Strictly Instrumental (Doc Watson, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs album)

Strictly Instrumental is the title of a recording by American folk music artists Doc Watson, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, released in 1967.

Strictly Instrumental
Studio album by
Released1967
RecordedDecember 12, 1966
GenreFolk, bluegrass
Length23:43
LabelColumbia
ProducerDon Law, Frank Jones
Doc Watson chronology
Ballads from Deep Gap
(1967)
Strictly Instrumental
(1967)
Old-Timey Concert
(1967)

Reception

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Professional ratings
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Allmusic      [1]

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Thom Owen wrote the album "Flatt & Scruggs and Watson play with a startling fluidity — these instrumentals are so rich and skillful that vocals would have been superfluous. For lovers of instrumental bluegrass, this album is a must-hear."[1]

Track listing

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  1. "Pick Along" (Earl Scruggs) – 1:46
  2. "Nothin' To It" (Doc Watson) – 2:46
  3. "Evelina" (Buck Graves, Josh Lambert) – 2:00
  4. "Jazzing" (Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs) – 2:02
  5. "Liberty" (Flatt, Scruggs) – 2:13
  6. "Tammy's Song" (Lester Flatt) – 1:55
  7. "John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man" (A.P. Carter) – 2:14
  8. "Lonesome Reuben" (Earl Scruggs) – 2:19
  9. "Spanish Two-Step" (Bob Wills) – 1:58
  10. "Careless Love" (W. C. Handy, Martha Koenig, Spencer Williams) – 1:55
  11. "Bill Cheatham" (Traditional) – 2:35

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Owen, Thom. "Strictly Instrumental > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
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