JERRY GARCIA BAND
''ON BROADWAY ACT ONE, OCTOBER 28TH 1987, DISC THREE''
JUNE 30 2015
179:15
DISC ONE (MATINEE (ACOUSTIC)) (56:59)
1 Opening Announcement 00:34
2 Deep Elem Blues (Traditional) 07:01
3 I'm Troubled (Traditional) 04:20
4 Spike Driver Blues (Traditional) 07:11
5 Band Introductions 00:40
6 Blue Yodel #9 (Jimmie Rodgers) 06:50
7 Short Life of Trouble (G.B.Grayson, Henry Whitter) 04:09
8 If I Lose (Ralph Stanley) 03:17
9 I'm Here to Get My Baby out of Jail (Karl Davis) 05:46
10 Oh Babe it Aint No Lie (Traditional) 06:06
11 Drifting too Far from the Shore (Charles Moody) 05:15
12 Ragged but Right (George Jones) 05:45
DISC TWO (54:04)
1 Opening Announcement 01:02
2 I've Been All Around This World (Traditional) 08:14
3 Ballad of Casey Jones (Traditional) 05:45
4 Blue Yodel #9 (Jimmie Rodgers) 07:35
5 I'm Troubled (Traditional) 05:50
6 Rosa Lee McFall (Charlie Monroe) 03:37
7 Band Introductions 01:13
8 Diamond Joe (Tex Logan) 04:33
9 I Ain't Never (Mel Tillis, Michael Webb Pierce) 04:22
10 It's a Long Long Way to the Top of the World (Don Wayne) 04:01
11 Bright Morning Stars (Traditional) 02:24
12 Ragged but Right (Jones) 05:21
DISC THREE (69:12)
1 How Sweet it is to be Loved by You (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) 07:18
2 Forever Young (Bob Dylan) 09:58
3 Stop That Train (Peter Tosh) 08:42
4 Band Introductions 00:34
5 Run for the Roses (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) 06:00
6 Evangeline (Louis Perez, David Hidalgo) 03:43
7 Knockin' on Heavin's Door (Bob Dylan) 10:18
8 Gomorrah (Jerry Garcia, Hunter) 06:45
9 Tangled up in Blue (Bob Dylan) 11:02
10 My Sisters and Brothers (Charles Johnson) 04:47
Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band:
Jerry Garcia – acoustic guitar, vocals
John Kahn – double bass
David Kemper – drums
Kenny Kosek – fiddle
David Nelson – acoustic guitar, vocals
Sandy Rothman – mandolin, banjo, dobro, vocals
Jerry Garcia Band:
Jerry Garcia – electric guitar, vocals
Gloria Jones – vocals
John Kahn – bass guitar
David Kemper – drums
Jaclyn LaBranch – vocals
Melvin Seals – organ
ABOUT THE ALBUM
BY STUART JEFFERSON, AMAZON.COM
This is three complete sets from the Lunt-Fontanne in New York City in 1987. Music from this stand (and other versions) can be heard (if I remember correctly) on "Pure Jerry", "Almost Acoustic", and "Ragged But Right". Included are two acoustic sets and one electric set with slightly different players. The acoustic band is Garcia, John Kahn-bass, David Kemper-drums, Kenny Kosek-fiddle, David Nelson from (NRPS)-vocals/guitar, and Sandy Rothman-vocals/mandolin/banjo/dobro. The electric set features Garcia, Kahn, Kemper, Melvin Seals-organ, and vocalists Gloria Jones and Jaclyn LaBranch. Some of this music has been around as bootlegs but this is the first "official" release of this music. This is probably somewhere between three and four "stars", especially for long time Garcia fans who've heard other versions of a number of these songs, but I gave this release four "stars" because I got caught up in the nostalgia of it all--where is live music like this now when we really still need it?
Disc 1 is an acoustic matinee set with opening announcements and then into "Deep Elem Blues", "I'm Troubled", "Spike Driver Blues", band introductions,"Blue Yodel #9", "Short Life of Trouble", "If I Lose", "I'm Here To Get My Baby Out of Jail", "Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie", "Drifting Too Far From The Shore", and "Ragged But Right".
