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And We Bid You Goodnight
April 5, 1969
Avalon Ballroom

Barber shop trio with Phil prominent in the mix.
5
St. Stephen
March 22, 1969
Rose Palace

Gunshot drumming - Jer's dealing clear as a bell tone - the cut at the end is cringeworthy...
3
St. Stephen
Feb. 2, 1969
Labor Temple

Chainsaw Jammin - SG Fuzz factor 10 - Source: CM
4
Bird Song
May 4, 1981
The Spectrum

Another one that gets out there...
3
Cryptical Envelopment
June 21, 1971
Chateau d'Herouville

This RIPS nicely but then I love all these... One drummer combo.
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Comments

Dark Star
Sept. 10, 1974
Alexandra Palace

Just to be clear Billy the Kidd was an excellent jazz drummer.... Earl Klugh is also a nice and right reference Gman. I prefer the straight ahead 69-70 verisons of Dark Star myself but this caught my attention then it drifted during the short nap/space section after the aforementioned Klugh styled interlude. Overall a different and as noted previously nice mellow trip.
To Lay Me Down
Sept. 18, 1974
Parc des Expositions

Dreamy and in no hurry.... tres bien.
Cold Rain and Snow
Dec. 17, 1970
The Matrix

I went back and listened to 12/23/70 which I believe is also mislabeled as well (same version from what I can hear) so I took that down - whatever the correct date is, this is a shining version for this era and should be in consideration for a perch much higher on the list. Locked in Phil, crazy beats and cranky Jerry with perfect Bobby touches.The playing and mix are stellar.
Feel Like A Stranger
Dec. 2, 1981
Assembly Hall

Brent showcase - with Jer throwing Shakedown riffs and some Shaft jammy thing happening. Different and cool nice call.
Eyes Of The World
May 15, 1981
Rutgers Athletic Center

Like this one for 80's style...sounds as tho Jer is playing off a bit of the MNS riff.
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