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  • By the Grace of the Lord: Legion of Mary at the Masonic Temple, Scranton, April 12, 1975

    LN jg1975-04-12.lom.late.sbd-gems.117832.flac1644 Legion of Mary Masonic Temple 420 North Washington AvenueScranton, PA 18503 April 12, 1975, 11 p.m. late show (Saturday) sbd gems shnid-117832 –late show, 11 pm, main set + encore (7 tracks, 91:36)– –late show, main set (6 tracks, xx:xx)– t01. Let It Rock [12:27] [0:16] % [0:04] t02. tuning [0:38], La-La [12:44] (1)…

  • ‘Jerry, is it really ovah?’ JGMS at the Bottom Line, November 6, 1974 (early show)

    LN jg1974-11-06.jgms.early.aud-moore.117248.flac2496 Garcia’s first professional tour as a named headliner outside the Grateful Dead comprised twenty-one performances over the thirteen days between Tuesday, November 5, 1974 and Sunday, November 17, 1974, inclusive. The first three nights of the tour unfolded at the Bottom Line, 15 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012, two shows per…

  • Errico is a monster: JGB at the Rainbow, Denver, May 21, 1983

     LN jg1983-05-21.jgb.all.aud-unk.xxxxxx.flac1644 Jerry Garcia Band Rainbow Music Hall 6358 East Evans AvenueDenver, CO 80222 May 21, 1983 (Saturday) –Set I (6 tracks, 52:29)– s1t01. [0:17] Sugaree [10:54] [0:07] s1t02. [0:01] % [0:10] I Second That Emotion [9:25] [0:13] s1t03. [0:02] % [0:12] Simple Twist Of Fate [11:19] [0:10] % s1t04. [0:05] That’s What Love Will…

  • What’s Going On? Listening to the Show Traveling as JGMS 7/22/74

    LN jg1974-07-22.jgms.146mins.sbd-GMB.86198.flac1644 I wrote about this Jerry Garcia – Merl Saunders (JGMS) set dated July 22, 1974 and located at the Keystone, Berkeley, some time back. I had suggested that this show (and the one attributed to July 21, 1974, same venue) might not be as it seemed. I initially speculated that it might be…

  • Pennies From Heaven: Listening to the Tape Known as JGMS 7/21/74

    **updated** Here are the reference posts for this set of listening notes: JGMF, “JGMS: “July 21-22,” 1974, Keystone, Berkeley, CA”, 7/25/2010, updated 12/16/2011. JGMF, “Jerry with Merl and/or Martin, ca. 1974, The Sand Dunes”, 5/16/2010. In brief, I am walking back from my speculation that this material is from the Sand Dunes. It’s not. It…

  • 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…

  • Third Night Out with Tony Saunders: JGMS, Keystone Berkeley, June 6, 1974

    **updated 21:18 Eastern 20111213, mostly up front with some more historical context** LN jg1974-06-06.jgms.all.aud-falanga.6375.shn2flac A wonderful tape and a wonderful performance. Tony Saunders on bass, Billy K on the drums. We get to hear what I presume to be Freddie Herrera a time or two, interesting given how central was the Herrera-Garcia partnership over the…

  • Is Jimmy Here? JGB, Keystone Palo Alto, January 23, 1981

    LN jg1981-01-23.jgb.all.aud-latvala.97205.flac1644 Well, I hear some electric piano here (see notes), but I think it’s Melvin. So, as Corry indicated, this (along with 1/22/81) might be a hitherto unknown quartet configuration of Garcia, Kahn, Seals and Shaw — no Jimmy Warren on second keys, as traditionally believed. Otherwise, nothing to write home about, to my…

  • Redd and Blues

    LN jg1974-06-04.jgms.all.sbd-gmb.90003.flac1644 Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders Lion’s Share 60 Red Hill Avenue San Anselmo, CA, 94960 June 4, 1974 (Tuesday) 133 min Betty Cantor-Jackson soundboard shnid-90003 –set I (5 tracks, 75:29)– s1t01. Darben The Redd Foxx [17:24] [0:16] % [0:02] {17:42} s1t02. Expressway (To Your Heart) [16:50] [0:07] % [0:10] {17:07} s1t03. I Second…

  • Go Ask Alice: JGMS at the Share, June 5, 1974

    LN jg1974-06-05.jgms.s2.sbd.8062.shnf Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders Lion’s Share 60 Red Hill Avenue San Anselmo, CA 94960 June 5, 1974 (Wednesday)sbd set II shnid-8062 –set II (7 tracks, 76:57)– s2t01. ambience [0:27] s2t02. La-La [20:30] [3:22] s2t03. Finders Keepers [7:43] [1:44] s2t04. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down [5:58] (1) [1:31] % s2t05. //Kansas…