Garcia & Saunders - All Blues - 6/4/74

[@RobHollanderMusic]

Great post, thanks! Guess sax was Martin Fierro, who I ran into in Sausalito in the 80s at a party. He enjoyed talking about his days with the Jerry band and the Dead, also about being part of the Texas musicians including Boz Scaggs, Janis, and Doug Sahm who all migrated to SF in the 60s. He also mentioned there was always a lot of pressure on Jerry to not drift too far into his own band and projects and away from the Dead. Jerry's approach to playing, particularly during the 70s, made it pretty obvious he was a jazzer, as was his old man. And for anyone who hasn't heard the Miles album "Kind Of Blue", check it out, you'll probably love it. Miles, Coltrane. Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb. It doesn't get any better than that.

[@hanssvoboda]

There *was* a lot of pressure - not just on Jerry to focus on the Dead, but within the Dead to have the music not go too far 'out' - and over time the music suffered as a result. By the 80s the Dead was dead.

[@marcosperez1168]

Wrong cause by 24' the dead is still alive and runnin. Although changes been made... you're only as authentic as your faith and works ​@hanssvoboda

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

A1 + primo jazz album kind of blue this song is my fav song swings so much Paul Chamber’s on bass who went on to play w Trane

[@dylangatenby9928]

Awesome what a gem!! As a jazz fan I can appreciate this a lot! Jerry is such a great player and Merl just shines.

[@Bruce88keys]

Jerry was far more interesting than he got credit for, he was interested in music & brought the G/D approach to Swing/Bluegrass/mainstream Jazz- I will always remember his uncanny ear, his tasteful way of communicating music, in an era where his colleagues were playing a zillion notes on their solos, Jerry could bring it on with a simple turn of a phrase-R.I.P.

[@haakonlenzi]

I will never understate the quality of Jerry as a lead guitarist. His work with Saunders just validates his potential in any circumstance. Grate Jam!

[@susiefairfield7218]

Jerryholic here🙋‍♀️Thank You for sharing this 🤘🔥🔥🔥💗👌🤗🕺 fookin awesome

[@stevezurier]

I agree with the guy who says Jerry was more interesting than he's given credit for. Although for those who knew the Dead's music 40+ years ago they all know what Jerry was about, how he would take breaks and play in side projects and experiment with blues, jazz, country. bluegrass, etc. In this jam, his solos are OK, they have some moments, but his rhythm playing with the ensemble really cooks. He makes it work even though he wasn't really a "jazz" player. He played it his way, it's all you can ever ask for. Thanks for digging this video up, a gem.

[@MarkMasters...]

Thank you. This is excellent. Highly appreciated.👍

[@222psb222]

Wow...just stumbled upon this. I don't think I've even ever heard any reference to Jerry playing this tune. I didn't see my first show until '83, what I would give to have seen these shows. Jerry's range and diversity is far greater than most people think. My Dad and I are both huge Jazz - especially Miles - gonna play this for him. Thanks..Jimmie!!!

[@marcbernicker206]

Thanks for this great and rare post. Been following Jerry and the dead from 1973 on. Saw LOM at the Bottom Line in NYC in 1975 and haven't seen or heard any Jerry side projects as great as those shows. I never knew that LOM covered this gem as it is a rare masterpiece. Thanks for making a stormy Monday that much brighter for me. I will be listening to this many times over. What's next? My favourite things???

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

Great comment I can relate saw Dead 73 LOM in 75 then JGB w Keith Donna 76

[@roseannekarlov-dick2452]

always the definitive Garcia strings personalize the jam, terrific!!

[@terrybarrett6785]

YES. WoW

[@stevenmetzendorf7063]

Was this wonderfully perfectly sounding recording made in San Anselmo,CA @ a small intimate venue know as the "Lion's Share"... If so, I was definitely there for it, no doubt a few feet from the platform ( stage ).

[@TheMastaSelecta]

Yes. the Lion's Share.

