Tommy Emmanuel’s latest album, Accomplice One, contains some stunning playing – which is only what you’d expect – but even given Tommy’s eclectic tastes nothing prepares you for one of the standout tracks – a jammed version of Purple Haze (Jimi Hendrix) with Dobro master Jerry Douglas.
Tommy says: ‘I tried to think of a way of annoying bluegrass purists and my idea was to get Jerry Douglas to play Purple Haze with me! This recording is one take and totally spontaneous. I’m still not sure if I followed him or if he followed me, but we both ended up in the same place – and then laughed about it. Jerry, to me, is a genius and has a beautiful attitude towards making music and I’m very grateful to have him as a friend.’
Accomplice One released by Players Club.
Track Listing
- Deep River Blues (feat. Jason Isbell)
- Song And Dance Man (feat. Ricky Skaggs)
- Saturday Night Shuffle (feat. Jorma Kaukonen & Pat Bergeson)
- Wheelin’ & Dealin’ (feat. J.D. Simo & Charlie Cushman)
- C-Jam Blues (feat. David Grisman & Bryan Sutton)
- (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay (feat. J.D. Simo)
- Borderline (feat. Amanda Shires)
- You Don’t Want To Get You One Of Those (feat. Mark Knopfler)
- Keepin’ It Reel (feat. Clive Carroll)
- Looking Forward To The Past (feat. Rodney Crowell)
- Purple Haze (feat. Jerry Douglas)
- Rachel’s Lullaby (feat. Jake Shimabukuro)
- Djangology (feat. Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo)
- Watson Blues (feat. David Grisman & Bryan Sutton)
- Tittle Tattle (feat. Jack Pearson)
- The Duke’s Message (feat. Suzy Bogguss)
