Category: Paul Humphrey
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Two Pauls in Boston
LN jg1974-11-14.jgms.early-1.aud-warburton.16461.shn2flac LN jg1974-11-14.jgms.early.aud-alt.135968.flac1644 Garcia-Saunders, with Paul Humphrey drumming, Paul’s Mall in Boston, late 1974. What’s not to like? Jimmy Warburton‘s tape (shnid-16461) blew my mind when it came out – a revelation. We were still erroneously calling “Valdez In The Country” “Bossa Martin”, and wearing onions on our belts, which was the style at…
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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…
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Walkin’ One and Only: JGMS backing Maria Muldaur, BCT, October 12, 1974
updated with newly-unearthed Phillip Elwood review Well, well, well … just found a review of a Maria Muldaur show at BCT on Saturday, October 12, 1974 in the Berkeley Barb (Wikarska 1974). Maria worked with three bands this night. 1) David Nichtern (I presume “and the Nocturnes”): Nichtern, Hank DeVito on steel, Larry Jones on…
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LN jg1974-11-09.jgms.late.aud-slabicky.8661.shnf
I guess I’d say I see that as a rather loose and very good show, maybe above average for the time. Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders Capitol Theatre 326 Monroe Street Passaic, NJ 07055 November 9, 1974 – 11 PM Late Show Slabicky shnid-8661 shn2flac –(9 tracks, 85:20)– l-t01. band introduction (1) [0:26] l-t02. Harder…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Where Was Paul Humphrey on June 5-6, 1974?
Ad for Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music, Oakland Coliseum, June 4, 1974. Hayward Daily Review, May 24, 1974, p. 38. Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Music, “With All 40 T.V. Stars!”, appeared On Stage! In Person! at the Oakland Coliseum on June 4, 1974. I wonder if Paul Humphrey was with them? By October,…
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Humphrey’s Last Hometown Warmup: JGMS at Keystone, November 2, 1974
LN jg1974-11-02.jgms.148mins.aud-castelli-motb-0158.111191.flac2496 Update 12/27/2012: This is, indeed, Paul Humphrey drumming. The Mouth of the Beast crowd, led by the inimitable Bob Menke, recently dropped Robert Castelli’s master audience cassette recording of November 2, 1974 on an unsuspecting world. I foreshadowed this a little bit in a previous post. I have a few observations, and then reproduce…