying Fish's specialty is roots music, and that doesn't just mean folk -- it could also be anything from world music to blues. Though Flying Fish doesn't have a lot of jazz in its catalog, the company has put out some noteworthy jazz releases here and there. One example is violinist Matt Glaser's Play, Fiddle, Play: Jazz Violin Classics, a generally enjoyable (if uneven) CD that tends to favor gypsy swing in the Django Reinhardt/Stephane Grappelli vein but also owes something to progressive bluegrass. The worst thing about this release is the cornball singing; while the vocals are meant to be cute and ironic, they end up being flat-out annoying. But thankfully, most of the 14 selections are instrumental -- and if you skip the vocal numbers, you will find Glaser to be a pleasing violinist who knows his way around his instrument. While Play, Fiddle, Play is primarily an album of gypsy swing, he is well-aware of the jazz/bluegrass connection -- Glaser, in fact, has played with the innovative mandolinist David Grisman, and he brings bluegrass elements to the CD's swing foundation on original material, as well as creative arrangements of traditional tunes like "Turkey in the Straw" and "Foggy Mountain Special." His version of "Jimmy in the Swamp" (another traditional public-domain offering) is especially interesting; on this track, Glaser successfully fuses swing, bluegrass and instrumental Celtic music. Play, Fiddle, Play would have been stronger and more consistent if the vocal numbers had been omitted, but all things considered, this CD paints an attractive picture of Glaser. ~ Alex Henderson

1. Some Of Those Days

by Matt Glaser Quintet

Primary Artist: Matt Glaser Quintet; Main Performer
Double Bass: Marshall Wood; Performer
Drums: Bob Savine; Performer
Guitar: Larry Baione; Performer
Performer: Bevan Manson
Marshall Wood
Larry Baione
Bob Savine
Matt Glaser; Performer
Piano: Bevan Manson; Performer
Violin: Matt Glaser; Performer
Composer: Shelton Brooks; Composer
Lyricist: Shelton Brooks; Composer
Producer: Len Hocker
Matt Glaser
Ellen Hocker; Production
Recording: Jonathan Wyner
Gordon Hookuilo
Karen Kane; Production
Studio Personnel: Jonathan Wyner
Gordon Hookuilo
Karen Kane; Production
Composer Lyricist: Shelton Brooks; Other

2. Play Fiddle Play

by Matt Glaser Quintet

Primary Artist: Matt Glaser Quintet; Main Performer
Double Bass: Marshall Wood; Performer
Drums: Bob Savine; Performer
Guitar: Larry Baione; Performer
Performer: Marshall Wood
Bevan Manson
Matt Glaser
Bob Savine
Larry Baione; Performer
Piano: Bevan Manson; Performer
Violin: Matt Glaser; Performer
Composer: Emery Deutsch
Arthur Altman
Jack Lawrence; Composer
Lyricist: Jack Lawrence
Emery Deutsch
Arthur Altman; Composer
Producer: Matt Glaser
Ellen Hocker
Len Hocker; Production
Recording: Jonathan Wyner
Gordon Hookuilo
Karen Kane; Production
Studio Personnel: Gordon Hookuilo
Jonathan Wyner
Karen Kane; Production
Composer Lyricist: Emery Deutsch
Arthur Altman
Jack Lawrence; Other

3. Can't We Talk It Over

by Matt Glaser Quintet

Primary Artist: Matt Glaser Quintet; Main Performer
Double Bass: Marshall Wood; Performer
Drums: Bob Savine; Performer
Guitar: Larry Baione; Performer
Performer: Bevan Manson
Marshall Wood
Larry Baione
Bob Savine
Matt Glaser; Performer
Piano: Bevan Manson; Performer
Violin: Matt Glaser; Performer
Composer: Ned Washington
Victor Young; Composer
Lyricist: Victor Young
Ned Washington; Composer
Producer: Matt Glaser
Ellen Hocker
Len Hocker; Production
Recording: Jonathan Wyner
Gordon Hookuilo
Karen Kane; Production
Studio Personnel: Jonathan Wyner
Gordon Hookuilo
Karen Kane; Production
Composer Lyricist: Victor Young
Ned Washington; Other

