Simple Pleasures (Alison Brown album)

Simple Pleasures is an album by American banjoist Alison Brown, released in 1990. Produced by David Grisman and recorded with his David Grisman Quintet plus such stars as Mike Marshall, Alison Krauss and Turtle Island String Quartet violoncellist Mark Summer, this jazzy album delivers a hybrid-string sound with all tracks exclusively written by Alison Brown.[1]

Simple Pleasures
Studio album by Alison Brown
Released	1990
Genre	Progressive Bluegrass, Jazz
Length	38:55
Label	Vanguard
Producer	David Grisman
Alison Brown chronology
Simple Pleasures (1990) Twilight Motel (1992)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

In his Allmusic review, music critic Michael McCall wrote of the album "Her all-instrumental debut instantly earned respect among progressive acoustic music fans... she maintains an innate elegance amid the tricky arranging."[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Alison Brown

1. "Mambo Banjo" – 3:58
2. "Leaving Cottondale" – 2:35
3. "Fantasy" – 2:25
4. "Daytime TV" – 3:02
5. "Wolf Moon" – 2:50
6. "From the Coast" – 5:13
7. "Weetabix" – 2:42
8. "Bright And Early" – 2:45
9. "Waltzing With Tula" – 3:01
10. "Reddy Rooster" – 2:43
11. "Sundaze" – 4:52
12. "Simple Pleasures" – 2:49

Personnel

• Alison Brown – banjo, guitar
• Joe Craven – percussion
• David Grisman – mandolin
• Matt Eakle – flute
• Jim Kerwin– bass
• Alison Krauss – violin
• Mark Marshall – guitar
• Mark Summer – violoncello

References

1. McCall, Michael. "Simple Pleasures > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 31, 2011.