100% Handmade Music Volume IV, the fourth in our series of Acoustic Disc samplers, again underscores the diversity of this growing label with music ranging from contemporary folk to classic swing to chamber jazz and-for another first-even comedy.

Featuring two cuts each from seven previous albums, this sampler offers examples from Doc & Dawg, the collection of intimate after-dinner jams by Doc Watson and David Grisman. For more Americana, there are twin tracks from Breakdown by the legendary bluegrass band Old & In the Way. Two special releases document the music of incredible swing musicians who have gone unheralded for too long. On The Man with the Mandolin by Dave Apollon and Oscar Alem·n's Swing Guitar Masterpieces, we are treated to historic overviews of careers that spanned the '30s, '40s and '50s. Both titles are two CD sets and come with 20-page illustrated booklets.

Mandolin hero Jethro Burns is represented by two tunes from Bye Bye Blues, a collection of swing and contemporary jazz standards played as dazzling mandolin/guitar duets. And Matt Eakle steps out of his role as flutist for the David Grisman Quintet to present Flute Jazz, an exploration of chamber jazz by a tight, drumless trio.

Speaking of drummers, Hal Blaine, "The Worlds Most Recorded Musician," adds a new element to the Acoustic Disc array with Buh-Doom!, a comedy collection developed during Hal's forty years in the music business. As a special treat, there is a bonus cut of Jimmie Rodgers' classic "Blue Yodel #9" as recorded by Jerry Garcia and David Grisman during Jerry's final session.