Legion of Mary: The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 1
Legion of Mary: The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 1 |
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Live album by Legion of Mary |
Released |
August 23, 2005 |
Recorded |
1974 – 1975 |
Genre |
Rock, Jazz-rock |
Label |
Rhino |
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Jerry Garcia chronology |
Merriweather Post Pavilion, September 1 & 2, 1989
(2005) |
Legion of Mary: The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 1
(2005) |
Warner Theatre, March 18, 1978
(2005) |
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Professional ratings |
Review scores |
Source |
Rating |
Allmusic |
[1] |
The Music Box |
[2] |
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.
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.
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 of 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
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"
- March 1, 1975, The Keystone, Berkeley, California: "That's a Touch I Like", "I Second That Emotion", "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
- May 15, 1975, Great American Music Hall: "I'll Take a Melody"
- May 22, 1975, The Keystone: "Since I Lost My Baby", "Tore Up over You"
- July 4, 1975, Great American Music Hall: "Tough Mama"
- July 5, 1975, The Keystone: "Talkin' 'bout You", "Mystery Train"
Credits
Legion of Mary
Credits
- 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 Featherstone
- Liner notes - Blair Jackson
References