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Garcia Plays Dylan

Garcia Plays Dylan is an album composed of various live performances featuring Jerry Garcia playing covers of Bob Dylan songs. It is culled from performances from 1973–1995, and features Garcia playing with Grateful Dead, Legion of Mary, Jerry Garcia Band, and Garcia-Saunders.[3] Garcia takes lead vocals on all tracks.

Garcia Plays Dylan
Compilation album by
Jerry Garcia
ReleasedOctober 25, 2005
Recorded1973–1995
GenreRock, folk
LabelRhino
Jerry Garcia chronology
Pure Jerry: Warner Theatre, March 18, 1978
(2005) 		Garcia Plays Dylan
(2005) 		Well-Matched: The Best of Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Music Box[2]

Another collection, Postcards of the Hanging, features more Dylan covers performed by the Grateful Dead (with lead vocals shared among Garcia, Bob Weir and Phil Lesh).

Track listing

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All songs composed by Bob Dylan, except "Tears of Rage" by Richard Manuel and Bob Dylan.

Disc one

  1. "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" – 8:12
  2. "Tough Mama" – 9:17
  3. "Positively 4th Street" – 10:46
  4. "The Wicked Messenger" – 13:20
  5. "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" – 17:15
  6. "Simple Twist Of Fate" – 10:58
  7. "I Shall Be Released" – 7:40

Disc two

  1. "When I Paint My Masterpiece" – 14:00
  2. "She Belongs to Me"[a] – 6:31
  3. "Forever Young" – 9:05
  4. "Tangled Up In Blue"[b] – 11:48
  5. "Senor (Tales of Yankee Power)" – 7:16
  6. "Visions of Johanna" – 9:21
  7. "Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)" – 5:15
  8. "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"[c] – 7:07

Notes

  1. ^ Later released with entire concert on Dave's Picks Volume 49
  2. ^ Later released with entire concert on Garcia Live Volume 19
  3. ^ Later released with entire concert on Spring 1990

Bonus Disc – Garcia Plays Dylan Again

  1. "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" (acoustic) – 5:38
  2. "Tears of Rage" – 8:19
  3. "Going, Going, Gone" – 18:56

Track information

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Disc one

  1. Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders. Recorded Live at The Boarding House, San Francisco, CA (1/25/73)
  2. Jerry Garcia Band. Recorded Live at Keystone, Berkeley, CA (11/18/75)
  3. Jerry Garcia Band. Recorded Live at Keystone, Berkeley, CA (11/17/75)
  4. Legion Of Mary. Recorded Live at Oriental Theatre, Milwaukee, WI (4/19/75)
  5. Jerry Garcia Band. Recorded Live at Sophie's, Palo Alto, CA (2/15/76) (?)[4][5][6]
  6. Jerry Garcia Band. Recorded Live at Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, CA (2/19/78)
  7. Jerry Garcia Band. Recorded Live at the Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA (11/28/87)

Disc two

  1. Jerry Garcia Band. Recorded Live at The Stone, San Francisco, CA (2/2/80)
  2. Grateful Dead. Recorded Live at Frost Amphitheater, Palo Alto, CA (4/28/85)
  3. Jerry Garcia Band. Recorded Live at the Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA (3/4/88)
  4. Jerry Garcia Band. Recorded Live at Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA (10/31/92)
  5. Jerry Garcia Band. Recorded Live at the Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA (4/23/93)
  6. Grateful Dead. Recorded Live at Soldier Field, Chicago, IL (7/8/95)
  7. Grateful Dead. Recorded Live at Sullivan Stadium, Foxboro, MA (7/2/89)
  8. Grateful Dead. Recorded Live at Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, Ontario (3/22/90)

Bonus Disc - "Garcia Plays Dylan Again"

  1. Garcia/Kahn. Neighbors of Woodcraft, Portland, OR - late show (06/04/82)
  2. Jerry Garcia Band. Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA - (08/05/90)
  3. Legion Of Mary. Keystone, Berkeley, CA - (05/22/75)

Credits

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Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders

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Jerry Garcia Band

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  • Nicky Hopkins - piano on disc 1, tracks 2-3
  • John Kahn - bass
  • Ron Tutt - drums on disc 1, tracks 2-3 & 5
  • Keith Godchaux - piano on disc 1, tracks 5-6
  • Donna Godchaux - vocals on disc 1, track 5
  • Buzz Buchanan - drums on disc 1, track 6
  • Gloria Jones - vocals on disc 1, track 7, disc 2, tracks 3-5
  • David Kemper - drums on disc 1, track 7, disc 2, tracks 3-5
  • Jackie LaBranch - vocals on disc 1, track 7, disc 2, tracks 3-5
  • Ozzie Ahlers - keyboards on disc 2, track 1
  • Johnny de Fonseca - drums on disc 2, track 1

Legion of Mary

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Grateful Dead

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Planer, Lindsay. Garcia Plays Dylan at Allmusic
  2. ^ Metzger, John. Garcia Plays Dylan, The Music Box, November, 2005
  3. ^ Garcia Plays Dylan at the Grateful Dead Family Discography
  4. ^ "1976-02-13 Keystone, Berkeley CA".
  5. ^ https://coverartarchive.org/release/b2cb9e0d-e430-4d95-b4c9-f89e3b5152fa/39177628989.jpg [bare URL image file]
  6. ^ "1976-02-15 Sophie's, Palo Alto CA".
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