Pure Jerry: Bay Area 1978 [Live]

Jerry Garcia Band (Author) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Live
• Label: Jerry Garcia Family
• ASIN: B002O0NI8A
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #301,229 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #80 in Music > Blues > Regional Blues > New York Blues

Editorial Reviews

This release, the ninth in the Pure Jerry series, delivers a front row ticket to 4 unforgettable shows with the Jerry Garcia Band in 1978. The 2-disc compilation features amazing performances from Marin Vets, Santa Cruz Civic, Keystone Berkeley and Keystone Palo Alto.

Jerry is joined on the road with John Kahn on bass, Buzz Buchanan on drums, Keith Godchaux on piano, Donna Godchaux and Maria Muldaur on vocals. The tracklist stretches from Motown to McCartney, and it's loaded with magical moments like the 20-minute odyssey of "Lonesome And A Long Way Home," and a 30-minute "Don't Let Go." It's vintage Jerry at his soulful best!

Track listing:

Disc 1

1. Mystery Train (2/18/78, Veterans Memorial Auditorium)

2. Catfish John (2/18/78, Veterans Memorial Auditorium)

3. I Second That Emotion (2/19/78, Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium)

4. Mission In the Rain (2/19/78, Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium)

5. Don't Let Go (2/19/78, Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium)

Disc 2

1. Tore Up Over You (6/10/78, Keystone Berkeley)

2. Simple Twist of Fate (2/19/78, Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium)

3. The Way You Do The Things You Do (2/19/78, Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium)

4. Let Me Roll It (6/18/78, Keystone Palo Alto)

5. Gomorrah (6/18/78, Keystone Palo Alto)

6. I'll Be With Thee (6/18/78, Keystone Palo Alto)

7. Lonesome and a Long Way From Home (2/18/78, Veterans Memorial Auditorium)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Jerry live releases ever!!!!, August 5, 2010

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This review is from: Pure Jerry: Bay Area 1978 (Audio CD)

I'm surprised that no one else has reviewed this classic yet. This release is made up of usable songs from arun of four shows in the Bay Area in 1978 (2/18/78 Veterans Memorial Aud. 2/19/78 Santa Cruz Civic Aud. 6/10/78 Keystone Berkeley and 6/18/78 Keystone Palo Alto). The lineup consisted of Jerry and John with Keith and Donna plus Maria Muldaur and Buzz Buchanan. The playing is top notch and is one of the best Jerry releases EVER!!!! From the rocking Mystery Train opener to the 30 minute jam version of Don't Let Go to great laid back versions of Mission In The Rain and Simple Twist Of Fate and ending with a nice long version of Leon Russell/Bonnie Bramlett's Lonesome And A Long Way From Home. If you're going to own a Jerry release or looking for a place to start, this is it.