4. Turkey In The Straw

by Matt Glaser Quintet

Primary Artist: Matt Glaser Quintet; Main Performer
Double Bass: Marshall Wood; Performer
Drums: Bob Savine; Performer
Guitar: Larry Baione; Performer
Performer: Bevan Manson
Marshall Wood
Larry Baione
Bob Savine
Matt Glaser; Performer
Piano: Bevan Manson; Performer
Violin: Matt Glaser; Performer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Producer: Ellen Hocker
Len Hocker
Matt Glaser; Production
Recording: Jonathan Wyner
Gordon Hookuilo
Karen Kane; Production
Studio Personnel: Jonathan Wyner
Gordon Hookuilo
Karen Kane; Production

5. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

by Matt Glaser Quintet

Primary Artist: Matt Glaser Quintet; Main Performer
Double Bass: Marshall Wood; Performer
Drums: Bob Savine; Performer
Guitar: Larry Baione; Performer
Performer: Bevan Manson
Marshall Wood
Larry Baione
Bob Savine
Matt Glaser; Performer
Piano: Bevan Manson; Performer
Violin: Matt Glaser; Performer
Composer: Ned Washington
George Bassman; Composer
Lyricist: George Bassman
Ned Washington; Composer
Producer: Matt Glaser
Ellen Hocker
Len Hocker; Production
Recording: Jonathan Wyner
Gordon Hookuilo
Karen Kane; Production
Studio Personnel: Jonathan Wyner
Gordon Hookuilo
Karen Kane; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ned Washington
George Bassman; Other

6. Saturday Night At The Laundromat

by Matt Glaser Quintet

Primary Artist: Matt Glaser Quintet; Main Performer
Double Bass: Marshall Wood; Performer
Drums: Bob Savine; Performer
Guitar: Larry Baione; Performer
Performer: Bevan Manson
Marshall Wood
Larry Baione
Bob Savine
Matt Glaser; Performer
Piano: Bevan Manson; Performer
Violin: Matt Glaser; Performer
Composer: Bevan Manson; Composer
Lyricist: Bevan Manson; Composer
Producer: Len Hocker
Matt Glaser
Ellen Hocker; Production
Recording: Jonathan Wyner
Gordon Hookuilo
Karen Kane; Production
Studio Personnel: Jonathan Wyner
Gordon Hookuilo
Karen Kane; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bevan Manson; Other

7. Green Bean

by Matt Glaser Quintet

Primary Artist: Matt Glaser Quintet; Main Performer
Double Bass: Marshall Wood; Performer
Drums: Bob Savine; Performer
Guitar: Larry Baione; Performer
Performer: Bevan Manson
Marshall Wood
Larry Baione
Bob Savine
Matt Glaser; Performer
Piano: Bevan Manson; Performer
Violin: Matt Glaser; Performer
Composer: Bevan Manson; Composer
Lyricist: Bevan Manson; Composer
Producer: Len Hocker
Matt Glaser
Ellen Hocker; Production
Recording: Jonathan Wyner
Gordon Hookuilo
Karen Kane; Production
Studio Personnel: Jonathan Wyner
Gordon Hookuilo
Karen Kane; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bevan Manson; Other

8. As The Sun Was Setting

by Matt Glaser Quintet

Double Bass: Marshall Wood; Performer
Primary Artist: Matt Glaser Quintet; Main Performer
Drums: Bob Savine; Performer
Guitar: Larry Baione; Performer
Performer: Bevan Manson
Marshall Wood
Larry Baione
Bob Savine
Matt Glaser; Performer
Piano: Bevan Manson; Performer
Violin: Matt Glaser; Performer
Composer: J. Kirkpatrick; Composer
Lyricist: J. Kirkpatrick; Composer
Producer: Len Hocker
Matt Glaser
Ellen Hocker; Production
Recording: Jonathan Wyner
Gordon Hookuilo
Karen Kane; Production
Studio Personnel: Jonathan Wyner
Gordon Hookuilo
Karen Kane; Production
Composer Lyricist: J. Kirkpatrick; Other

