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The Wheel
Oct. 30, 1977
Assembly Hall - Indiana University

A crisp version with a PITB jam outro before Wharf Rat.
4
And We Bid You Goodnight
Aug. 21, 1968
Fillmore West

About 3 minutes before Alligator ends, there is a really aggressive run through we bid you goodnight.
6
Mountain Jam
Aug. 21, 1968
Fillmore West

15.5 minutes after Alligator begins, or at the 5:00 mark of the 2nd "Alligator" there is a mountain.
4
Mountain Jam
Dec. 12, 1980
Swing Auditorium

It's just one "First there is a mountain, then there is a mountain and then there is" in the CCS>IKYR transition.
5
Sugaree
May 2, 1981
The Spectrum

The 2nd solo is great. Nothing never heard before, but constructed perfectly.

Comments

Mountain Jam
Feb. 7, 1969
Stanley Theater

This wikipedia article does a bit better, darkstar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Jam
Mountain Jam
Feb. 7, 1969
Stanley Theater

There's a Donovan song that is the source of both: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Is_a_Mountain
Franklin's Tower
May 15, 1981
Rutgers Athletic Center

Inasmuch as this is a cocaine-fueled Franklin's, it's at least in the top 5 for the hyperspeed versions. I think top 10 for the stand alone variety as well. It's shortish (10 min.), but it gets to the point in a way that Cape Cod doesn't and there is all this virtuoso playing.
Franklin's Tower
May 15, 1981
Rutgers Athletic Center

By the time they get to Franklin's Tower, they're cooking. Jerry is really aggressive - from the first note on.
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
May 15, 1981
Rutgers Athletic Center

The section before rio grandeo is delicate and resplendent.