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Tutt keeps perfect time with this slow stuff, and does it with a masterful spareness that makes all the difference.

Slow songs played in 1976 (in particular) showcase just why Ron Tutt was one of the greatest drummers to play with Jerry.

(I think JGB was kinder to Donna, overall.)

If there was a good board of the show (compared to the great but less pristine AUD in circulation), I wouldn’t even bother with this compilation.

4-3-76 Lisner Auditorium, Washington, D.C.

That made putting together this compilation, with an even sound level throughout, a bit of a challenge.

I typically prefer '76 to the also-excellent '77 (with some exceptions), but there appear to be more consistently well-recorded '77 JGB shows available.

(To some this might be like comparing the difference between two years of a top-class Bordeaux. 1976 was the year of fully realized soufulness. You can hear it clearly in the 75 to 76 difference between Catfish, for example. It’s a spirituality that they managed to find and coax out of the tunes as their playing of them matured. I think the JGB “found” in '76 what they were looking for in the songs they introduced in '75 (like “Catfish John”). I can hear a difference, the same way some can hear a difference between '73 and '74 Dead.

Even though the line-up from late 1975 until August ‘77 was the same (Garcia, Kahn, Keith & Donna, and Ron Tutt), I prefer the '76 sound.If you’d like to read more of my thoughts around this process, here’s what I have for you: My 1976 compilation is a labor of love, built to share with like-minded folks, and to celebrate some of the slow songs from this time in the band’s history that I happen to think are examples of superlative playing by an ensemble of truly fine musicians. I was finally inspired to take the plunge by another collection (titled: Only Passing Through) recently sent my way and comprised of awesome JGB tunes from summer of 1977.

I’ve wanted to put together such a compilation for a while. I want to say to my sisters and my brothersįor your listening pleasure, here’s a downloadable set of slow Jerry Garcia Band tunes from 1976 (a peak period for JGB), compiled from some of my favorite shows of that year. Jerry Garcia Band: Keep the Faith - a 1976 JGB Playlist