Steve Morse/David Grisman/Rob Wasserman Trio • 1985 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]

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[@JohnLloydDavis]

What shows Steve Morse to be a great musician here is how he doesn't blast out the other players with volume. He can be heard when he wants to and backs off when others are playing.

[@JosephDillman]

You don't always get such great videography where they show those fretboard closeups. So beautiful!

[@davidotness6199]

Got to see David G play with Stephane Grapelli (ex-Hot Club France w/Django Rheinhart) at the Paramount Theater in Seattle in 1980, with Rob in Anchorage (small club venue) in the early 80s along with Mike Marshall and Darol Anger. Good times! Thanks for this!

[@ja4039]

Huge Steve fan! No idea this existed. What a treat

[@brianloy7856]

As a musician myself, I really appreciate this video clip. There were several guitarists, Phil Keaggy comes to mind, who had perfected the use of the volume knob to create “bowed” sounding lines. This was an excellent example! Thanks so much for posting this!!!

[@Transterra55]

Keaggy also uses an E-bow for that sound as well.

[@sailorr4287]

Morse might be the only one I’ve seen us the tine pot with this technique (even on his current strats). Roy Buchanan was the best i saw do this with volume.

[@KarstenJohansson]

@@sailorr4287 There is also Jeff Beck and Uli John Roth. Arguably you could add Eddie VanHalen (Cathedrals) and Yngwie Malmsteen (Echo Etude, although this one was never on an album).

[@riccampbell]

Yeah, Glass Harp was a huge influence on me back in the late 60s/early 70s. The volume swell thing stood me in good use over the years.

[@BenAdam-om2hr]

They played '16.16' by David Grisman from his "Hot Dawg" album.

[@joelspaulding5964]

One of my favorites

[@roscius6204]

My algorithm brought me here... That was nuts 🤗

[@sailorr4287]

Right, after decades of ignoring about Morse, and years if avoiding Beato, i watched the interview the other day. Discussed with my unsuspecting dawg bris yesty, Googlegod gave me this.

[@clayjones8890]

What a find! Thank you so much! Dixie Dregs fan from wayyyy back! Steve is amazing!

[@johnpandolfino8663]

Would never have had the opportunity to hear this if not for KZbin..... brilliant stuff from all three......👌👏👍🥳🎄😍⛄🦫💰😎💪🎉🇺🇸🍩🎶🤩

[@siamsasean]

Look up the Dixie Dregs. That was Steve's band for years. All monsters.

[@joelspaulding5964]

Phenomenal trio. Fabulous tune.

[@philipatoz]

I don't know what's weirder, this line-up of musicians or that they got booked on the Merv Griffin Show! I saw the Dregs live in the '70s - they played all kinds of genres and styles mixed together - so not a stretch for Steve with the "Dawg" and bassist!

[@jeremyversusjazz]

You saw the “dixie” dregs if it was the 70’s. As did i. The best dregs records are the original dixie dregs records. No im not some kinda souths gonna do it again dude-just no reason to change the history of their name out political correctness. If anything, their name was a parody of dixie not a celebration of it. Just sayin…

[@philipatoz]

@@jeremyversusjazz - strange, but I never even thought about their name! There is an absolutely awesome recent interview with Steve on Rick Beato’s channel.

[@jeremyversusjazz]

@@philipatoz yes saw it!

[@strangher11]

Rob Wasserman was a force in his own right .... a grouping of greats.

[@grogman1911]

Wow is right! I never heard this as I was deployed to the eastern Med in 1985. Amazing that old Merc had such talent on his show. The sound really shines through my Klipsch Heresies. A joy to hear.

[@alvarhanso6310]

This is fantastic! Steve Morse showing he is a quick study of Dawg Music, too. Ridiculous solos by all.

[@Ryo7_7]

This is epic. Love Morse's playing. Incredible collaboration.

[@ericyocklovich4126]

Great upload, love these old talk show live performances

[@mikemacauley4147]

This is fantastic!! Love the whole concept

[@genesmith3913]

Thank you Reelin66!!!

[@fuzzcous]

Fantastic footage thanks for sharing.

[@achaarpickler]

Great video, great performance

[@DropAnchor1978]

Brilliant!

[@rillloudmother]

lol, i thought they were gonna play, 'reelin' in the years.'

[@thomasborger6548]

That is what I thought as well!

