Out today is JERRY DOUGLAS’ latest offering, “Something You Got,” the sophomore single from his upcoming album The Set — his first studio album in seven years. Originally written and performed by R&B artist Christopher Kenner in 1961, “Something You Got” gets a fresh take from DOUGLAS. Listen to the track via streaming services here.
This track reimagines the 2012 collaboration between DOUGLAS and Eric Clapton on DOUGLAS’ Traveler album, now with DOUGLAS taking the lead vocals. Lighter and more upbeat, this revamped version serves as one of the many highlights from The Set.
Relix raved: “the song finds Douglas in the driver’s seat as he takes viewers into the realm of live performance, a pinnacle of his stardom… Douglas embraces a lighter, increasingly upbeat tone, which helps establish the strength of the album’s sonic focal point as pure acoustic splendor.”
The highly acclaimed music luminary JERRY DOUGLAS is not just the preeminent master of the resophonic guitar; he’s a 16-time GRAMMY Award-winning recording artist, bandleader, producer, composer, and a staple of Alison Krauss and Union Station since 1998. Now in 2024, he earns another accolade as an inductee into the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame.
The Set, an 11-track collection that delivers five new tracks and six revitalized gems from his catalog, is scheduled for a September 20 release via Nolivian Records across the DSPs in addition to physical CDs and 180-gram vinyl.
“While My Guitar Gently Weeps” marks the lead single from The Set, with The Jerry Douglas Band delivering a poignant rendition of the Beatles’ 1968 classic. DOUGLAS on dobro, Daniel Kimbro on bass, Christian Sedelmyer on fiddle, and Mike Seal on guitar bring raw talent to the forefront, breathing new life into this timeless track.
“I love how easy it was to play the song,” says DOUGLAS, the 30x International Bluegrass Music Association Award recipient. “It just lays perfectly for the dobro. It gives you all the latitude you need to play the whole song from end to end, in different octaves. That melody always got me, but I never tried to play it. And when I did, it was like, ‘Wow! Why haven’t I done this before?’” Listen to the track via streaming services here.
As a session musician with an estimated two thousand studio albums and tracks to his credit, DOUGLAS is an unrivaled master of versatility. With 12 solo albums and two with The Jerry Douglas Band, a vast catalog of material is available to draw from. In a similar manner, The Set mirrors what you might hear at a Jerry Douglas Band show, almost like a companion piece to the concert.
For the new album, DOUGLAS also turned to his bandmates for material, including Mike Seal’s “Renee,” Christian Sedelmyer’s “Deacon Waltz,” and Daniel Kimbro’s “Loyston.” In addition, the four musicians collaborated on “The Fifth Season,” a concerto commissioned by the FreshGrass Foundation. The Set tracklisting concludes with two instrumentals, “Pushed Too Far” and “Sir Aly B.” “When people leave,” shares DOUGLAS, “they have a certain song in their head. And we always play ‘Sir Aly B’ last as the final encore. That’s the last thing people hear, so I wanted that to be there, too.”
“I’m proud of it. I’ve left no stone unturned,” finalizes DOUGLAS about The Set. “I’ve been producing records for a long time, so I really, really put on that hat for this record. Usually, I like instrumentalists to have free rein in whatever they do. It’s the way they speak. If anybody had an idea, we chased it down to the end. I feel like it’s really finished. I’m really happy with the outcome of this whole experience.”
TRACK LISTING FOR THE SET:
“Gone to Fortingall”
“Renee”
“What Might Have Been” featuring Aoife O’Donovan
“From Ankara to Ismir”
“Something You Got”
“Deacon Waltz”
“The Fifth Season”
“While My Guitar Gently Weeps”
“Loyston”
“Pushed Too Far”
“Sir Aly B”
DOUGLAS, the ever-ready performer and 3x CMA “Musician of the Year” winner, will be touring and taking festival stages throughout the summer and fall, including Green Mountain Bluegrass & Roots Festival in August, and Bourbon & Beyond and The Earl Scruggs Music Festival in September. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.
