Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, The Best of the Rest, October 15-30, 1987

~ Release by Jerry Garcia Band (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

3 CD archive release of music from the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band and Jerry Garcia Band muic from the two week series of shows at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, New York City during October 1987. The 10/31/87 shows were released as a separate 4 CD set. This Best of The Rest is a selection of music from the other Lunt-Fontanne shows. One disc comprises all acoustic songs that were not performed on 10/31/87. The other two discs comprise music from electric sets.

The back cover of this set includes the following text about the source of the recording:
The soundboard tapes from which this CD package originated were created under far less than ideal, and in certain senses downright intimidating, circumstances. Aside from their main purpose - presenting a gloriously abundant slice of the Jerry Garcia Band's legendary 13 Magical Nights On Broadway - the recordings contained herein also clearly prove the worth of courage, hard work and modern science. Rest assured, as you enjoy this music, it hasn't sounded nearly this good since performed live.

Annotation last modified on 2022-08-24 19:00 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Electric
▶ CD 2: Electric
▼ CD 3: Acoustic
#TitleRatingLength
1Rosa Lee McFall
recording engineer:
John Cutler (California producer/engineer) (on 1987-10-25)
acoustic guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-25) and David Nelson (US folk/country rock guitarist & musician) (on 1987-10-25)
double bass:
John Kahn (on 1987-10-25)
drums (drum set):
David Kemper (on 1987-10-25)
fiddle:
Kenny Kosek (on 1987-10-25)
mandolin and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Sandy Rothman (on 1987-10-25)
vocals:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-25)
recorded at:
Lunt–Fontanne Theatre (1910–31, as the Globe Theatre; reopened 1958) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-10-25)
live cover recording of:
Rosa Lee McFall (on 1987-10-25)
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Monroe
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
4:07
2Drifting With the Tide
recording engineer:
John Cutler (California producer/engineer) (on 1987-10-25)
acoustic guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-25) and David Nelson (US folk/country rock guitarist & musician) (on 1987-10-25)
double bass:
John Kahn (on 1987-10-25)
drums (drum set):
David Kemper (on 1987-10-25)
fiddle:
Kenny Kosek (on 1987-10-25)
mandolin and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Sandy Rothman (on 1987-10-25)
vocals:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-25)
recorded at:
Lunt–Fontanne Theatre (1910–31, as the Globe Theatre; reopened 1958) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-10-25)
live cover recording of:
Drifting With the Tide (on 1987-10-25)
writer:
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno) and Red Smiley (American bluegrass and country musician)
3:31
3Calling Your Bosses
0:36
4I'm Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail
recording engineer:
John Cutler (California producer/engineer) (on 1987-10-28)
acoustic guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-28) and David Nelson (US folk/country rock guitarist & musician) (on 1987-10-28)
double bass:
John Kahn (on 1987-10-28)
drums (drum set):
David Kemper (on 1987-10-28)
fiddle:
Kenny Kosek (on 1987-10-28)
mandolin and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Sandy Rothman (on 1987-10-28)
vocals:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-28)
recorded at:
Lunt–Fontanne Theatre (1910–31, as the Globe Theatre; reopened 1958) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-10-28)
live cover recording of:
I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail (on 1987-10-28)
writer:
Karl Davis and Harty Taylor
5:31
5Drifting Too Far From the Shore
recording engineer:
John Cutler (California producer/engineer) (on 1987-10-28)
acoustic guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-28) and David Nelson (US folk/country rock guitarist & musician) (on 1987-10-28)
double bass:
John Kahn (on 1987-10-28)
drums (drum set):
David Kemper (on 1987-10-28)
fiddle:
Kenny Kosek (on 1987-10-28)
