Live Keystone 1 [Live]

John Kahn, Bill Vitt, Live At The Keystone (Series), Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Fantasy
• ASIN: B000000XD4
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,262 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #72 in Music > Jazz > Soul-Jazz & Boogaloo
  • #98 in Music > Rock > Jam Bands > Rock Jam Bands

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Garcia Live disc available!, May 1, 2001

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"sdgadp" (Wyckoff, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live Keystone 1 (Audio CD)

I have absolutely loved this album since first getting it as a record in the 70's. It is the (along with the 2 other Keystone recordings) Garcia album that I keep coming back to over and over. Jerry's singing is as soulful as on any recording he ever made. His gitar playing during this period is a bit more sparse than during later periods, but is as emotional as it gets. Although "Space" and "merls tune" are a bit lacking compared to the Dead's jams, all the other songs are classics. On "It's too late" (my personal favorite) Jerry makes his gitar sing. Merl's keyboards complement Garcia very well. He gives Jerry the room to shine shine shine. If you buy only one Garcia album this is it. (Vol 2 and Keystone Encores rate a close 2nd and 3rd.)

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I can't believe I didn't know about this, August 18, 2007

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JCTB (Philadelphia PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live Keystone 1 (Audio CD)

OMG. I'm 52 and I didn't know. I've missed 30 years of listening to this! I've been a Dead fan since college in 1973, and I've got most of the Garcia Grisman stuff, but I never knew there was a funk/Dead collaboration (never mind funk/Dead/Reggae for "The Harder They Come". Thank goodness for the Amazon list that turned me on to this one. My pod has 8000 songs on it, but this is now on the top. Sorry not to offer a more sophisticated review, but if you are "of my generation" and you also missed this one, jump on it now. There is still time...

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Live At Keystone, Vol. 1 [LIVE], August 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Live Keystone 1 (Audio CD)

Get this. Get all of the Keystone releases. John Kahn is a fantastic bassist who provides an interesting contrast to the Dead's bass player, Phil Lesh. His playing helps bring out plenty of sweet lyrical magic from Jerry's guitar.