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MrMystery

Dead on arrival

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Submissions

3
Big River
Sept. 8, 1983
Red Rocks

Acrobatic and articulate playing by Jerry
1
Not Fade Away
July 31, 1983
Ventura County Fairgrounds

Jerry gets into some very unusual, far-out shit during this jam.
1
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
April 25, 1983
The Spectrum

Jerry does everything in this Rider, especially in his final solo.
3
Me and My Uncle
April 20, 1983
Providence Civic Center

Awesome version. Listen to Jerry from the start and especially his solo (and Phil). This spring tour comes to life right here.
2
Lazy Lightnin' -> Supplication
April 15, 1983
Community War Memorial Auditorium

Jerry burns a hole in this Supplication jam

Comments

Playin' In The Band
Dec. 27, 1982
Oakland Auditorium

Love Jerry playing Woody Woodpecker at about 5 minutes in. They get down to business in the jam. Love Bobby's playing throughout.
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