Disc 2 (the evening acoustic set) has opening announcements and then slips into "I've Been All Around This World", "Ballad of Casey Jones", "Blue Yodel #9", "I'm Troubled", "Rosa Lee McFall", band intros again, "Diamond Joe", "I Ain't Never", "It's A Long Way To The Top of the World", "Bright Morning Stars", and "Ragged But Right".
Disc 3 is the evening electric set with "How Sweet It Is ...", "Forever Young", (Peter Tosh's) "Stop That Train", band intros, "Run For The Roses", "Evangeline", "Knockin' On Heaven's Door", " "Gomorrah", "Tangled Up In Blue", and "My Sisters and Brothers".
For Garcia fans many of these tunes will be familiar from past live releases. Some may decide to pass by this set because of the repetition of songs which is understandable. But for Garcia fans (like me) this is another piece of the Garcia music puzzle that will fit nicely with previous live sets. In the two acoustic sets there's a number of fine versions of well known songs along with lesser played tunes. The acoustic band, with so many fine musicians, give these songs a certain laid back energy typical of Gracia Band concerts. And that's what makes this set worth hearing. The electric set (with Seals a good addition) sounds similar to other live sets that included some Dylan tunes. But "Tangled...", "Knockin'...", and "Forever..." still have a live freshness to them. Plus there's (Los Lobos') "Evangeline" and "Run For The Roses" which are pretty fine. Listen to Gracia's guitar lines as they snake around on "How Sweet It Is...", or on "Forever Young" where his choice of bluesy notes and the spaces he leaves between them really add depth to the lyrics. This isn't the sound of someone just going through the motions--Garcia's adding just the right sound to these tunes. And whenever I hear a JGB version of Dylan's "Tangled Up In Blue" (including this electric version) it always reminds me somewhat of Hendrix' version of Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower", and how another artist can stamp their own sound and feel onto someone else's song. And while we're at it--listen to "Gomorrah"--a song Garcia played relatively rarely. This version is a subtle gem of a performance.
The sound has been remastered from a 2-track soundboard onto digital audio tape. Overall it's fine but don't expect pristine sound. A hidden (from the venue's union boss) DAT recorder was used and these tapes were never meant to be released. This also means that sound levels couldn't be adjusted--and sometimes the tape machine even being turned on--the reason there's no electric set following the matinee set. Dennis McNally wrote the booklet essay which includes (at least to me) unseen photos. The discs snap inside a four-fold cardboard package (with cool graphics in each disc tray) with a slot for the booklet. All in all a nice little package of acoustic /electric Garcia for a good price.
ABOUT THE ALBUM/WIKIPEDIA
On Broadway: Act One – October 28th, 1987 is a three-CD live album by the Jerry Garcia Band and the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, two music groups led by Grateful Dead guitarist and singer Jerry Garcia. It contains three complete sets of music, recorded at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City on October 28, 1987. It was released by ATO Records on June 23, 2015.
In October 1987 the two Garcia bands played a series of 18 concerts at the Lunt-Fontanne in New York's Broadway theatre district. Each of these shows featured one set of the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band playing folk and bluegrass songs and one set the Jerry Garcia Band playing rock and R&B. Music from this concert run was previously documented on the albums Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, October 31, 1987 and Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, The Best of the Rest, October 15–30, 1987, both of which were released in 2004.
The Lunt-Fontanne performances were recorded surreptitiously to avoid the ire of the venue's union boss, who imposed a strict no-taping policy. The secret nature of the hidden recording rig, made up of an early DAT recorder, led to the matinee electric set not being recorded on October 28. This set consisted of the following songs: "Get Out of My Life, Woman", "They Love Each Other", "Mission in the Rain", "Like a Road Leading Home", "Love in the Afternoon", "My Sisters and Brothers", "That Lucky Old Sun", "Deal", "Crazy Love".