9. When A Gypsy (Makes His Violin Cry)

by Matt Glaser Quintet

Primary Artist: Matt Glaser Quintet; Main Performer
Double Bass: Marshall Wood; Performer
Drums: Bob Savine; Performer
Guitar: Larry Baione; Performer
Performer: Marshall Wood
Bevan Manson
Matt Glaser
Bob Savine
Larry Baione; Performer
Piano: Bevan Manson; Performer
Violin: Matt Glaser; Performer
Composer: Dick Smith
Emery Deutsch
Jimmy Rogan
Frank Winegar; Composer
Lyricist: Emery Deutsch
Dick Smith
Frank Winegar
Jimmy Rogan; Composer
Producer: Ellen Hocker
Len Hocker
Matt Glaser; Production
Recording: Jonathan Wyner
Gordon Hookuilo
Karen Kane; Production
Studio Personnel: Gordon Hookuilo
Jonathan Wyner
Karen Kane; Production
Composer Lyricist: Dick Smith
Emery Deutsch
Jimmy Rogan
Frank Winegar; Other

10. Lady Be Good

by Matt Glaser Quintet

Primary Artist: Matt Glaser Quintet; Main Performer
Performer: Bevan Manson
Matt Glaser; Performer
Piano: Bevan Manson; Performer
Violin: Matt Glaser; Performer
Composer: George Gershwin
Ira Gershwin; Composer
Lyricist: Ira Gershwin
George Gershwin; Composer
Producer: Len Hocker
Ellen Hocker
Matt Glaser; Production
Recording: Jonathan Wyner
Karen Kane
Gordon Hookuilo; Production
Studio Personnel: Jonathan Wyner
Gordon Hookuilo
Karen Kane; Production
Composer Lyricist: George Gershwin
Ira Gershwin; Other

11. DJ In Truro

by Matt Glaser Quintet

Primary Artist: Matt Glaser Quintet; Main Performer
Performer: Bevan Manson
Matt Glaser; Performer
Piano: Bevan Manson; Performer
Violin: Matt Glaser; Performer
Composer: Matt Glaser; Composer
Lyricist: Matt Glaser; Composer
Producer: Ellen Hocker
Len Hocker
Matt Glaser; Production
Recording: Jonathan Wyner
Karen Kane
Gordon Hookuilo; Production
Studio Personnel: Jonathan Wyner
Gordon Hookuilo
Karen Kane; Production
Composer Lyricist: Matt Glaser; Other

