''Garcia Live Volume 18'' is a two-CD album by

Jerry Garcia Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for being the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence ...

and Merl Saunders. It contains the complete concert recorded on November 2, 1974 at the Keystone in Berkeley, California. It was released on June 10, 2022. In the early- to mid-1970s Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders performed many live shows together, mostly in the San Francisco Bay Area, and released the album ''

Live at Keystone ''Live at Keystone'' is an album by Merl Saunders, Jerry Garcia, John Kahn, and Bill Vitt. It was recorded live at the Keystone in Berkeley, California on July 10 and 11, 1973, and released later that year as a two-disc vinyl LP. It was re-rel ...

''. ''Garcia Live Volume 18'' features the July 1974 to January 1975 lineup of their band, with Garcia on guitar and vocals, Saunders on keyboards and vocals,

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on saxophone and flute, John Kahn on bass, and Paul Humphrey on drums.

Critical reception

In ''Glide Magazine'' Doug Collette said, "... each member of the band is as engaged in their respective role as the others, so the five-piece literally and figuratively sounds far bigger and more versatile than its number might allow. Fortunately, all such aspects of the musicianship come through thoroughly in Fred Kevorkian’s mastering of original recordings by the famed Betty Cantor-Jackson."

Track listing

Disc 1 :''First set:'' # "Neighbor, Neighbor" (Alton Joseph Valier, Huey Meaux) – 11:10 # "Valdez in the Country" (

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) – 17:11 # " The Harder They Come" (

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) – 16:31 # " You Can Leave Your Hat On" (

Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his Southern American English, Southern-accented singing style, early Americana (music), Americana-influenced songs (often ...

) – 12:06 # "That's the Touch I Like" ( Jesse Winchester) – 9:21 Disc 2 :''Second set:'' # "Freedom Jazz Dance" (

Eddie Harris Eddie Harris (October 20, 1934 – November 5, 1996) was an American jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also fluent on the electric piano and organ. His best-k ...

) – 11:34 # "Tough Mama" ( Bob Dylan) – 10:07 # "Wondering Why" ( Merl Saunders, Pam Carrier) – 21:28 # "

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" ( Thom Bell, Linda Creed) – 4:28 # " Mystery Train" ( Junior Parker, Sam Phillips) – 14:56

Personnel

Musicians *

– guitar, vocals * Merl Saunders – keyboards, vocals *

– saxophone, flute, percussion * John Kahn – bass * Paul Humphrey – drums Production * Produced for release by Marc Allan, Kevin Monty * Recording: Betty Cantor-Jackson * Mastering: Fred Kevorkian * Project coordinator: Lauren Goetzinger * Design, illustration: Lawrence Azerrad * Layout: Danny Cash * Liner notes essay: Gary Lambert * Photos: John Conroy, Dr. Bob Marks * Front cover artwork: Jerry Garcia

References

{{Jerry Garcia Jerry Garcia live albums Merl Saunders albums 2022 live albums