David West Partial Discography

Discography

 

David West "Off the Rails" Twelve red hot tracks. These are some of my favorite sessions from the "Pickin' On..." series. Great players: Tom Ball, Gabe Witcher, Jay Dee Maness. Many more. We had a blast putting this album together! Definitely one to check out!
Peter Lewis with David West "Live in Bremen" Just released! Recorded live in Germany. David West backs up legendary Moby Grape singer/songwriter Peter Lewis. Great songs and stories from one of "San Francisco Rock's" most creative survivors.
David West- Solo Guitar Sketches Also just released! Cool solo guitar "sketches" from Ireland, Hawaii, the Swing Era, the Summer of Love and David's mind. Proceeds support The Santa Barbara History Consortium.
David West
Broken Down Believers
A new album of original songs and rare gems. Great perfomances by some incredible guests: John McFee, Jay Dee Maness, Chris Hillman, Byron Berline many more.
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Arcane 		An old album of original songs and rare gems. Musically quite diverse. Many N. American regional styles featuring some great guest musicians.
Pickin' on Gov't Mule Some great jams on some great Gov't Mule songs! Power Grass mixed with some beautiful ballads. David's guests include the usual Pickin' On suspects. Tom Ball, Buster Saticoy, Lorenzo Martinez, more!
Pickin' on John Mayer You may want to buy this one for its provocative cover, but the bluegrass inspired treatment of John Mayer's great music is no less provocative. Featuring Tom Ball, Gabe Witcher, Lorenzo Martinez and David West. Rocks!
Pickin' on the Grateful Dead
Volume1 		Play Ball!'s best selling tribute to the Dead features great songs, performances, musicians. Endorsed and even sold by the Grateful Dead through thier marketing outlets. Captures the vibe! European release on Taxim.
Pickin' on the Grateful Dead
Volume 2 		Like vol.1 only more so!
Pickin' on Blues Traveler Blues Traveler's music lost none of its urgency in its transformation to bluegrass. Hot solos by Tom Ball on (blues) harp, Gabe Witcher on fiddle and many top players.
Pickin' on the Byrds The Byrds music proved to be custom made for the "Pickin' On" treatment! Look for some HOT steel playing by one of the best; Jay Dee Maness (who also played on some of the Byrds original versions!).
Pickin' on Cat Stevens Strange but true! Beautiful versions featuring guitars, mandolins, banjos, steel and fiddle.
Pickin' on Jimi Hendrix HOT, HOT, HOT! Tom Ball, Richard Greene, Jay Dee Maness, Byron Berline and many more. HOT!
Pickin' on Bob Marley Hard to imagine? Check it out, it works! Complex bluegrass arrangements with percussion.
Pickin' on Pink Floyd If you like Pink Floyd or even if you don't, this album will pin you against THE WALL! Great players, famous songs from P.F.'s long history.
Pickin' on Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young vol.1 Another group whose music is a perfect vehicle for bluegrass/country treatment.
Pickin' on Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young vol.2 Like Vol. 1 only more so!
Deja Bluegrass, Pickin' on Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young vols. 1 & 2 Vol. 1 and 2 together! Such a deal!
The Fiddle and the Damage Done, Pickin' on Neil Young American release of Pickin' on Neil Young. 17 songs!
The Fiddle and the Damage Done This is the European release of Pickin' on Neil Young. The Euro releases have more elaborate graphics. Usually an extensive booklet with photos/bios of the musicians and liner notes by David West.
Tangled Up in Bluegrass Pickin' on Dylan You guessed it! Bluegrass/americana versions, but this time bringing in some new sonic variations with hammered dulcimer and cello!
Cache Valley Drifters-White Room The band of my youth. I traveled all over the country with these guys from the early 70's until the early 80's. This album was a bit of a reunion. The title track (originally by "Cream") rocks! Original songs and some very interesting covers.
Cache Valley Drifters-Echoes and Reflections The European release of the White Room album. More elaborate booklet and liner notes.
Pickin' on Van Morrison This is a very beautiful album by virtue of the great material. From the ridiculous (Gloria) to the sublime (Tupelo Honey), from ripping (Brown Eyed Girl) to etherial (Sweet Thing), its all here. Great Gabe Witcher fiddling, Tom Ball on harmonica.
Pickin' on Jerry Garcia A more Garcia-centric variation of the Pickin' on the Dead series. This one features the always spectacular Albert Lee, the great steel playing of John McFee and usual harmonica genius of Tom Ball.
Pickin' on Boston They said it couldn't be done! Killer arrangements of Foreplay/Long Time, Don't Look Back, More Than a Feeling and all the big hits!
Pickin' on Springsteen Billboard magazine wrote about this album and they loved it! This version of Born to Run was frequently heard on National Public Radio during the presidential campaign of 2000.
Pickin' on Springsteen vol. 2 We couldn't get enough of "The Boss." This one is even cooler than Vol. 1! A lot of really hot guitar, if you like that sort of thing!
Pickin' on Eric Clapton Vintage guitar magazine wrote; "You'll forget all about Robert Johnson and Eric Clapton when you hear the guitar solo on Crossroad Blues." Guests include Dennis Caplinger and Byron Berline.
Pickin' on Bonnie Raitt It was really a pleasure converting these songs to bluegrass. In my humble opinion, they lost none of their emotional content, thanks to some fabulous playing by Gabe Witcher on fiddle, Tom Corbett on mandolin and more.
Hats off to Hank Williams A slightly different approach for this one. Each song is done in a different N. American regional style. For instance; Jambolaya is in a Cajun style, Take These Chains is in a Tex-Mex style, etc. Interesting stuff!
Fire on the Banjo A collection of hot "Pickin' on" performances featuring many great banjo practitioners.
Rockin' Banjos of Bluegrass Same idea as "Fire on the Banjo," different songs.
Pickin' on Simon and Garfunkle All your favorite S&G songs bluegrass style!
Pickin' on The Who Pinball Wizard, My Generation, all the great WHO favorites done up in blazing bluegrass!
Pickin' on The Doobie Brothers We're takin' it to the backroads for this tribute to the Doobies. It even has a guest appearence by long time Doobie bassist Tyran Porter! Of course Doobie Brother John McFee has guested on other "Pickin' On" CDs.
Pickin' on String Cheese Incident If its jamming you want, look no further. Great versions of S.T.I. tunes bluegrass style.
Still Phishin' vol 2 Some red hot Phish jams! It was really a blast doing this one. Weekapaug Groove and Maze both will blow you away!
Pickin' on Creedence Clearwater Revival Allstar lineup featuring J.D. Maness (steel), Richard Greene (fiddle), Tom Ball (harmonica), Tom Corbett (mandolin), Al diMarco (Piano) and many more. Really a great album!
Pickin' on Elton John Captain Fantastic in overalls and granny glasses? Maybe you should check this out!
Breathe vol. 2 Pickin' on Dave Matthews Band Very interesting versions of some very interesting music! Features Tom Ball, Gabe Witcher, more!
Pickin' on Led Zeppelin vol. 2 Killer, Killer, Killer versions of your favorite Led Zeppelin stuff! "Whole Lotta Love," "Gallows Pole," plenty more. Featuring the usual "Pickin' on" suspects.
Pickin' on Alan Jackson vol. 2 The great honky tonk music of Alan Jackson, plus bluegrass instruments, plus great playing equals a great new Pickin' On CD! Features Tom Ball on harp and check out new fiddle sensation Buster Saticoy!
Merry Mountain Christmas

 

Magical music that reflects the spirit of the season with the enchanting sounds of hammered dulcimer, harmonium, and mandolin, along with guitar, fiddle, and banjo.