Jerry Garcia

10 Disc Compilation

by Chris Davis

—–Garcia Compilation (Volume 1)—–

1. Cats Under the Stars 3/18/78
2. Love in the Afternoon 11/23/77
3. New York City* 6/4/74
4. Rubin and Cherise 4/10/82
5. Neighbor, Neighbor 8/30/74
6. Heavens Door** 3/11/78
7. Ill Be With Thee 3/18/78
8. Drove Old Dixie Down 7/20/76
9. Ride Mighty High 7/9/76
10. Palm Sunday 3/18/78

* with Alice Stuart on Vocals
** At around 7:23, some guy in the crowd yells, “Nice Ass Donna”; forever to be immortilized on tape as The “nice ass Donna” guy.

–With the season of Jerome (8/1 – 8/9) nearly upon us, I thought I might make a little mix and seed it. No biggie, these arent rare recordings or anything. I do prefer many of these versions, and think of them as being well played, and extremely energetic. Jerry at his finest!

–This is just a fun little mix….enjoy….Chris Davis (7/19/05)

—–Garcia Compilation (Volume 2)—–

1. Tore Up 11/15/76
2. Train to Cry 5/5/82
3. After Midnight -> 2/17/80
4. Eleanor Rigby jam ->
5. After Midnight (reprise)
6. Mississippi Moon 4/12/75
7. Sing Me Back Home 6/4/82
8. Positively 4th Street 12/21/79
9. Goodnight Irene* 4/21/82

*with Dr. John on piano

–My first Garcia compilation seemed to be popular, so here is another one. This one, of course, is with the blessing of the poo…thanks for the support, my friend… :) If the interest is there, more will follow. Enjoy…Chris Davis…(7/20/05)

—–Garcia Compilation (Volume 3)—–

1. Think 2/9/74
2. Someday Baby 7/8/73
3. Let It Rock 11/15/74
4. He Aint Give You None 8/24/74
5. The Harder They Come 11/28/74
6. Its No Use* 6/30/72
7. Roadrunner 2/5/74

*So far as I can tell, this is the first Its no Use. The Jerry Site seems to confirm this…

Without me intending it, this volume became a Garcia and Saunders compilation. Plenty more on the shelf, so many songs yet to cover, but I was just in a jazzy mood. The horns sound great! Look for more in a day or two. Enjoy! Chris Davis (7/21/05)

—–Garcia Compilation (Volume 4)—–

1. Ill Take a Melody 3/8/80
2. How Sweet It Is 2/12/80
3. Mission in the Rain 2/19/78
4. Tough Mama 1/27/76
5. Sitting Here in Limbo* 12/19/75
6. Masterpiece 2/29/80
7. Russian Lullabye 1/24/80

*There is some slight crackling at various points during Limbo. It is not terribly noticeable, but the headphones do make it more obvious. I added this anyway, because Nicky Hopkins plays his heart out on this one…

–This is by far the most mellow mix so far. Enjoy..Chris Davis (7/22/05)

—–Garcia Compilation (Volume 5)—–

1. Sweet Sunny South* 12/8/91
2. Off to Sea Once More 2/3/91
3. Drink Up and Go Home 5/7/92
4. Friend of the Devil 8/25/91
5. Heavens Door** 3/xx/95
6. So What 9/17/93
7. Oh, the Wind and Rain 5/xx/92
8. Im Troubled 5/8/92
9. The Thrill is Gone 5/xx/92
10. Louis Collins 12/8/91
11. She Belongs to Me 5/xx/92
12. Eat my Dust*** 8/25/91
13. Ripple*** 8/25/91
14. Jam Into Shady Grove** 3/xx/95
15. Shady Grove** 3/xx/95

*duet, with banjos
**with Tony Rice
***with Bela Fleck

–This started as an acoustic Garcia mix. It transformed into a Garcia/Grisman mix. I guess the other acoustic stuff will have to wait for another volume. Enjoy…Chris Davis…(7/23/05)

—–Garcia Compilation (Volume 6)—–

1. Shining Star 11/19/93
2. Dear Prudence 2/5/94
3. C’est La Vie (You Never Can Tell) 4/25/94
4. The Maker 2/6/94
5. Strugglin man 8/14/94
6. Lets Spend the Night Together* 5/2/92

*final time played

–This is the “mature Jerry” mix I talked about. As usual, theres tons more I could add to this, but these versions are excellent! Enjoy…Chris Davis…(7/25/05)

—–Garcia Compilation (Volume 7)—–

01. Finders Keepers* 1/19/74
02. Think** 8/30/87
03. Right Back Together*** 1/7/76
04. Will the Weaver**** 5/4/63
05. Sick and Tired***** 6/30/72
06. Money Honey* 12/20/75
07. Turtle Dove****** 12/17/87
08. Born on the Bayou******* 5/27/89
09. Wang Dand Doodle******** 12/4/88
10. Heavens Door** 8/30/87

* Matt Kelly (Garcia/Saunders)
** Bonnie Raitt (JGB)
*** James Booker (JGB)
**** Sara Ruppenthal Garcia (Jerry and Sara)
***** Tom Fogerty (Garcia/Saunders)
****** Joan Baez (Garcia/Kahn/Weir)
******* John Fogerty (Fogerty/Garcia/Weir/Randy Jackson/Steve Jordan)
******** Neil Young (Garcia/Weir/Wasserman)

–Obviously this is a Garcia and Guests compilation. Some neat versions, and decent recordings as well. Ive done my best to accurately list the proper band titles, I hope I got it all right..Enjoy…Chris Davis…(7/26/05)

—–Garcia Compilation (Volume 8)—–

1. The Love Each Other* 9/10/89
2. Waiting for a Miracle* 9/16/89
3. Tangled Up In Blue** 11/12/93
4. Hope It Wont Be This Way Always* 9/10/89
5. Lay Down Sally** 11/12/93
6. Dont Let Go* > 9/11/89
7. Lonesome and a Long Way From Home*
8. I Shall Be Released* 12/2/89

*with Clarence Clemons
**with David Murray

–Welcome to “Saxophone Jerry”. Some great versions, the sax goes so well… The source on some of these is not the best sounding, but the sax work warrants the attention, so here it is…Enjoy…Chris Davis (7/31/05)

—–Garcia Compilation (Volume 9)—–

1. Sugaree 9/11/76
2. Stop That Train 8/22/76
3. Catfish John 11/15/76
4. Thats What Love Will Make You Do 9/11/76
5. A Strange Man 1/27/76
6. Stir It Up 7/20/76
7. Mission in the Rain 1/27/76
8. Mystery Train 7/9/76

–I went for quality on this one. These tracks are all silky. I had to make up for missed songs, and I was in the mood to do a 76′er…listened to this today, and it sounds very nice :) Enjoy…Chris Davis…(8/2/05)

—–Garcia Compilation (Volume 10)—–

01. Stagger Lee 4/21/82
02. To Lay Me Down 6/3/84
03. Valerie 8/23/82
04. Oh Babe it Aint No Lie 5/5/82
05. Peggy-O 11/26/84
06. She Belongs To Me 10/16/85
07. Jack A Roe 6/4/82
08. Gomorrah 1/28/86
09. Little Sadie 11/14/86
10. Masterpiece 1/27/86
11. Run For the Roses 11/18/84
12. Rubin and Cherise 5/5/82
13. Ripple 6/4/82

Outside of the Grateful Dead, Garcia spent more time onstage with John Kahn than anyone else. So, I thought I might conclude the Garcia Compilations with a nice Garcia and Kahn mix. Enjoy…Chris Davis…(8/10/05)