[@stevenmetzendorf7063]

Thanks for that confirmation Jimmie. I spent summer of 1974 in San Rafael & was most fortunate to see Jerry & Merl a bunch @ Great American Music Hall in S.F. ( Stills jammed with band one night ), Boarding House & Keystone in Berkeley. GRRR8 Memories ❗

[@TheMastaSelecta]

You’re welcome Steven! That is wild you got to see this show and others back then. 1974 was a great year for music.

[@stevenmetzendorf7063]

@@TheMastaSelecta Very true ! ... I have fond recollection of one late afternoon as a handful of us early arrivals are gathering, Jerry ( beardless ) shows up at venue ( G A M H ) in Volvo,, conveniently parks right out front & exits vehicle with guitar case in hand. Other musicians appear & Fierro brings up food with various suggestions. Garcia responded by saying "Just bring me back a steak sandwich" & proceeded to enter theater . Just cool stuff from a cool portion of my life .... Stay safe Jimmie B. & thanks ✌.

[@billandresen2338]

Yup I remember the Lion's Share

[@georgestevens1502]

Sax does a really great job of that very 50s Miles D phrasing and sounds like it's hooked up to a wah pedal in spots for later era electronica type Miles. Jerry's phrasing seems very relaxed and easy going. Cascading drums sounds like Billy K, but maybe someone else . Merl adding just enough keyboards for some tonal variety. Super band.

[@martinpickr9582]

Hard to listen to at work and not look fucked up lol

[@inez8335]

Drummer Bill Vitt from Sac. you can Google him.

[@georgestevens1502]

@inez8335 Thank you.

[@greenmanwl]

This is uper super awesomely amazing and I thank all that is everything for sharing it with us.....

[@BluesHonkey]

Very very grateful. This is unique and muy special. Peace.

[@katthomason1080]

Thank you for All Blues 74! Nice. Very, very nice.

[@ratso8860]

This may've been the only time they played this one. Doesn't sound like it! Que bella!

[@floepiejane]

Most luscious. Thanks.

[@jimtakahashi4638]

Like Duane Allman, Jerry Garcia was really into jazz and particularly inspired by "Kind of Blue".

[@clarkkent6565]

why do you say Duane Allman was "really into Jazz". For some reason i highly doubt that. One hears no Jazz influence in his playing or at least I dont, and I have never heard nor read that he had any particular affinity for Jazz. For that matter neither did Jerry. He went out of his was in interviews when asked to state that he found Jazz, for the most part, boring .

[@jimtakahashi4638]

Clark Kent If you don't hear any jazz influence in Duane's playing, I have to denounce you as another tone deaf rock fan. I was only 21 when I first listened to the Allman's Fillmore Live, and immediately realized there's quite a lot of jazz influence in his playing, just like other great rock improvisers such as Jerry Garcia, Mike Bloomfield, Terry Kath, Jimi Hendrix and Carlos Santana. So, years later when I read the following liner notes for "Kind of Blue" CD, I wasn't surprised at all. I don't know how old you are or how long and deep you've been listening to music, I'm sure you need to develop a more discerning ear for music.

[@clarkkent6565]

please elaborate, cite specific songs or passages in songs where you hear Jazz coming from duanes gutair.

[@clarkkent6565]

i might also ad that i find your mention of terry kath in the same sentence as the other players you mention interesting, if not baffeling. Yes he was excellent and chicago i and 2 are excellent albums, but hendrix he was not. I am a huge Dead head but Jerry does not belong there either. He was a very unique and special player but Hendrix and Bloomfield are in a catagory of there own. Btw as far as how old i am etc, My first dead show was in 1973 and I saw hendrix open for the monkees ( my first concert ) Oh yea I was at Watkins Glen, Duane was dead by then but that was my first Allman show, and third dead show, anything else you want to know?

