Legion of Mary: The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 1
2005 live album by Legion of Mary
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Legion of Mary: The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 1 is an album by Legion of Mary , a jazz influenced rock band led by Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead . It was recorded live on various dates from December 1974 to July 1975, at the Keystone in Berkeley, California , the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California , and the Paramount Theatre in Portland, Oregon . It was released on August 23, 2005.[ 3]
Besides Garcia on guitar and vocals , Legion of Mary features Merl Saunders on keyboards , Martin Fierro on saxophone and flute , John Kahn on bass , and Ron Tutt on drums .
Another live album by Legion of Mary is Garcia Live Volume Three . Released on three CDs in October 2013, it contains recordings from the band's December 1974 tour of the Pacific Northwest.
A recording by a slightly earlier lineup of this band, not yet known as Legion of Mary,[ 4] is Pure Jerry: Keystone Berkeley, September 1, 1974 . Released in December 2004, it contains a complete concert on three CDs. The lineup is the same as on the Legion of Mary album, except that the drummer is Ron Tutt's predecessor in the band, Paul Humphrey .[ 5]
In August 1975, Garcia disbanded Legion of Mary, and formed a new group called the Jerry Garcia Band . The first lineup of the Jerry Garcia Band also included Kahn and Tutt, along with Nicky Hopkins on piano . A live recording of that band, from November 1975, was released in 2009 as the album Let It Rock: The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 2 .
Track listing
Disc one
"Tough Mama" (Bob Dylan ) – 9:42
"That's a Touch I Like" (Jesse Winchester ) – 11:54
"I Second That Emotion " (Al Cleveland , Smokey Robinson ) – 14:02
"Since I Lost My Baby " (Pete Moore , Smokey Robinson) – 11:56
"Tore Up over You" (Hank Ballard ) – 11:49
"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down " (Robbie Robertson ) – 8:30
"Talkin' 'bout You" (Ray Charles ) – 11:16
Disc two
"I'll Take a Melody" (Allen Toussaint ) – 11:27
"Let it Rock " (Chuck Berry ) – 13:54
"Neighbor, Neighbor" (Alton J. Valier) – 11:56
"Money Honey " (Jesse Stone ) – 10:04
"Last Train from Poor Valley" (Norman Blake ) – 7:54
"Mystery Train " (Junior Parker , Sam Philips ) – 13:02
"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) " (Brian Holland , Lamont Dozier , Eddie Holland ) – 10:55
Bonus disc: Absolute Mary
"Boogie On Reggae Woman " (Stevie Wonder ) – 17:40
"Every Word You Say" (Jesse Winchester ) – 5:17
"L-o-M Jam" (Legion of Mary) – 10:54
"It's No Use" (Traditional) – 10:55
"Wicked Messenger " (Bob Dylan ) – 14:02
"Sittin' Here in Limbo" (Jimmy Cliff , Guilly Bright-Plummer) – 14:35
Recording dates and venues
December 14, 1974, Paramount Theatre , Portland, Oregon : "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)"
February 27, 1975, Great American Music Hall , San Francisco, California : "Let It Rock", "Neighbor, Neighbor", "Money Honey", "Last Train from Poor Valley", "L-o-M Jam", "Sittin' Here in Limbo'
March 1, 1975, The Keystone, Berkeley, California : "That's a Touch I Like", "I Second That Emotion", "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
April 19, 1975, Oriental Theater, Milwaukee: "It's No Use"
May 15, 1975, Great American Music Hall: "I'll Take a Melody", "Boogie On Reggae Woman", "Wicked Messenger"
May 22, 1975, The Keystone: "Since I Lost My Baby", "Tore Up over You", "Every Word You Say"
July 4, 1975, Great American Music Hall: "Tough Mama"
July 5, 1975, The Keystone: "Talkin' 'bout You", "Mystery Train"
Personnel
Legion of Mary
Production
Original recordings producers - Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders
Compilation producers - James Austin, Blair Jackson, Hale Milgrim, Peter McQuaid
Executive producer - Christopher Sabec
Recording - Betty Cantor-Jackson
Tape research - David Lemieux
Engineer, mastering - Joe Gastwirt
Art direction - Hugh Brown, Katherine Delaney
Design - Katherine Delaney
Photography - Roberto Rabanne
Cover illustration - Ken Featherston
Liner notes - Blair Jackson
References
^ Jurek, Thom. Legion of Mary at Allmusic
^ Metzger, John. Legion of Mary , The Music Box , August 2005
^ Legion of Mary at the Grateful Dead Family Discography. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
^ Jackson, Blair (2005). Liner notes for Legion of Mary: The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 1 .
^ Planer, Lindsay. Pure Jerry: Keystone Berkeley, September 1, 1974 at Allmusic
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