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Cumberland Blues
July 16, 1972
Dillon Stadium

Jerry's in primal Viola Lee mode more than per country twang.
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Tennessee Jed
July 19, 1974
Selland Arena

What an ending jam. Jerry improvises astonishing structures with ease and fluency. The others are right there with him.
12
Sugar Magnolia
Oct. 14, 1983
Hartford Civic Center

Bursting with feeling and well-played by all.
4
Picasso Moon
April 3, 1990
The Omni

Blazing version of this wild song. Lots of fun.
3
Tennessee Jed
Sept. 6, 1980
State Fairgrounds

Jerry's solo is so articulate -- immaculately constructed. Some very fine stuff.
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Comments

Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
Feb. 22, 1974
Winterland Arena

Damn, Keith is ALL over this show. Check out that perfectly timed chromatic run leading up to the drop into A major. Then he switches to electric (Fender Rhodes) for the delicate start of the Rio Grande-o section. But the whole band’s sense of dynamics is just expert here, and that may be just as sweet as the extra few minutes of jamming we’d get in a ’77 version. “YMMV.”
Playin' In The Band
Feb. 22, 1974
Winterland Arena

It doesn’t get much better than this. Even with the stiff competition of 1974, I’d say this is one of the best versions of the year.
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
Feb. 22, 1974
Winterland Arena

This thing is killer. There are a lot of improvisational flourishes in China Cat and Rider proper as well as in the transition jam. In China Cat, almost none of Jerry’s lines sound like anything he usually plays there. In Rider, listen to how Keith really attacks the last instrumental break. And Phil is so creative throughout, often playing, it seems, one step off the “expected” note and really building the tension.
Scarlet Begonias
April 18, 1978
Civic Arena

This is an exciting and exquisitely crafted Scarlet. Just do not miss it.
Estimated Prophet
Oct. 19, 1989
The Spectrum

Typical for the period, it’s filled with MIDI ... and quite adventurous. I like both of those traits, but your mileage may vary.
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