[@jimtakahashi4638]

Clark Kent Are you still trying to deny the jazz influence in Allman's playing even after reading the testimony and evidence? You're even worse than those climate change deniers. Actually, I can present a lot more instances of rock musicians influenced by jazz. But I urge you to research it yourself. I don't have to prove anything to you, and I don't give a damn if you can't appreciate and enjoy jazz influence found in rock musicians while I can. It's your loss and problem, not mine. Get it? Ah, we are of the same generation. I expected you to be much younger. You know I used to debate a lot on music mostly with young to middle-aged white Americans and had enough of their shallowness and ignorance, and I assumed you're one of them. Though we're similar in age, there's a crucial difference between us regarding music experience; while you've got stuck in a narrow spectrum of music all your life, I started listening to a wide variety of music when I was very young. Unfortunately my guitar skill didn't improve as much as I had hoped, but because I listened to music both intensively and extensively my ear for music developed significantly (deep and wide). Just like I've given up trying to persuade climate change deniers, I could cut you off now. But since we both like Jerry Garcia and from the same generation, I don't mind keep going. But there are conditions. (1) You must admit what I wrote in the 1st paragraph. (2) You listen to the music I'm listing here and tell me what you think of it. a. Atlantic City Soul by Ivan Boogaloo Joe Jones grooveshark.com/#!/s/Atlantic+City+Soul/1bcafi?src=5 b. The Byrds "Untitled" Clarence White's solo on "Lover of the Bayou" c. Chicago - Live at Tanglewood (07/21/1970) (3) Answer this question--Suppose you're being served an unfamiliar wine at a plush restaurant and the sommelier tells you, "It has a hint of persimmon. Very nice and unique, sir." Do you think you could detect and appreciate it when you have never tasted persimmon before? Will be looking forward to your reply.

[@lsd25records]

its the first time im hearing jerry playing this tune.. sweet sweet miles davis

[@Bridgeknapek]

Thanks this is Wonderful

[@ivonkatz]

Really sweet. Ron Tutt pulls it all together. I wasn't crazy about Jerry's first solo, but his comping behind an inspired Merl Saunders' soloing... Wow. Jerry's second solo is much more than arpeggios - his go-to. The third is HOT. Very, very pleasurable overall. --> A

[@AldofromBordeaux]

Correction...I think it's the ONLY rendition of this Miles Tune by Merl & Jerry....I've actually find no other...as the Jerrysite....so... Thanks again spreading some Merl & Jerry'

[@LIZZIE-lizzie]

AWESOME THANK YOU FOR THIS UPLOAD ❣

[@garybiester7168]

I guess I’m jumping in rather late. Duane Allman’s favorite record was “Kind of Blue,” and his favorite song on the record was “All Blues.” This was according to a recent radio interview I heard with Jaimoe. I’ve also read stories of the band listening to the record together for hours on end. Jazz and rock are both rooted in the blues. The main difference is that rock doesn’t swing (unless you’re talking about some of Steely Dan’s tunes, some of which are straight-up bebop). Both rock and jazz are rooted in the blues; there’s the connection. The influence is more in the open ended jamming/improvisation and not so much directly in the sound. Coltrane and Miles influenced ABB and also the Dead, big time.

[@garybiester7168]

Oh yes, Terry Kath was killin.’ A favorite of Hendrix.

[@bobgoldstein8092]

I am interested in your Steely Dan comment. Which of their songs are bebop. I would like to listen. thanks

[@gpbiester]

@@bobgoldstein8092 Your Gold Teeth II

[@bobgoldstein8092]

@@gpbiester Thanks, I will look for it. Anymore Steely Dan bebop

[@bobgoldstein8092]

@@gpbiester I just played it, thanks

[@htgrimes1]

Great post, been playing over and over

[@gilthethrill9179]

This is around the time they did the "Keystone Jams" which was released on cd.

[@jaygold9923]

miles davis song! very nice. thanks.

