Traveler

by Jerry Douglas

Overview

Jerry Douglas is the undisputed King of the Dobro, a musician with monster chops. He cut his teeth playing bluegrass with the Country Gentlemen, but he's equally adept at almost any kind of music and has played with the top jazz, pop, and country artists for almost 40 years. Traveler is another eclectic outing from an artist who refuses to be pigeonholed, and features Douglas kicking up his heels with a bunch of A-list friends including Eric Clapton, Alison Krauss, Dr. John, and Paul Simon. Douglas tries his hand at funky New Orleans R&B on Huey "Piano" Smith's "High Blood Pressure," with Keb' Mo' on lead vocals and Dr. John tickling the ivories. Douglas plays some greasy lap steel licks and Sarah Buxton adds Raelettes-like vocal harmonies. Douglas opens Leadbelly's "On a Monday" with his slippery, bluesy slide guitar work and adds credible lead vocals, but it's his stinging slide that carries the tune home. Alison Krauss & Union Station guest on "Frozen Fields," a track with Krauss delivering her usual luminous vocals while Douglas plays some laid-back acoustic guitar fills. He's more adventurous on the album's lively instrumentals. "King Silkie," co-written with Union Station guitarist Dan Tyminski, is a blazing hybrid of bluegrass and acoustic rock with Douglas smoking on Dobro in the company of Sam Bush on mandolin, Tyminski on guitar, and Charlie Cushman on banjo. Douglas turns jazzy on a medley of "American Tune/Spain," the latter a Chick Corea standard that incorporates elements of Joaquin Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez." Douglas layers up several Dobro tracks and incorporates the flavors and feel of flamenco into his free-flowing improvisations. Douglas blends the sounds of Celtic folk and hints of classical Indian music on "Gone to Fortingall." Bela Fleck's inventive banjo and Viktor Krauss' drumming provide sympathetic backup. ~ j. poet

Product Details

Release Date:	02/23/2024
Label:	Dualtone Music
UPC:	0803020265417
Rank:	24936

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jerry Douglas   Primary Artist,Dobro,Vocals,Slide Guitar,Vocal Harmony,Lap Steel Guitar,Guitar (Resonator)
Charlie Cushman   Banjo
Viktor Krauss   Bass,Bass (Acoustic),Bass (Electric)
Luke Bulla   Fiddle
Mumford & Sons   Featured Artist
Jeff Taylor   Accordion,Harmonium
Wendell Brunious   Trumpet
Washboard Chaz Leary   Washboard
Marcus Mumford   Mandolin,Percussion,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Ted Dwane   Vocals,Bass (Acoustic)
Winston Marshall   Banjo,Vocals
Ben Lovett   Piano,Vocals,Harmonium,Percussion
Rex Leary   Saxophone
Sarah Buston   Vocal Harmony
Dan Tyminski   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Alison Krauss & Union Station   Featured Artist
Paul Simon   Bells,Vocals,Percussion,Featured Artist,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Barry Bales   Bass
Shannon Powell   Drums
Bela Fleck   Banjo
Eric Clapton   Vocals,Featured Artist,Guitar (Electric)
Dr. John   Piano
Union Station   Featured Artist
Del McCoury   Vocal Harmony
Jon Cleary   Piano,Fender Rhodes,Guitar (Electric)
Ron Block   Guitar (Acoustic)
Sam Bush   Mandolin,Vocal Harmony
Keb' Mo'   Vocals,Featured Artist
Matt Perrine   Bass
Aaron Fletcher   Saxophone
Mike Bub   Bass
Omar Hakim   Drums,Percussion
Marc Cohn   Vocals,Featured Artist
Alison Krauss   Violin,Vocals,Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Chris Kenner   Composer
Gary Paczosa   Mixing,Engineer
Viktor Krauss   Composer
Jeff Black   Composer
Kevin Porter   Engineer
Andrew Kelley   Design,Art Direction
Shawn Hall   Engineer
Brett Leonard   Assistant
Paul Grosso   Creative Director
Brandon Bell   Mixing Assistant
Patrick Sheehan   Photography
Jim McGuire   Photography
Brian Wohlgemuth   Assistant
Spencer Walts   Logo Design
Kenta Yonesaka   Engineer
M. Allen Parker   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Pete Prokopiw   Assistant Engineer
Robertson Stokes   Engineer
Tom Fuller   Assistant Engineer
Dan Tyminski   Composer
Alison Krauss & Union Station   Producer
Sharon Vaughn   Composer
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Richard King   Mixing
Paul Simon   Composer
Chick Corea   Composer
Russ Titelman   Mixing,Producer
Jason Lehning   Engineer
Mark Bingham   Engineer
Joaquin Rodrigo   Composer
Jon Randall Stewart   Composer
Huddie Ledbetter   Composer
Sam Bush   Composer
Justin Stanley   Engineer
Jerry Douglas   Composer
Huey P. Smith   Composer
Omar Hakim   Composer
Mike Shipley   Mixing,Engineer
Bart Migal   Engineer
Al Anderson   Composer
Matt Lawrence   Engineer