Hillbilly Jazz, Vol. 2 - feat. Vassar Clements & David Bromberg (1975)

A successful modernisation of the classic western swing style with stellar picking by everyone. Vassar's fiddle and vocals take center stage on many songs, but Bromberg's acoustic and Doug Jernigan's pedal steel get plenty of room to shine, too.

In short: hot swinging fun stuff!

Volume 1 already appeared on the - only shortlived - last incarnation of the Hideaway. Not too long ago i came across Volume 2, so here it is. Both albums stem from one session and where actually issued on a double vinyl album by Flying Fish in the US. Only Sonet Records in the UK split them into two volumes.

Vassar Clements, David Bromberg a.o.: ‎Hillbilly Jazz, Volume 2
Sonet SNTF 722
UK, 1975

A1 Back Home In Indiana ( B. McDonald, J. Hanley) 3:20
A2 Sitting On Top Of The World (B. Willis, W. Vinson) 2:59
A3 Crazy Cause I Love You (Weis, Cooley) 2:33
A4 Hang Your Head In Shame (E. Nelson, F. Rose) 3:43
A5 Vassar's Boogie (Clements, Bromberg) 4:04
A6 Little Rock Getaway (H. Remington) 2:13

B1 Yellow Sun (Bromberg, Melford, Clements) 2:33
B2 C Jam Blues (Ellington) 2:06
B3 Gravy Waltz (S. Allen) 2:54
B4 Tippin In 3:54
B5 You All Come 2:23
B6 Last Song For Shelby Jean (Bromberg) 5:05

Licensed From Flying Fish

Bass – Ellis Padgett
Drums – D.J. Fontana
Electric Bass – Kenneth Smith
Fiddle – Vassar Clements
Guitar – David Bromberg, Michael Melford, Sam Pruett
Piano – Benny Kennerson
Steel Guitar – Doug Jernigan
Vocals – Gordan Terry, Vassar Clements