12. Cabin In Caroline

by Matt Glaser Quintet

Accordion: Evan Harlan; Performer
Banjo: Hiro Arita; Performer
Double Bass: Jim Guttmann
Joe Fitzgerald
Bruno Raberg; Performer
Drums: Bob Savine; Performer
Lyricist: Lester Flatt
Earl Scruggs; Composer
Guitar: Larry Baione; Performer
Mandolin: John Mcgann
Howard Tarnower; Performer
Percussion: Taki Masuko; Performer
Composer: Lester Flatt
Earl Scruggs; Composer
Performer: Joe Fitzgerald
Billy Novick
Bruno Raberg
Ruth Dornfeld
Tess Mccoy
Taki Masuko
Carrie Samanco
Brian Kieth
Bob Savine
Bob Pilkington
Mimi Rabson
Matt Darriau
Bevan Manson
John Mcgann
Dave Harris
Mary Lea
Matt Glaser
Andy Gravish
Jim Guttmann
Lewis Porter
Dave Ballou
Steve Muise
Sims Delany Potthoff
Shiro Sadamura
Sandy Stark
Peter Barnes
Melissa Howe
Larry Baione
Kerry Makillop
Kamarudin Ahmed
John Campos
Jeff Worden
Jay Branford
Jason Marsh
Howard Tarnower
Hiro Arita
Gemma Nyhuis
Evan Harlan
Djalai Babazadeh
Dave Grunberg; Performer
Piano: Peter Barnes
Bevan Manson; Performer
Saxophone: Billy Novick
Lewis Porter
Matt Darriau
Jay Branford; Performer
Trombone: Dave Harris
Bob Pilkington; Performer
Trumpet: Andy Gravish
Kerry Makillop
Dave Ballou; Performer
Violin: Melissa Howe
Kamarudin Ahmed
John Campos
Jeff Worden
Jason Marsh
Gemma Nyhuis
Djalai Babazadeh
Dave Grunberg
Carrie Samanco
Brian Kieth
Mimi Rabson
Ruth Dornfeld
Matt Glaser
Mary Lea
Tess Mccoy
Sims Delany Potthoff
Steve Muise
Shiro Sadamura
Sandy Stark; Performer
Recording: Gordon Hookuilo
Jonathan Wyner
Karen Kane; Production
Studio Personnel: Jonathan Wyner
Gordon Hookuilo
Karen Kane; Production
Composer Lyricist: Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt; Other
Primary Artist: Matt Glaser Quintet; Main Performer
Producer: Ellen Hocker
Len Hocker
Matt Glaser; Production

13. Foggy Mountain Special

by Matt Glaser Quintet

Accordion: Evan Harlan; Performer
Banjo: Hiro Arita; Performer
Double Bass: Jim Guttmann
Joe Fitzgerald
Bruno Raberg; Performer
Drums: Bob Savine; Performer
Lyricist: Lester Flatt
Earl Scruggs; Composer
Guitar: Larry Baione; Performer
Mandolin: John Mcgann
Howard Tarnower; Performer
Percussion: Taki Masuko; Performer
Composer: Lester Flatt
Earl Scruggs; Composer
Performer: Joe Fitzgerald
Billy Novick
Bruno Raberg
Ruth Dornfeld
Tess Mccoy
Taki Masuko
Carrie Samanco
Brian Kieth
Bob Savine
Bob Pilkington
Mimi Rabson
Matt Darriau
Bevan Manson
John Mcgann
Dave Harris
Mary Lea
Matt Glaser
Andy Gravish
Jim Guttmann
Lewis Porter
Dave Ballou
Steve Muise
Sims Delany Potthoff
Shiro Sadamura
Sandy Stark
Peter Barnes
Melissa Howe
Larry Baione
Kerry Makillop
Kamarudin Ahmed
John Campos
Jeff Worden
Jay Branford
Jason Marsh
Howard Tarnower
Hiro Arita
Gemma Nyhuis
Evan Harlan
Djalai Babazadeh
Dave Grunberg; Performer
Piano: Peter Barnes
Bevan Manson; Performer
Saxophone: Billy Novick
Lewis Porter
Matt Darriau
Jay Branford; Performer
Trombone: Dave Harris
Bob Pilkington; Performer
Trumpet: Andy Gravish
Kerry Makillop
Dave Ballou; Performer
Violin: Melissa Howe
Kamarudin Ahmed
John Campos
Jeff Worden
Jason Marsh
Gemma Nyhuis
Djalai Babazadeh
Dave Grunberg
Carrie Samanco
Brian Kieth
Mimi Rabson
Ruth Dornfeld
Matt Glaser
Mary Lea
Tess Mccoy
Sims Delany Potthoff
Steve Muise
Shiro Sadamura
Sandy Stark; Performer
Recording: Gordon Hookuilo
Jonathan Wyner
Karen Kane; Production
Studio Personnel: Jonathan Wyner
Gordon Hookuilo
Karen Kane; Production
Composer Lyricist: Earl Scruggs
Lester Flatt; Other
Primary Artist: Matt Glaser Quintet; Main Performer
Producer: Ellen Hocker
Len Hocker
Matt Glaser; Production