[@greenmanwl]

Martin Ferrer or something similar. Check out legion of Mary for more, or the jerry/Merle album called Fire Up for studio songs with him. He's also on a few dead albums, circa 73-75, especially wake of the flood....

[@RobHollanderMusic]

Martin Fierro. Talked to him for a half hour at a party once. He told me about coming out of Texas with Janis and Boz Scaggs to San Francisco. He said the GD organization strongly pressured Jerry from getting too involved with solo projects.

[@larrymay4966]

Oh,SCHUT-Up !

[@georgestevens1502]

And The New Twilight Zone from the 80s with Jerry.

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

I thought they covered this! Just wrote on comment about Cucumber Slumber cover from 73 w Tony Saunders on bass

[@LaurenH58]

this is butter fam

[@annshirts]

Classic Merl & Garcia ,thank you!

[@videobuddahedits]

Thank you, angel

[@bohnjaldwin7832]

I cannot find this full show for the life of me! Someone help

[@friendofbeaver6636]

Thanks, Jimmie B.!

[@trixxxyz]

this is a great show

[@ronalbertoroccosan4418]

Do you know who was in the line up that night? What does It say on his shirt?

[@tyleryesta1]

Very cool find. Martin Fierro is a serious Cat.

[@marcbernicker206]

He's a cat down under the stars!

[@arjhendrix]

thank you

[@davegrabowski6123]

just youtube jerry garcia merl saunders and start your quest!!!!

[@AldofromBordeaux]

thanks sharing those GEMS... anyway," All Blues" don't stay for too long in the song rotation in the forthcoming Merl & Jerry or Legion of Mary Recordings &/or Concerts... I need to consult my vault/archive, but I'm pretty sure there is no much rendition of this tune by these guys out there...

[@JoelCRenn]

Volume is 2 low on my phone all i got bRely can hear other sights i can but great stuff jav 2 get my computer working

[@viperspeed11]

icant believe but i;m going to have to...... that i've never heard this before

[@jasoncanto8279]

I said the same thing hahaha

[@thb53]

@@ccSkydog Actually, it is spelled "admit", with one "t"

[@ccSkydog]

@@thb53 the extra t was for tragic..🤗

[@libertyskrollz7045]

sunshine daydream rays of wonder and light

[@TangledUpInDead]

Awesome man thanks

[@crayhead]

The Fatman Rocks❣️❣️❣️

[@Christian.B.Martin]

For the story behind JERRY GARCIA and MERL SAUNDERS from December 1970 to June 1975, see: jerrygarcia.com/band/jerry-garcia-and-merl-saunders/

[@shipdog6]

😎 thanks

[@stepheng820]

What is the name of this band/show?

[@tylerthompson1842]

I wish Jerry took the time to learn a few standard jazz approaches in his soloing. His minor pentatonic and subtle flirtation with the major 3rd is killer, and his chromaticism is second to none, but he never really learned how to enclosed chords when playing over changes.

[@ReedRosson1987]

HOT SHIT HERE FOLKS!

[@mycloclo1958]

Really good !!

[@ryandonahue5002]

Has this ever come out on an official release?

[@loyeruckman120]

Can anyone tell me who's playing tenor saxophone?

[@MrRadbilly]

+Loye Ruckman Martin Fierro

[@linabraunstein7514]

Possibly, Hadley Caliman. Both Merl Saunders & Hadley Caliman lived in the SF Panhandle at that time and knew each other.

[@sambac2053]

It's Martin

[@NoodleSoupBass]

@@linabraunstein7514 It's Martin Fierro

[@joywilson7361]

Row, Jimmie, Row!!!

[@mrfish4lyfe]

tony saunders???? not kahn????

[@NoodleSoupBass]

Merl Saunders on organ, John Kahn on Bass

[@dontyoujustknowit6406]

@@NoodleSoupBass If you look at the other comments here you will see that someone identified the bass player here as Tony Saunders. Who posted that comment? Tony Saunders himself!