mandolin and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Sandy Rothman (on 1987-10-28)
vocals:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-28)
recorded at:
Lunt–Fontanne Theatre (1910–31, as the Globe Theatre; reopened 1958) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-10-28)
live cover recording of:
Drifting Too Far From the Shore (on 1987-10-28)
lyricist and composer:
Charles Ernest Moody (20th-century American gospel songwriter)
5:10
6I Ain't Never
recording engineer:
John Cutler (California producer/engineer) (on 1987-10-30)
acoustic guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-30) and David Nelson (US folk/country rock guitarist & musician) (on 1987-10-30)
double bass:
John Kahn (on 1987-10-30)
drums (drum set):
David Kemper (on 1987-10-30)
fiddle:
Kenny Kosek (on 1987-10-30)
mandolin and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Sandy Rothman (on 1987-10-30)
vocals:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-30)
recorded at:
Lunt–Fontanne Theatre (1910–31, as the Globe Theatre; reopened 1958) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-10-30)
live cover recording of:
I Ain’t Never (on 1987-10-30)
writer:
Webb Pierce and Mel Tillis
3:57
7Band Introduction
recording engineer:
John Cutler (California producer/engineer) (on 1987-10-30)
recorded at:
Lunt–Fontanne Theatre (1910–31, as the Globe Theatre; reopened 1958) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-10-30)
1:10
8It's a Long Long Way (To the Top of the World)
recording engineer:
John Cutler (California producer/engineer) (on 1987-10-30)
acoustic guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-30) and David Nelson (US folk/country rock guitarist & musician) (on 1987-10-30)
double bass:
John Kahn (on 1987-10-30)
drums (drum set):
David Kemper (on 1987-10-30)
fiddle:
Kenny Kosek (on 1987-10-30)
mandolin and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Sandy Rothman (on 1987-10-30)
vocals:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1987-10-30)
recorded at:
Lunt–Fontanne Theatre (1910–31, as the Globe Theatre; reopened 1958) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1987-10-30)
live cover recording of:
It's A Long, Long Way To The Top Of The World (on 1987-10-30)
writer:
Don Wayne (US country songwriter)
4:11
9Ashes of Love (Rehearsal)
acoustic guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (in 1987-10) and David Nelson (US folk/country rock guitarist & musician) (in 1987-10)
double bass:
John Kahn (in 1987-10)
drums (drum set):
David Kemper (in 1987-10)
fiddle:
Kenny Kosek (in 1987-10)
mandolin and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Sandy Rothman (in 1987-10)
vocals:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (in 1987-10)
recording of:
Ashes of Love (in 1987-10)
composer:
Jack Anglin, Jim Anglin and Johnnie Wright (US country music singer-songwriter)
2:13
10Poison Love (Rehearsal)
acoustic guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (in 1987-10) and David Nelson (US folk/country rock guitarist & musician) (in 1987-10)
double bass:
John Kahn (in 1987-10)
drums (drum set):
David Kemper (in 1987-10)
fiddle:
Kenny Kosek (in 1987-10)
mandolin and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Sandy Rothman (in 1987-10)
vocals:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (in 1987-10)
recording of:
Poison Love (in 1987-10)
writer:
Tillman Franks and Elmer Laird
previously attributed to:
Ruby L. Laird
2:41
11I'm Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail
acoustic guitar:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (in 1987-10) and David Nelson (US folk/country rock guitarist & musician) (in 1987-10)
double bass:
John Kahn (in 1987-10)
drums (drum set):
David Kemper (in 1987-10)
fiddle:
Kenny Kosek (in 1987-10)
mandolin and resonator guitar [dobro]:
Sandy Rothman (in 1987-10)
vocals:
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (in 1987-10)
recording of:
I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail (in 1987-10)
writer:
Karl Davis and Harty Taylor
3:33

Credits

Release

photography:Herb Greene (U.S. Photographer and art director)
engineer:Tom Flye
Robert Gatley (engineer)
executive producer:Peter McQuaid
Hale Milgrim
Christopher Sabec (Manager)
mastering:John Cuniberti
manufactured by, distributed by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Jerry Garcia Estate LLC
ASIN:US: B071DW3HFZ [info]

Release group

Wikidata:Q16967947 [info]