Lookout for Hope (Jerry Douglas album)
Encyclopedia
Lookout for Hope is the eighth solo album by dobro
player Jerry Douglas
, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music
). It reached number 5 on the Billboard
Top New Age chart. The title piece was written by guitarist Bill Frisell
who released an album with the same title in 1988.
Guest musicians include Maura O'Connell
, Sam Bush
, James Taylor
, Trey Anastasio
and Jeff Coffin
.
Production notes:
Dobro
Dobro is a registered trademark, now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar.The name has a long and involved history, interwoven with that of the resonator guitar...
player Jerry Douglas
Jerry Douglas
Jerry Douglas may refer to:*Jerry Douglas , actor, who was on The Young and the Restless for 25 years*Jerry Douglas, country/bluegrass musician*Jerry Douglas , director and writer of adult films such as, Score...
, released in 2002 (see 2002 in music
2002 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...
). It reached number 5 on the Billboard
Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...
Top New Age chart. The title piece was written by guitarist Bill Frisell
Bill Frisell
William Richard "Bill" Frisell is an American guitarist and composer.One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, Frisell's eclectic music touches on progressive folk, classical music, country music, noise and more...
who released an album with the same title in 1988.
Guest musicians include Maura O'Connell
Maura O'Connell
Maura O'Connell is an Irish singer and actress. She is known for her contemporary interpretations of Irish folk songs, strongly influenced by American country music.-Background:...
, Sam Bush
Sam Bush
Sam Bush is an American bluegrass mandolin player considered an originator of the Newgrass style.- History :...
, James Taylor
James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
, Trey Anastasio
Trey Anastasio
Trey Anastasio is an American guitarist, composer, and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish...
and Jeff Coffin
Jeff Coffin
Jeff Coffin is an American jazz and alternative rock musician best known as the saxophonist for Dave Matthews Band and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. In addition to the saxophone, he plays clarinet, flute and oboe.-Biography:...
.
Track listing
All songs by Jerry Douglas unless otherwise noted.- "Little MarthaLittle Martha"Little Martha" was the only Allman Brothers Band track written solely by group leader and partial namesake Duane Allman. The tune first appeared on the final studio track on the Allman Brothers Band's fourth album, Eat A Peach, released in 1972...
" (Duane AllmanDuane AllmanHoward Duane Allman was an American guitarist, session musician and the primary co-founder of the southern rock group The Allman Brothers Band...
) – 3:41 - "Patrick Meets the Brickbats" – 3:22
- "Footsteps Fall" (Annette Bjergfeldt, Boo Hewerdine) – 4:48
- "Monkey Let the Hogs Out" – 1:02
- "Lookout for Hope" (Bill FrisellBill FrisellWilliam Richard "Bill" Frisell is an American guitarist and composer.One of the leading guitarists in jazz since the late 1980s, Frisell's eclectic music touches on progressive folk, classical music, country music, noise and more...
) – 10:24 - "Cave Bop" – 3:20
- "Senia's Lament" – 5:25
- "The Wild Rumpus" – 4:02
- "The Sinking Ship" – 5:05
- "In the Sweet By and By" (Traditional) – 1:59
- "The Suit" (Hugh Prestwood) – 5:21
Personnel
- Jerry DouglasJerry DouglasJerry Douglas may refer to:*Jerry Douglas , actor, who was on The Young and the Restless for 25 years*Jerry Douglas, country/bluegrass musician*Jerry Douglas , director and writer of adult films such as, Score...
– dobro, lap steel guitar, vocals - Sam BushSam BushSam Bush is an American bluegrass mandolin player considered an originator of the Newgrass style.- History :...
– mandolin - Chris ThileChris ThileChristopher Scott Thile is an American musician, best known as the mandolinist and a singer for the progressive acoustic trio Nickel Creek. His current band is Punch Brothers whose most recent album is Antifogmatic...
– mandolin - Maura O'ConnellMaura O'ConnellMaura O'Connell is an Irish singer and actress. She is known for her contemporary interpretations of Irish folk songs, strongly influenced by American country music.-Background:...
– vocals - Jeff CoffinJeff CoffinJeff Coffin is an American jazz and alternative rock musician best known as the saxophonist for Dave Matthews Band and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. In addition to the saxophone, he plays clarinet, flute and oboe.-Biography:...
– saxophone - Stuart DuncanStuart DuncanStuart Duncan is a bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle, mandolin, guitar and banjo. Born in Quantico, Virginia and raised in Santa Paula, California, where he played in the school band, he has been a member of the Nashville Bluegrass Band since 1985, and is a much-in-demand session musician...
– fiddle - Viktor KraussViktor KraussViktor Karl Krauss is a bassist.He has worked with Peter Rowan and Lyle Lovett, among other musicians.He is the brother of bluegrass musician Alison Krauss. He has played on some of his sister's albums, together with those of her dobro player, Jerry Douglas.-External links:*...
– bass - Barry BalesBarry BalesBarry Turner Bales is the bass player and harmony vocalist for Alison Krauss and Union Station....
– bass - Byron House – bass
- Russ BarenbergRuss BarenbergRuss Barenberg is a Grammy-nominated American bluegrass musician.-Biography:Barenberg began playing guitar at age 13, taking lessons from Alan Miller, whose brother John Miller Barenberg he would later play with. His style was heavily influenced by the flatpicking technique of Clarence White. He...
– guitar - Trey AnastasioTrey AnastasioTrey Anastasio is an American guitarist, composer, and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish...
– guitar - Ron BlockRon BlockRonald Frankin "Ron" Block is an American bluegrass and alternative country musician, mainly playing the banjo and the guitar, singing, and writing gospel music.-Biography:...
– guitar - Bryan SuttonBryan SuttonBryan Sutton is an American musician. Primarily known as a flatpicked acoustic guitar player, Sutton also plays many other instruments including mandolin, banjo, and electric guitar....
– guitar - Larry Atamanuik – drums, conga, percussion
Production notes:
- Jerry Douglas – producer
- Chas Eller – engineer
- Randy LeRoy – mastering
- Jon Lupfer – engineer
- Tracy Martinson – engineer, editing
- Gary Paczosa – engineer
- Bil VornDick – engineer
- Todd Wells– assistant engineer
- Tim O'Dell– assistant engineer
- Chuck Ainlay – mixing
- Doug DeLong – mixing assistant
- Shawne Brown – assistant photographer
- Sue Meyer – design
- Craig Havighurst – liner notes
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Billboard Top New Age Albums | 5 |