The Very Best Of Jerry Garcia (5 LP)Jerry Garcia / Jerry Garcia Band / Old & In The Way / Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band / ReconstructionInitial release : Sept 2020ATO Records A 5 LP set released as a Record Store Day exclusive in September 2020. The album was originally released on CD in 2006. The first two discs are tracks from the first 5 Jerry Garcia solo and Jerry Garcia Band albums. The other 3 discs are live tracks by the Jery Garcia Band, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, Old & In The Way and Reconstruction.
Tracks
LP 1: studio recordings:
- Deal (Garcia / Hunter)
- Bird Song (Garcia / Hunter)
- Sugaree (Garcia / Hunter)
- Loser (Garcia / Hunter)
- The Wheel (Garcia / Kreutzmann / Hunter)
- Let It Rock (Berry)
- Russian Lullaby (Berlin)
- Might As Well (Garcia / Hunter)
- Mission In The Rain (Garcia / Hunter)
LP 2: studio recordings:
- I'll Take A Melody (Toussaint)
- Rubin And Cherise (Garcia / Hunter)
- Cats Under The Stars (Garcia / Hunter)
- Rhapsody In Red (Garcia / Hunter / Kahn)
- Run For The Roses (Garcia / Hunter)
- Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Dylan)
- Without Love (McPhatter)
LP 3: live recordings:
- Catfish John (McDill / Reynolds)
- Deep Elem Blues (Traditional)
- Ripple (Garcia / Hunter)
- Positively 4th Street (Dylan)
LP 4: live recordings:
- The Harder They Come (Cliff)
- Gomorrah (Garcia / Hunter)
- Dear Prudence (Lennon / McCartney)
- Seņor (Tales Of Yankee Power) (Dylan)
LP 5: live recordings:
- Evangeline (Hidalgo / Perez)
- Deal (Garcia / Hunter)
- (side b of the LP is etched and contains no music)
Musicians
The musicians on tracks of this compilation are as follows.
Disc 1: Deal, Bird Song, Sugaree, Loser and The Wheel;
- Jerry Garcia - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass, piano, organ, samples, vocals
- Bill Kreutzmann - drums
Disc 1: Let It Rock;
- Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
- Arthur Adams - guitar
- Michael Omartian - piano, tack piano
- John Kahn - bass
- Ron Tutt - drums
- Bobbye Hall - congas, shakers, bells
Disc 1: Russian Lullaby;
- Jerry Garcia - classical guitar, vocals
- John Kahn - bass guitar
- Amos Garrett - trombone
- Joel Tepp - clarinet
- Richard Greene - violin
Disc 1: Might As Well;
- Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, organ, vocals
- Bob Weir - second guitar, background vocals
- Phil Lesh - bass
- Bill Kreutzmann - drums
- Keith Godchaux - fender rhodes, tack piano
- Donna Jean Godchaux - background vocals
- Mickey Hart - drums, percussion
Disc 1: Mission In The Rain;
- Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, acoustic guitar, chimes, vocals
- Nicky Hopkins - piano
- John Kahn - bass, synthesiser, vibes
- Ron Tutt - drums
- Larry Knechtel - fender rhodes
Disc 1: I'll Take A Melody;
- Jerry Garcia - lead guitar, synthesiser, percussion, vocals
- Donna Jean Godchaux - background vocals
- Bob Weir - background vocals
- John Kahn - bass, synthesiser, organ
- Ron Tutt - drums
- Nicky Hopkins - piano
- Larry Knechtel - fender rhodes
- Mickey Hart - percussion, fire extinguisher
Disc 1: Rubin And Cherise, Cats Under The Stars and Rhapsody In Red;
- Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
- Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
- Keith Godchaux - keyboard, background vocals
- John Kahn - basses, keyboards, guitars, orchestration
- Ron Tutt - drums, percussion
- Merl Saunders - organ
- Steve Schuster - flute, clarinet, saxophone
- Brian Godchaux - violin
- Candy Godchaux - violin
Disc 1: Run For The Roses;
- Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
- Melvin Seals - organ
- James Warren - piano, clavinet
- John Kahn - bass, synthesizer
- Ron Tutt - drums, tambourine
Disc 1: Knockin' On Heaven's Door;
- Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
- Melvin Seals - organ
- John Kahn - bass, piano, clavinet, guitar, synthesizer
- Ron Tutt - drums, percussion
- Liz Stires - background vocals
- Julie Stafford - background vocals
Disc 1: Without Love;
- Jerry Garcia - vocals
- Michael O'Martian - piano
- Merl Saunders - organ
- John Kahn - bass
- Roger Neuman - trumpet, horn section leader, horn arrangement
- Ron Tutt - drums
Disc 2: Catfish John (1973 Old & In The Way);
- Jerry Garcia - banjo, vocals
- David Grisman - mandolin, vocals
- Peter Rowan - guitar, vocals
- Vassar Clements - fiddle, vocals
- John Kahn - acoustic bass
Disc 2: Deep Elem Blues and Ripple (1987 Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band);
- Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
- David Nelson - guitar, vocals
- Sandy Rothman - mandolin, dobro, vocals
- John Kahn - acoustic bass
- Kenny Kosek - fiddle
- David Kemper - snare drum
Disc 2: Positively 4th Street (1975 Jerry Garcia Band);
- Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
- Nicky Hopkins - piano
- John Kahn - bass
- Ron Tutt - drums
Disc 2: The Harder They Come (1977 Jerry Garcia Band);
- Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
- Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
- Keith Godchaux - keyboards, vocals
- John Kahn - bass
- Ron Tutt - drums, vocals
Disc 2: Gomorrah, Senor and Evangeline (1990 Jerry Garcia Band);
- Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
- Gloria Jones - vocals
- David Kemper - drums
- John Kahn - bass
- Jackie LaBranch - vocals
- Melvin Seals - organ, keyboards
Disc 2: Dear Prudence (1979 Reconstruction);
- Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
- Merl Saunders - keyboards, vocals
- Ron Stallings - saxophones, vocals
- Ed Neumeister - trombone
- John Kahn - bass
- Gaylord Birch - drums
Disc 2: Deal (1980 Jerry Garcia Band);
- Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
- Ozzie Ahlers - keyboards
- John Kahn - bass
- Johnny De Foncesca - drums
Related releases
This album was originally released as a double CD in 2006;
The tracks are from the following sources.
Disc 1: Deal, Bird Song, Sugaree, Loser and The Wheel;
Disc 1: Let It Rock and Russian Lullaby;
Disc 1: Might As Well, Mission In The Rain and I'll Take A Melody;
Disc 1: Rubin And Cherise, Cats Under The Stars and Rhapsody In Red;
Disc 1: Run For The Roses, Knockin' On Heaven's Door and Without Love;
Disc 2: Catfish John (Oct 1973);
Disc 2: Deep Elem Blues and Ripple (1987);
Disc 2: Positively Fourth Street (17 Nov 1975);
Disc 2: The Harder They Come (30 Jul 1977);
Disc 2: Gomorrah (1990);
Disc 2: Senor and Evangeline (1990);
Disc 2: Deal (29 Feb 1980);
Dear Prudence is previously unreleased live track by Reconstruction.
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