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Category: drummers

  • During Gaylord’s Second Stint: JGB at the Stone, October 14, 1985 (Monday)

    These may be the shortest two JGB sets ever played. Gaylord Birch drumming. See also “The December ’85 Garcia Band Shows“ LN jg1985-10-14.jgb.all.aud.138028.flac1644 Jerry Garcia Band The Stone 412 BroadwaySan Francisco, CA 94133 October 14, 1985 (Monday) CC shnid-138028 –set I (4 tracks, 34:48)– s1t01. Cats Under The Stars [7:12] % s1t02. When I Paint…

  • Jim Nelson on the Drums and Several Great Rarities: JGMS at Keystone, October 4, 1974

    LN jg1974-10-04.jgms.all.aud-falanga.8649.shn2flac This is great to hear. Three points of historical interest. 1) Louis Falanga’s onstage audience tapes are great documents. 2) Lots of interesting material including, here, some great jazz (“Valdez In The Country”, “People Make The World Go Round”, “Freedom Jazz Dance”), and a great rare (in the Garciaverse) Motown, “Ain’t No Mountain…

  • Finders Keepers: JGMS with Jim Nelson on Drums, Keystone, October 5, 1974

    LN jg1974-10-05.jgms.all.aud-falanga.8665.shn2flac I have no idea who Jim Nelson, the drummer, might be. There are some tempo issues all night long. I really like this period for JGMS. “La-La” and “Freedom Jazz Dance” are standouts to me. “Finders Keepers” is also pretty good. When these tapes came into the light, back before 9/11, they were…

  • Grandma said, ‘Boy, go and follow your heart’: JGMS at Keystone Berkeley, November 27, 1974

    LN jg1974-11-27.jgms.106mins.sbd-GEMS.91343.flac1644 Just a few quick notes. 1) Paul Humphrey drumming. The drummer is fast and great. He is noted in Rex’s handwriting on the box for reel #3. 2) Some of this material is just amazing. “Valdez In The Country” and “Freedom Jazz Dance” should make us very Grateful that Merl was there to…

  • When Jerry Met Freddie: NRPS, Wednesday, November 25, 1970: Keystone Korner

    New Riders of the Purple Sage Keystone Korner 750 Vallejo Street San Francisco, CA 94133 November 25, 1970 (Wednesday) Listing for NRPS at Keystone Korner, 750 Vallejo Street, San Francisco, CA, Wednesday, November 25, 1970. Source: “Opening Today,” San Francisco Chronicle, November 25, 1970, p. 35. “Finds” are fun, and here’s one: New Riders of…

  • The Tutt Rule: JGMS at the Keystone, June 22, 1975

    LN jg1975-06-22.jgms.all.aud-menke-falanga-motb-0048.87236.flac1644 Update: 4/20/2020: I now refer to this as JGMS, because Ron Tutt is not drumming, and Greg Errico is. Less importantly, but not unimportantly, while all of the external materials refer to the group as Legion of Mary, Rex Jackson labeled his tape boxes Jerry & Merl. Sometimes I have a modest tendency…