[@WatchmanRiver]

The one and only Steve Morse…

[@IanSwan-j8l]

Fantastic musical treat

[@panavisionnot7180]

Pre " Hot licks " Raw Steve would probably have loved to have used distortion on this to showcase his signature Tone on TV ./ .love the other two players too!

[@davidhogan5133]

This is wonderfull!!😊🌄

[@voxac30withstrat]

All masters at their chosen instruments. Not blown away by the piece they chose but did enjoy their skills. Ever tried to play a double bass? Holy cow. You need fingers of steel. Steve on a Tele of all things. No sign of his Music Man

[@frankmarsh1159]

This is his Dixie Dregs guitar. The one he built himself with the strat neck on a tele body and all the different pickups. This was his main guitar for many years. The Music Mans didn't come until later.

[@davekiddie4467]

Not yet

[@goodun2974]

​@@frankmarsh1159, Longtime Morse fans like myself call this the FrankenTele !

[@frankmarsh1159]

@@goodun2974 Yeah I know. I saw it many times. I actually have a set of frets that came out of it.

[@DavidOlson1]

Check out the Steve Morse Band album ‘The Introduction’ (rel. 1984). His modified Tele playing won’t disappoint! 😊

[@goodtimefolkrock]

brilliant playing ......ill bet Zappa was somewhere watching this

[@daveydudely9954]

what a crazy ensemble, love it

[@ritualee10]

You want me to just plug straight into that Jazz Chorus, huh? OK, that'll be fine...

[@robertbooth3699]

On the Merv Griffin Show, for all love! Wow!

[@imaseeker100]

Brilliant! Subscribed.

[@Kohntarkosz]

I can't believe I've never seen this before!

[@Sawlon]

Wow!!!

[@dashriprock5720]

After watching this I've come to one conclusion...that was not Merv Griffen's set Cosmo Kramer found in the trash

[@ReelinInTheYears66]

Yes it was the set they used on Seinfeld was based in Merv’s 1972 CBS show this is from 1985 and a very different set.

[@magnuszetterqvist5936]

Thanks 👍😘🇸🇪

[@robertwhitcomb6105]

Can’t speak for most recent compilation, but he was curiously absent in 2012 as was Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson among many others

[@alanwatson3367]

This shit rocks never heard of this grouping of incredible musicians

[@davidkopec9442]

Why the big crappy watermark?

[@DavidJones-ey6ie]

This is awesome

[@ber334]

I remember one time the Merv Griffin show had Ray Brown on base and Herb Ellis on guitar in the studio band. Five days a week

[@Carlos-fh8wk]

I can hear the reason Steve went on to play with Paco, Al, and John. The mandolinist sounds very progressive flamenco.

[@marcgatto9675]

Daytime TV in the 80's! Wow

[@Independently_Minded]

This is great.

[@notgivennotgiven7776]

Hey, that doesn't sound like Smoke on the Water

[@brianlester3502]

That was awesome

[@jfree336]

And Steve would be voted best the next 2 years joining them in the gallery of greats. A JC120 in the backline.

[@duvallsaunders]

gorgeous

[@MikeUIibarri]

Crazy.

[@RealROI]

Wow this was mainstream tv back in the day

[@HankMorris-el6jg]

Sick!!!

[@geargeekpdx3566]

Few Merv Griffin average viewers had any idea that they were in the presence of Rock Arena greatness for guys used to blowing to 150dB for a square mile

[@MAXCORDAS]

Hello guys!!! Someone knows the song's name???

[@johnr3587]

Cool

[@COTG666]

Steve Morse is a great guitarist. More of a jazz type guitarist IMO. I really liked his work in Dixie Dreggs.

[@Kreln1221]

While it is incredibly awesome that Reelin' In The Years posts these rare gems on _KZbin,_ and I have no problem with them advertising their licensing services..., I really wish they would place their watermark either at the top or bottom of the screen, not in the middle, or in this case just below the middle, DIRECTLY OVER the musicians' hands and instruments... It's EXTREMELY immersion breaking to attempt to see what strings and frets their fingertips are playing while being moved along by the music, but while trying to look through a giant watermark. Please..., I support and encourage you to add your watermark to the top or bottom of your videos..., but please..., PLEASE!!!, don't post your watermark directly on top of the main focus of the videos, (in this case on top of the musicians' fingers and strings.) Thank you...

[@lukehanley5392]

Practice. Practice. Practice.

[@BarryPennock]

Wow! A weird prima facie combination but boy does it work!

