Tributee: Bob Dylan. Personnel: Jerry Garcia; Grateful Dead. Liner Note Author: Blair Jackson. Given that Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead were no strangers (see 1989's DYLAN & THE DEAD live album), it's not surprising that the late Jerry Garcia frequently covered the rock bard in concert, with both the Dead and other ensembles. This two-disc set collects 15 of Garcia's live takes on Dylan songs recorded at various shows between 1973 and 1995. Garcia's love of the extended jam is on full display here, with many of these renditions transforming Dylan's folk/rock classics into lengthy instrumental workouts, particularly on the positively swingin' 12-minute take on "Tangled Up in Blue" and the 17-minute-plus "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," which moves from a slow, melancholy opening to a soulful, uplifting finale.
Disc 1: It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (8:12) Tough Mama (9:18) Positively 4th Street (10:43) Wicked Messenger (13:21) Knockin' On Heaven's Door (17:17) Simple Twist Of Fate (10:59) I Shall Be Released (7:40)
Disc 2: When I Paint My Masterpience (14:01) She Belongs To Me (6:32) Forever Young (9:04) Tangled Up In Blue (11:50) Señor (Tales Of Yankee Power) (7:17) Visions Of Johanna (9:22) Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) (5:16) It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (7:07)