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''ON BROADWAY ACT ONE, OCTOBER 28TH 1987, DISC THREE''
JUNE 30 2015
179:15
DISC ONE (MATINEE (ACOUSTIC)) (56:59)
1 Opening Announcement 00:34
2 Deep Elem Blues (Traditional) 07:01
3 I'm Troubled (Traditional) 04:20
4 Spike Driver Blues (Traditional) 07:11
5 Band Introductions 00:40
6 Blue Yodel #9 (Jimmie Rodgers) 06:50
7 Short Life of Trouble (G.B.Grayson, Henry Whitter) 04:09
8 If I Lose (Ralph Stanley) 03:17
9 I'm Here to Get My Baby out of Jail (Karl Davis) 05:46
10 Oh Babe it Aint No Lie (Traditional) 06:06
11 Drifting too Far from the Shore (Charles Moody) 05:15
12 Ragged but Right (George Jones) 05:45
DISC TWO (54:04)
1 Opening Announcement 01:02
2 I've Been All Around This World (Traditional) 08:14
3 Ballad of Casey Jones (Traditional) 05:45
4 Blue Yodel #9 (Jimmie Rodgers) 07:35
5 I'm Troubled (Traditional) 05:50
6 Rosa Lee McFall (Charlie Monroe) 03:37
7 Band Introductions 01:13
8 Diamond Joe (Tex Logan) 04:33
9 I Ain't Never (Mel Tillis, Michael Webb Pierce) 04:22
10 It's a Long Long Way to the Top of the World (Don Wayne) 04:01
11 Bright Morning Stars (Traditional) 02:24
12 Ragged but Right (Jones) 05:21
DISC THREE (69:12)
1 How Sweet it is to be Loved by You (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) 07:18
2 Forever Young (Bob Dylan) 09:58
3 Stop That Train (Peter Tosh) 08:42
4 Band Introductions 00:34
5 Run for the Roses (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) 06:00
6 Evangeline (Louis Perez, David Hidalgo) 03:43
7 Knockin' on Heavin's Door (Bob Dylan) 10:18
8 Gomorrah (Jerry Garcia, Hunter) 06:45
9 Tangled up in Blue (Bob Dylan) 11:02
10 My Sisters and Brothers (Charles Johnson) 04:47
Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band:
Jerry Garcia – acoustic guitar, vocals
John Kahn – double bass
David Kemper – drums
Kenny Kosek – fiddle
David Nelson – acoustic guitar, vocals
Sandy Rothman – mandolin, banjo, dobro, vocals
Jerry Garcia Band:
Jerry Garcia – electric guitar, vocals
Gloria Jones – vocals
John Kahn – bass guitar
David Kemper – drums
Jaclyn LaBranch – vocals
Melvin Seals – organ
ABOUT THE ALBUM
BY STUART JEFFERSON, AMAZON.COM
This is three complete sets from the Lunt-Fontanne in New York City in 1987. Music from this stand (and other versions) can be heard (if I remember correctly) on "Pure Jerry", "Almost Acoustic", and "Ragged But Right". Included are two acoustic sets and one electric set with slightly different players. The acoustic band is Garcia, John Kahn-bass, David Kemper-drums, Kenny Kosek-fiddle, David Nelson from (NRPS)-vocals/guitar, and Sandy Rothman-vocals/mandolin/banjo/dobro. The electric set features Garcia, Kahn, Kemper, Melvin Seals-organ, and vocalists Gloria Jones and Jaclyn LaBranch. Some of this music has been around as bootlegs but this is the first "official" release of this music. This is probably somewhere between three and four "stars", especially for long time Garcia fans who've heard other versions of a number of these songs, but I gave this release four "stars" because I got caught up in the nostalgia of it all--where is live music like this now when we really still need it?
Disc 1 is an acoustic matinee set with opening announcements and then into "Deep Elem Blues", "I'm Troubled", "Spike Driver Blues", band introductions,"Blue Yodel #9", "Short Life of Trouble", "If I Lose", "I'm Here To Get My Baby Out of Jail", "Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie", "Drifting Too Far From The Shore", and "Ragged But Right".