[@Joseph-st3ec]

There was a time where real Tallent always appreciated, now I dint know what it is

[@jonleonoudakis9623]

Wow! An unlikely trio smokin' away on Chick Corea's "Spain!"

[@aka.Mr.French]

wouldn't surprise me if all of these guys could play Spain... but actually, this tune is named "16.16" and was written by the mandolinist, David "Dawg" Grisman. :)

[@jonleonoudakis9623]

Thanks for the info!@@aka.Mr.French

[@SumNumber]

Way runny ! Cool. :O)

[@JDRichard]

Do you have a job where you’re having so much fun

[@jitkafarina3841]

Killer!

[@powskier]

Wow, Morse blows away Jerry Garcia. I much prefer this lineup.

[@deanronson6331]

Morse doesn't fit in this bluegrass context with his blues/rock guitar stylings. If you like this kind of music, try to find some early Dave Grisman Band numbers on YT (70's-80's) featuring the late great Tony Rice, the best and most graceful bluegrass guitarist ever. Check out Tony's composition "Devlin", a true gem.

[@markworth7167]

Surprisingly annoying

[@johnroberts1141]

Noodling that goes nowhere.

[@robertpraetorius4007]

I'm wondering if that depends on what your ears were trained on. I'm generally not big on performers that cram in lots of notes, but to my ear Morse and Grisman do it in a very musical way (that I don't get from, say, McLaughlin, Satriani, Vai, DiMeola, etc. - although all those dudes are very good, technically).

[@marcususa]

Thank you for sharing this. Steve Morse is one of the best guitarists!!

[@mmgreen31]

I would love to see Morse’s reaction to rewatching this.

[@rmoojet157]

Check out his Beato interview just released a few weeks ago.

[@scottrowe533]

Friends, musicians don't come any more talented than these three! I've seen each of them live (with other ensembles) and the performances were absolutely mind-blowing! My sincere thanx for posting this great content. 👏🌞💙

[@betagemslostmedia607]

Wow, Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs, Deep Purple) seems like an unlikely fit for this trio, but it sounds nearly proggy! Great upload!

[@reednokleby1420]

They're a way closer fit than you think! 🙂

[@redbarchetta8782]

Steve has played with so many greats and in so many styles it's dizzying. But he is still a Rocker above all.

[@reednokleby1420]

@@redbarchetta8782 Very true!

[@cosmicman621]

Steve Morse was ..the founder..of the prog-Rock group..Dixie Dregs.Playing this type of jazz is his bread and buttter.

[@DannyBrooks1]

Steve can play any style of music.

[@waynefoote3781]

Shows the versatility of the great Steve Morse and this is historical for all of the players.

[@db5837]

Three great musicians and nice to hear Steve Morse playing clean.

[@butchgiusto9294]

Mr Wizzard has always had the ability to play “clean” or any other coloring needed. He worked hard at technique since he was a kid. I remember going over to his house when he was about 14 and he answer Reed the door with guitar slung and continuously running arpeggio exercises and carrying on a conversation without interruption. As a budding keyboard player, I went home and rededicated my time to practicing.

[@sketchyold]

He’s played “clean” a lot. Just listen to High Tension Wires.

[@W.O.P.R]

This is insanely great!

[@rickya3877]

Got to see Steve play several times solo/Steve Morse Band and with Kansas and the Dregs...always fantastic

[@KK96303]

R.I.P. Rob Wasserman

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

Loved him in Ratdog!

[@mikesmusicden]

That was fantastic! Rob Wasserman has been an inspiration of mine since I first heard him in the mid 80s (probably around the time this video first aired). Really tight playing from them all!

[@Fretlessness]

Been a double bassist for over 2 decades and wasn't really familiar with him beyond a name on ink before right now! What a player!

[@jerbear7952]

Fun fact: David Grisman is "share a toothbrush close" friends with every cool musician.

[@Ritzrfx]

that Jazz Chorus from Roland, so juicy sweet!!

[@JamesAllmond]

and oddly enough, 2 of those gentlemen played "dead" music quite often...

[@boatfaceslim9005]

Great all round! Blistering mandolin solo!

[@Dave-xs9dm]

Steve was cool

[@AZCobraman]

I didn't read the title correctly and kept waiting for the Steely Dan to start lol....