[@Deadtuna3]

maybe Miles and Coltrane with Martin Fierro & Jerry would've been a real gas.

[@davegrabowski6123]

BTW,its martin fierro

[@doormasterbryan]

CHUT UP. Martin leading the boys.

[@douglasnorris109]

horn player using a wah pedal

[@williamwoodall1293]

I love to hear a sax with wah wah pedal. There's a few examples in Frank Zappa's music.

[@viperspeed11]

gems is right!

[@20904Maryland]

vi·sion·ar·y

[@noriyukifujita8716]

Thx (^-^)v Feel Good summer ＆ west coast

[@MichaelHansenFUN]

who knows the personell?

[@sambac2053]

The band is Legion of Mary ,Merl Saunders keys , John Kahn bass, Martin Fiero Sax, Ron Tutt drums Garcia guitar was the usual line up

[@noelgrey7512]

@@sambac2053 not LOM

[@noelgrey7512]

tony saunders on bass and kreutzmann on drums!

[@williamwoodall1293]

​@@noelgrey7512 Was this the only show John Kahn missed? I thought he was ALWAYS Jerry's bass player in his side bands. Exceptions: when sitting in with another musician or playing in an established band like Garcia and Grisman with the David Grisman Quintet.

[@jeffvalliere2185]

✌🏽

[@The5767493]

This is what they were listening too kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5LHq61riNqVjaM

[@lsd25records]

subbed but contact lock

[@davids1632]

My hatred for the saxophone destroys my enjoyment for Garcia. I feel like dynamite. LMAO

[@ralphmoull6335]

Sucks to be you.

[@charliejervis1097]

Not a fan of jazz, even though I've tried to be. It just doesn't take.

[@kevinmaddog3064]

Anything Jerry Garcia takes with me but I get your drift.

[@newusernamehere4772]

Don't start with cool jazz/Bebop, or even modal jazz, that's a classic mistake. Not your fault though because it's pretty much the only jazz taught in school. Fusion first, as much as possible. Start with the more rock stuff, Grateful Dead, Zappa, Yes, etc, with a little Mahavishnu Orchestra. Then branch out through those musicians, Ponty and Sugarcane for the shredding distorted violin fusion (a personal favorite), Live Evil by Miles Davis I THINK has John McLaughlin, either way it's a lot closer to Funkadelic and Santana than it is to jazz, but it retains the harmonic density. Same with Tribute to Jack Johnson, basically a rock album devoid of the rapid chord changes found in Bebop that turn off...most people let's be honest. Also Pangaea and the other live albums from that era. Herbie Hancock produced great funk albums around this time too. After you've listened to all of those albums THEN go to Kind of Blue (the album this song was on) and I haven't really figured out where to go from there because I'm still not super into classic jazz lol

[@newusernamehere4772]

I might be wrong but I feel like I remember Hendrix having a pretty solid fusion tune at one point, but I know he didn't read music so I might be misremembering. Maybe 1983...A Merman I Should Turn to Be? I'll have to listen again

[@newusernamehere4772]

Oh yeah and listen to Allman Brothers Band In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, and Les Brers in A Minor

[@newusernamehere4772]

And Jimmy Herring and Derek Trucks! Basically anything besides "standard" jazz lol

[@juansurfcity1605]

wonder if he's playing the Travis Bean guitar... different tone...

[@davewashburn2176]

Tony was born in 74

[@TonySaundersBassist]

11/10/1955 I was playing on this recording it was one of the first jazz tunes I learned

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

@@TonySaundersBassistthanks Tony

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

Thanks Tony your Dad was the best!​@@TonySaundersBassist

[@danbarrett20]

It was an off night

[@gershonhoffman4093]

This really isn't blues : ) Jazz / funk

[@gershonhoffman8228]

@Green Rocky Road Know that - just sayin .. lol

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

Miles crossing over blues into jazz