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GarciaLive Volume 17: NorCal ’76 presents highlights from three* stand-out Jerry Garcia Band performances captured over the span of a week. While a myriad of challenges from reel damage to tape loss and other assorted technical difficulties spoil any opportunity to feature the complete performances, what remains of Betty Cantor-Jackson’s original recordings offers some of the finest performances from this iteration of the Jerry Garcia Band.
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1976 marked a period of transition for Garcia. Having eschewed the jazz and funk explorations of the early ‘70s in favor of a more “traditional” rock & roll vibe with Nicky Hopkins, Garcia welcomed his Grateful Dead bandmates Keith & Donna Jean Godchaux into the fold towards the top of the year likely delivered Garcia a sense of comfort aided by mainstays John Kahn and Ron Tutt rounding out the ensemble. While the band could still light it up with the best of them, as evidenced here by blistering versions of “Mystery Train,” “After Midnight,” and the almost obligatory closer “Mighty High,” tempos often eased to a swamp blues feel while the group pursued more sweet, introspective territory. A review of the Davis performance described the evening as “mellifluous” and continued, “never before have I seen Garcia dance, nor have I ever seen him smile so much.” Look no further than vibrant versions of “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” “Stir It Up,” and “The Way You Do The Things You Do” for evidence of bliss. The sweetness is balanced by more pensive selections including poignant versions of “Catfish John,” bolstered by sublime harmonies from Donna Jean, and Irving Berlin's “Russian Lullaby.” Perhaps no performance better demonstrates the JGB’s power than the opening “Sugaree” which showcases Garcia’s fiery leads and impassioned vocal, Keith’s brilliant, understated accompaniment, and Kahn & Tutt’s deep pocket groove. It’s enough to put a smile on anyone’s face while giving you a few things to ponder at the same time.
Disc One:
1. Sugaree †
2. They Love Each Other †
3. Catfish John ^
4. Midnight Moonlight ^
Disc Two:
1. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) †
2. Friend of the Devil †
3. Russian Lullaby *
4. Tore Up Over You *
5. I’ll Take A Melody *
Disc Three:
1. After Midnight *
2. Stir It Up *
3. Mystery Train †
4. The Way You Do The Things You Do ^
5. Mighty High #
* November 7th, 1976 at Keystone Berkeley, California
^ November 12th, 1976 at Freeborn Hall, University of California Davis
† November 13th, 1976 at East Gym, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California
# 1976, Unknown
Disc One:
1. Sugaree †
2. They Love Each Other †
3. Catfish John ^
4. Midnight Moonlight ^
Disc Two:
1. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) †
2. Friend of the Devil †
3. Russian Lullaby *
4. Tore Up Over You *
5. I’ll Take A Melody *
Disc Three:
1. After Midnight *
2. Stir It Up *
3. Mystery Train †
4. The Way You Do The Things You Do ^
5. Mighty High #
* November 7th, 1976 at Keystone Berkeley, California
^ November 12th, 1976 at Freeborn Hall, University of California Davis
† November 13th, 1976 at East Gym, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California
# 1976, Unknown
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Customer Reviews
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AbexartDecember 9, 2023The sound quality is excellent whereas every instrument and all the vocals are in equal balance. Everything is crystal clear. This era of JGB is quite different from the earlier 70’s with Merl and vastly different from the 80’s and 90’s. The sound of Jerry’s guitar is clean, smooth and distortion free. Keith is quite lively and the drums and bass are solid as a rock. One odd thing is all three CD’s are not full of music with less than an hour of music. Why couldn’t they fill up the extra minutes? Another hour or so of time is available across the 3 CD’s. Strange but the music is excellent. Highly recommend if you like 76 era JGB
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Grateful GreggJuly 25, 2023Great pairing of Keith and Jerry in a JGB setting. Love hearing the JGB material with piano in addition to Meryl and Marvin’s organs. I also love the Nicky Hopkins stuff. Really offers up a different texture and vibe. Donna’s voice fits in well here w/Jerry. As mentioned separately I also found a slightly “quieter, more intimate” feel to this recording. It really transported me to the live setting and kicking back in a chair in that small venue with the musicians just a few feet away. Nice job folks…keep ‘‘em coming.
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Chris Ernest HallMarch 23, 2023Even if you own a lot of live Jerry Garcia, this is still worth getting because it's a relatively undocumented (at least on official releases) era. There are only three official releases from 1976, and only one other from the fall. There's some overlap with GarciaLive Vol. 7 but not enough to render either release superfluous. The "Stir It Up" duet between Jerry and Donna is superb, and makes you wish they'd done a whole album of reggae covers. Makes me wish at least.
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Tony SchepisiJanuary 19, 2022I love the old JGB and GDB stuff the best. Anything from the Mid 70's and older s always at the top of my favorites list. We need you to put out more of the Pure Jerry Series PLEASE!!
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Dave NoonanJanuary 16, 2022Great cd and beautiful poster! Thanks so much!
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Mike GeorgeJanuary 11, 2022Great record I love it. Attended shows in the Bay Area around that time. Excellent. Thanks!
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Douglas B ChristmannDecember 19, 2021Well presented with great artwork, photos and Parrish's liner notes. The Betty recording is perfect as usual. Similar playlist to other shows but the performance is as good as the Don't Let Go release which until now has been my favorite. Thanks to the family. Cheers!
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DarshieDecember 11, 2021Keith is on fire. I've never heard him play so well. Radiant, exquisite, sparkling. He and Jerry have some great riffs. All together a stellar performance by everyone.
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Steve in BuffaloDecember 4, 2021Worth it for the Russian Lullaby alone!!!
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Carleton Hardy HardyDecember 4, 2021I own them all, and of 17 I would say it is a little quieter, a little more intimate.
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KenNovember 30, 2021Awesome set list, love listening to this one. Highly recommend! Will not be disappointed.
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Chris CooperNovember 30, 2021Another winner in the Garcia Live series! I am a dedicated fan and look forward to each new offering. Garcia Live: Volume 17 did not disappoint! Performances from the mid-70's have great playlists and delivery some great performance vibes as well. I truly love all of these songs and the JGB stylings are great. I particularly loved this days versions of Catfish John, Midnight Moonlight and After Midnight...
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Richard JNovember 30, 2021Great cd and shirt. All Jerry shows I be collecting all be Great.
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Sparky’s BrotherNovember 30, 2021One of the unintended joys of this set is that it came on the heels of the Dave’s Picks Deer Creek 1990 collection. Dead at one of their arena rock heights vs. the sweet simmer of these intimate JGB shows. Even comparing the guitar tones is fascinating. Jerry’s Travis Bean is clear and bell like on the JGB sets vs. rolling through every MIDI patch in the book on ‘Terrapin’ at Deer Creek. Wonderful stuff.
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Cosmic CharlieNovember 30, 2021Dead solid perfect. Right down Broadway. All to wall Jerry just playing guitar like you want to hear. Absolutely lovely shit man. This is the goods.
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