[@johncahill3644]

This was 39 years ago...and that host, Merv Griffin wrote a book way back then detailing how Donald Trump totally screwed him in a real estate deal. It was one of the early publications that announced what many of us in the Northeast already knew about Trump. I only mention this because most today wouldn’t know who Merv Griffin even was...and here he is. He was great for musicians, a famous creator of game shows (ie Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy) and made his biggest fortune in real estate investing. Sorry to be political, but FYI.

[@hazor777]

Screwed him in a real estate deal. Ummm , ok. SO WHAT? One would think the level of corruption the average politician or CEO etc. has committed against the everyday American far outweighs a real estate deal - which, btw, occurs everyday btw avg people - also, how are we defining “screwing” the deal? Bidding a higher buy price ? Locking in the property with escrow and contract stipulations? All LEGAL. So, in summary, Indont think I’d lend much credence to a has been (now dead) fairy who, despite this incident, got everything he wanted in life Grow up.

[@ecyfoto]

I noticed that Morse isn’t using any pedals. Who does that anymore?

[@roscius6204]

and a JC120 the cleanest of clean amps

[@goodun2974]

​@@roscius6204, Morse's playing here reminds me of Jerry Garcia, who also played with Wasserman and Grisman.

[@tlister67]

Marty Stuart any Kenny Vaughan

[@Rob-fd6si]

Gris went with Jerry and Rob went with Bob to Ratdog

[@CasimirMandli]

This is considered as a cultural expperience to me. Outstanding purformence.

[@RICCARDOREARDON]

THIS IS JUST FANTASTIC FOOTAGE... THIS TRACK THAT THEY PLAYING SEEMS TO BE EXTREMELY "PROGRESSIVE~ROCK" GENRE.. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS VIDEO.. THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING THIS VIDEO..

[@CaptainTedStryker]

lol it's called Jazz my dude. I highly recommend it! If you are a prog fan who likes YES, check out Bruford--jazz/rock fusion quartet featuring Bill Bruford (drummer of YES).

[@aka.Mr.French]

more accurately called "Dawg" music, since David "Dawg" Grisman wrote that. :) That nickname of his has become a genre of its own, describing his blend of bluegrass, swing and jazz. Dig around here on YT and you may find a video of Grisman playing this piece with his quartet plus jazz violin legend Stephane Grappelli.

[@colinburroughs9871]

@@CaptainTedStryker Bruford is awesome, but not much overlap here, beyond, people who like musicians would notice that Allan Holdsworth shames everyone

[@gagealbright]

cool. i've heard grisman play this song with jerry garcia in the 1990s too. i dont know the title of the song offhand

[@daveguitarnowski4402]

another comment here clarified that it's "16:16"

[@aka.Mr.French]

...and written by Grisman.

[@gagealbright]

thanks yes i figured that was the case @@aka.Mr.French

[@ST-xg3gy]

Where did Rolling Stone put Steve Morse on the guitar list?

[@stringtheoryguitars4952]

Apparently there was no room for him. Plenty of room for Joan Jett and Taylor Swift though

[@tomtrana3449]

The list is a joke!

[@stringtheoryguitars4952]

@@tomtrana3449 Their entire magazine is a joke, which goes for all mainstream media and Hollywood

[@krob5375]

There were many brutal exclusions and leaving Steve off, considering his history, multi faceted approach and pure skill, was possibly the worst.

[@kar4938]

If you're a Steve Morse/Dixie Dregs fan, I highly recommend their California Screamin' live album.

[@kevinanderson967]

Dawg and Dreg playing on top of Water, Glorious 👏

[@CraigParkerAdams]

Really beautiful! Special thanks to Merv. Years back I was lucky enough to have worked with Rob a couple of times at my studio in Hollywood, CA and I can say that he was a wonderful person with musical sensitivities & abilities that were (pardon the pun) literally off the charts. I miss him and I'm guessing that maybe you do too. One of the greats!

[@tedhart7708]

Great sound quality on this video!👍🏻

[@xianshep]

Never knew these three ever played together. So weird.

[@davespears2241]

I loved this 3 virtuosos.

[@edwardbaker6760]

Makes me miss Tony Rice

[@CaptainTedStryker]

Cool little number from this trio...that bass solo unexpectedly good!

[@mikeatl4953]

Cream of the crop.

[@LaTesea]

Fantástico ❤

[@raynic1173]

Dang, that bass was sounding like a flute!😍

[@geoffstockton]

I had no idea Steve Morse played with these guys whom I of course know as Grateful Dead extended family. Small world!

[@colinburroughs9871]

why'd the dead never do anything nearly this involved..