Jeff’s Playlist: ‘Garcia Live Volume 1’

Garcia Live Volume 1 — Jerry Garcia Band — March 1, 1980 — Capitol Theatre — Passaic, NJ

To cel­e­brate Jerry Garcia’s 83^rd birth­day, I’m pre­sent­ing the first of a series of Garcia Live releas­es that began in 2013. So far, 21 Garcia con­certs have been released in this format.

Jerry Garcia’s voice and music are an acquired taste, which I acquired a long time ago. This album is a fine record­ing and fea­tures a fine group of songs. Sit back and let it flow. But most of all, enjoy.

Track list­ing

Disc 1
Early show:
“Sugaree” (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 14:33
“Catfish John” (Bob McDill, Allen Reynolds) – 9:56
“How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)“ (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) – 9:05
“Simple Twist of Fate” (Bob Dylan) – 16:16

Disc 2
Early show con­tin­ued:
“Sitting in Limbo” (Jimmy Cliff, Guillermo Bright-Plummer) – 12:40
“That’s All Right” (Arthur Crudup) – 8:09
“Deal” (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:22

Late show:
“Mission in the Rain” (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:50
“That’s What Love Will Make You Do” (Henderson Thigpen, James Banks, Eddy Marion) – 8:56

Disc 3
Late show con­tin­ued:
“Russian Lullaby” (Irving Berlin) – 15:39
“The Harder They Come” (Cliff) – 11:47
“Tiger Rose” (Hunter) – 4:10
“Promontory Rider” (Hunter) – 6:10
“Midnight Moonlight” (Peter Rowan) – 8:39
“Dear Prudence” (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 10:22

Personnel
Jerry Garcia Band
Jerry Garcia – gui­tar, vocals
Ozzie Ahlers – key­boards, vocals
John Kahn – bass
Johnny de Foncesca – drums

Additional musi­cians
Robert Hunter – acoustic gui­tar, har­mon­i­ca, vocals on “Tiger Rose”, “Promontory Rider”

Production
Produced for release by Marc Allan, Joe Gastwirt
Original record­ings pro­duced by Jerry Garcia
Executive pro­duc­er: Coran Capshaw
Mixing: Jeff Peters
Mix assis­tant: Spencer Guerra
Mastering: Joe Gastwirt
Art direc­tion, design, illus­tra­tion: Ryan Corey
Photography: Bob Minkin, Tom Dunning
Liner notes: David Gans

Released       February 19, 2013
Recorded       Capitol Theatre Passaic, NJ March 1, 1980
Length            157:44
Label              ATO
Producer        Marc Allan, Joe Gastwirt