Bluegrass (CD - 2006)

Personnel: Bryan Sutton (guitar); Randy Kohrs (dobro); Jason Stewart, David Talbot (banjo); Justin Clark, Josh Williams and High Gear, Jesse Cobb (mandolin); Luke Bula, Shad Cobb (fiddle).

Audio Mixers: Tim Coats; Bil VornDick.

Recording information: Moondog Studios, Nashville, TN; Mountainside Audio Lab, Nashville, TN.

Photographer: David McClister.

One of two simultaneously released Jim Lauderdale records, BLUEGRASS finds the artist scratching a more rustic itch than the slicker COUNTRY SUPER HITS VOL. ONE. The picking is impeccable and the original numbers serviceable, but this collection shines on the strength of Lauderdale's voice, which finds more room to dig in on these stripped-down takes, particularly on the heart-rending "I Shouldn't Want You So Bad." minimize