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Playin' In The Band
March 2, 1981
Cleveland Music Hall

Patient jamming, less frenetic than most pitb's, with beautiful China Doll, d/s, and The Wheel interludes. Beautiful.
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Spanish Jam
May 6, 1981
Nassau Coliseum

Out of a frenetic caution jam; a magical and classic 1981 moment.

Comments

China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
July 1, 1973
Universal Amphitheatre

Top shelf, fully actualized Jerry here. So fluid and connected. Off the beaten path because it's an AUD, but it's a great recording. I
Not Fade Away
Sept. 10, 1974
Alexandra Palace

My favorite version. Not as pyrotechnic or shreddy as the great '77 versions, but long on groove and choogle, with the whole band connected.
The Wheel
Feb. 26, 1977
Swing Auditorium

Wonderfully stretched out, a stretch of '77 that could pass for '74 in terms of interplay and space.
Eyes Of The World
March 29, 1990
Nassau Coliseum

Branford and Jerry get a lot of attention in this version (and, well, fine- they're great), but Phil is a syncopated locomotive on the bass end, that's what brings me back to it time and again.
Dark Star
Nov. 11, 1973
Winterland Arena

Part of my favorite suite of GD music, right through to China Doll.
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