14. Jimmy In The Swamp

by Matt Glaser Quintet

Accordion: Evan Harlan; Performer
Banjo: Hiro Arita; Performer
Double Bass: Bruno Raberg
Joe Fitzgerald
Jim Guttmann; Performer
Drums: Bob Savine; Performer
Lyricist: Traditional; Composer
Guitar: Larry Baione; Performer
Mandolin: Howard Tarnower
John Mcgann; Performer
Percussion: Taki Masuko; Performer
Composer: Traditional; Composer
Performer: Joe Fitzgerald
Billy Novick
Bruno Raberg
Ruth Dornfeld
Tess Mccoy
Taki Masuko
Carrie Samanco
Brian Kieth
Bob Savine
Bob Pilkington
Mimi Rabson
Matt Darriau
Bevan Manson
John Mcgann
Dave Harris
Mary Lea
Matt Glaser
Andy Gravish
Jim Guttmann
Lewis Porter
Dave Ballou
Steve Muise
Sims Delany Potthoff
Shiro Sadamura
Sandy Stark
Peter Barnes
Melissa Howe
Larry Baione
Kerry Makillop
Kamarudin Ahmed
John Campos
Jeff Worden
Jay Branford
Jason Marsh
Howard Tarnower
Hiro Arita
Gemma Nyhuis
Evan Harlan
Djalai Babazadeh
Dave Grunberg; Performer
Piano: Bevan Manson
Peter Barnes; Performer
Saxophone: Billy Novick
Lewis Porter
Matt Darriau
Jay Branford; Performer
Trombone: Dave Harris
Bob Pilkington; Performer
Trumpet: Andy Gravish
Kerry Makillop
Dave Ballou; Performer
Violin: Melissa Howe
Kamarudin Ahmed
John Campos
Jeff Worden
Jason Marsh
Gemma Nyhuis
Djalai Babazadeh
Dave Grunberg
Carrie Samanco
Brian Kieth
Mimi Rabson
Ruth Dornfeld
Matt Glaser
Mary Lea
Tess Mccoy
Sims Delany Potthoff
Steve Muise
Shiro Sadamura
Sandy Stark; Performer
Recording: Karen Kane
Gordon Hookuilo
Jonathan Wyner; Production
Studio Personnel: Jonathan Wyner
Gordon Hookuilo
Karen Kane; Production
Composer Lyricist: Traditional; Other
Primary Artist: Matt Glaser Quintet; Main Performer
Producer: Len Hocker
Matt Glaser
Ellen Hocker; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

14 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 11 minutes and 17 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 3000x3000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

3/14 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Jazz, Traditional Jazz, Dixieland, Swing

Label

New Rounder

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1987

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

888072067738

Shopping cart

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Play, Fiddle, Play: Jazz Violin Classics

1. Some Of Those Days

2. Play Fiddle Play

3. Can't We Talk It Over

4. Turkey In The Straw

5. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

6. Saturday Night At The Laundromat

7. Green Bean

8. As The Sun Was Setting

9. When A Gypsy (Makes His Violin Cry)

10. Lady Be Good

11. DJ In Truro

12. Cabin In Caroline

13. Foggy Mountain Special

14. Jimmy In The Swamp

Technical Specifications

Play, Fiddle, Play: Jazz Violin Classics

Product information

Release options

1. Some Of Those Days

2. Play Fiddle Play

3. Can't We Talk It Over

4. Turkey In The Straw

5. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

6. Saturday Night At The Laundromat

7. Green Bean

8. As The Sun Was Setting

9. When A Gypsy (Makes His Violin Cry)

10. Lady Be Good

11. DJ In Truro

12. Cabin In Caroline

13. Foggy Mountain Special

14. Jimmy In The Swamp

Technical Specifications