2005 live album by Legion of Mary
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[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.
[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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