How Sweet It Is

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 01:17:18
Jerry Garcia Band: Jerry Garcia (vocals, guitar); Melvin Seals (organ); John Kahn (bass); David Kemper (drums); Gloria Jones, Jackie Labranch (background vocals). Recorded live at the Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California in 1990. Includes liner notes by Steve Silberman. All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. Personnel: Uwe Willenbacher, Mike Brady (sound effects). Audio Mixer: John Cutler. Liner Note Author: Steve Silberman. Photographers: Mike Conway; Ken Friedman. Unknown Contributor Roles: David Kemper; Jackie LaBranch; Jerry Garcia; John Kahn; Melvin Seals; Gloria Jones. Recorded during the same Warfield Theatre stand that produced 1991's two-disc JERRY GARCIA BAND, HOW SWEET IT IS... features a second helping of JGB standards from a period when the band could rarely do any wrong. The set list is a testament to Jerry Garcia's knowledge and adoration of American musical traditions, played by an ensemble that knew a little something about stretching out the classics and turning them into groove-anthems. John Kahn's illogically-constructed bass lines and Melvin Seals' organ jellyrolls speak to the bandleader's taste for a far-out take on the recognizable repertoire. The finest moments on HOW SWEET IT IS... are a psychedelic master's take on R&B--not the mindless jam-blues of his '60s San Francisco brethren, but a personalized reconstruction of a musical legacy. Jimmy McCracklin's "Think," Hank Ballard's "Tore Up Over You" and Henderson Thigpen's "That's What Love Will Make You Do" turn the venue into a tie-dyed juke-joint, and the audience into melting fools. Doubtlessly you've heard these chord progressions on a thousand different tunes, but the magical guitar-organ interplay that takes 'em apart and puts 'em back together with a dance floor in mind is one of a kind.
録音 : ステレオ (Live)