Disc 2 (the evening acoustic set) has opening announcements and then slips into "I've Been All Around This World", "Ballad of Casey Jones", "Blue Yodel #9", "I'm Troubled", "Rosa Lee McFall", band intros again, "Diamond Joe", "I Ain't Never", "It's A Long Way To The Top of the World", "Bright Morning Stars", and "Ragged But Right".
Disc 3 is the evening electric set with "How Sweet It Is ...", "Forever Young", (Peter Tosh's) "Stop That Train", band intros, "Run For The Roses", "Evangeline", "Knockin' On Heaven's Door", " "Gomorrah", "Tangled Up In Blue", and "My Sisters and Brothers".
For Garcia fans many of these tunes will be familiar from past live releases. Some may decide to pass by this set because of the repetition of songs which is understandable. But for Garcia fans (like me) this is another piece of the Garcia music puzzle that will fit nicely with previous live sets. In the two acoustic sets there's a number of fine versions of well known songs along with lesser played tunes. The acoustic band, with so many fine musicians, give these songs a certain laid back energy typical of Gracia Band concerts. And that's what makes this set worth hearing. The electric set (with Seals a good addition) sounds similar to other live sets that included some Dylan tunes. But "Tangled...", "Knockin'...", and "Forever..." still have a live freshness to them. Plus there's (Los Lobos') "Evangeline" and "Run For The Roses" which are pretty fine. Listen to Gracia's guitar lines as they snake around on "How Sweet It Is...", or on "Forever Young" where his choice of bluesy notes and the spaces he leaves between them really add depth to the lyrics. This isn't the sound of someone just going through the motions--Garcia's adding just the right sound to these tunes. And whenever I hear a JGB version of Dylan's "Tangled Up In Blue" (including this electric version) it always reminds me somewhat of Hendrix' version of Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower", and how another artist can stamp their own sound and feel onto someone else's song. And while we're at it--listen to "Gomorrah"--a song Garcia played relatively rarely. This version is a subtle gem of a performance.
The sound has been remastered from a 2-track soundboard onto digital audio tape. Overall it's fine but don't expect pristine sound. A hidden (from the venue's union boss) DAT recorder was used and these tapes were never meant to be released. This also means that sound levels couldn't be adjusted--and sometimes the tape machine even being turned on--the reason there's no electric set following the matinee set. Dennis McNally wrote the booklet essay which includes (at least to me) unseen photos. The discs snap inside a four-fold cardboard package (with cool graphics in each disc tray) with a slot for the booklet. All in all a nice little package of acoustic /electric Garcia for a good price.
ABOUT THE ALBUM/WIKIPEDIA
On Broadway: Act One – October 28th, 1987 is a three-CD live album by the Jerry Garcia Band and the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, two music groups led by Grateful Dead guitarist and singer Jerry Garcia. It contains three complete sets of music, recorded at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City on October 28, 1987. It was released by ATO Records on June 23, 2015.
In October 1987 the two Garcia bands played a series of 18 concerts at the Lunt-Fontanne in New York's Broadway theatre district. Each of these shows featured one set of the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band playing folk and bluegrass songs and one set the Jerry Garcia Band playing rock and R&B. Music from this concert run was previously documented on the albums Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, October 31, 1987 and Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, The Best of the Rest, October 15–30, 1987, both of which were released in 2004.
The Lunt-Fontanne performances were recorded surreptitiously to avoid the ire of the venue's union boss, who imposed a strict no-taping policy. The secret nature of the hidden recording rig, made up of an early DAT recorder, led to the matinee electric set not being recorded on October 28. This set consisted of the following songs: "Get Out of My Life, Woman", "They Love Each Other", "Mission in the Rain", "Like a Road Leading Home", "Love in the Afternoon", "My Sisters and Brothers", "That Lucky Old Sun", "Deal", "Crazy Love".
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