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Samson and Delilah
Sept. 18, 1983
Nevada County Fairgrounds

Phil is amazing here
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Sept. 10, 1983
Downs of Santa Fe

Bright, uptempo version with Jerry on fire throughout
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Big River
Sept. 8, 1983
Red Rocks

Acrobatic and articulate playing by Jerry
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Not Fade Away
July 31, 1983
Ventura County Fairgrounds

Jerry gets into some very unusual, far-out shit during this jam.
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China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
April 25, 1983
The Spectrum

Jerry does everything in this Rider, especially in his final solo.
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Comments

Let It Grow
Dec. 27, 1982
Oakland Auditorium

Builds and builds and Jerry sticks the dagger in at the end
Space
Sept. 15, 1982
Capital Centre

Jerry quotes Miles Davis's Freedom Jazz Dance, which he used to play with Merle
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
Sept. 5, 1982
Glen Helen Regional Park

It's baffling that Bobby would turn the beat around on a tune as rhythmically straightforward as this
Scarlet Begonias -> Fire On The Mountain
July 31, 1982
Manor Downs

The phrase Jerry plays in the transition at around 10:30 kills me, a searching little melody and its response with the volume pedal
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
July 25, 1982
Compton Terrace Amphitheatre

Beautiful searching, inquisitive solos, plus you get to hear Jerry telling us to get yourself a parking lot
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