Jerry Garcia Legion Of Mary Absolute Mary Bonus Disc CD LOM JG JGB Grateful Dead

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Jerry Garcia : Legion Of Mary : Absolute Mary !!! : The Ultra-Rare ! " Absolute Mary ! " Bonus Disc CD !! : 1 CD : 2005 (1975/2005) Jerry Garcia Estate, LLC ( JGE ) : Out of Print ! & Ultra-Rare !!!!! This Ultra-Rare ! " Absolute Mary " Bonus Disc CD offers 73:22 Minutes ! of Incredible !!! Rare & Previously Unreleased ' Live ' Music from Jerry Garcia's 1975 " Legion of Mary " project !! Jerry Garcia's " Legion of Mary " Band Live in 1975 at The Great American Music Hall ( San Francisco, CA ), Oriental Theater ( Milwaukee, WI ) & Keystone - Berkeley ( Berkeley, CA ) !!! Jerry Garcia Fans !!! Offered here is the Ultra-Rare ! " Absolute Mary " Bonus Disc CD ( 73+ minutes of unreleased material ) that was included only with Pre-Early-Orders of " Legion of Mary Vol. 1 " way back in 2005. Not only is this CD quite possibly the most rare and evasive Jerry Garcia Bonus Disc CD, but it may also very-well be the best - in terms of both musical quantity & musicianship quality ! Both this CD and the " Way After Midnight " Bonus Disc CD, are without question - top-shelf ... mostly depending on you ear's " taste for era ". This Disc kicks off with a jammed-out 17:40 minute ' Boogie On Reggae Woman ' ( by Stevie Wonder ), and is then followed by one of the rarest ( & most eloquent ) Jerry Garcia pro-releases of all-time : ' Every Word You Say ' !! This track is then followed by a nearly 11 minute Legion of Mary ' Jam '. A blistering-hot ' It's No Use ' starts off the 2nd half of this Disc clocking in once again at nearly 11 minutes. By this point, the crystalline tones Garcia is getting out of the Fender-Twin should have you blown back on your easy chair - or at least that's what this did for me. But then ... you are treated to one of the most-vicious Garcia fret-board attacks that has ever been pro-released ! in the form of a mind-blowing 14 minute ' The Wicked Messenger ' by Dylan. This one will send chills up & down your spine ! It is hard for me to put into typed-words how hard Jerry goes after the jam-pockets on this version - this definitely falls into the " must hear for yourself " category - no doubt. And then last - but by all means not-least, a 14:35 minute ' Sitting In Limbo ' is delivered through your speakers with the very finest in not only the live delivery, but also in the most perfect tempo & tones. And after this, it's your cue to get up off your easy chair ( sorry ! ) and hit the play button again to start it all over. This one is just that good, my fellow Garcia Fans. In fact, it would be very-easy to consider it a treasure. The Legion of Mary ... so Sweet ! in all-too-short a period of time. Enjoy !!! And just for fun ... a bit more of my personal-take on this amazing & unique " Legion of Mary " band . . . Legion of Mary ... what a Fantastic ! band during it's way too short lived mid-70's time ! This project was rooted not only in Jerry Garcia's love for music, and increasing desire to focus on additional solo ( non-Grateful Dead ) projects - but probably even more importantly, his close friendship & musical brotherhood with talented keyboardist Merl Saunders. This fine L.O.M. project blossomed during an interesting era for Garcia, as the Grateful Dead had just played their potentially final " Farewell Shows " in October of 1974. And as a result, Jerry's addiction to playing music, and playing it ' live ' resulted in immediately staffing up a great solo-project band. This talent-packed unit was comprised of Jerry, and two of his closest friends in both Merl Saunders & John Kahn. Paul Humphrey ( '74 ) and/or Ron Tutt ( '75 (from the Elvis Presley Band ) ) were in charge of the tight-timekeeping duties on Drums for this band, and the fancy-fingered lead & rhythm grooves on sax were delivered by Martin Fierro. From an electric-music standpoint, if the Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders Band beginning in 1972 was technically the 1st form of the " Jerry Garcia Band ", then this 5-man Quintet was certainly the 2nd. It would in fact be the inaugural ( non-Grateful Dead ) electric Quintet that Jerry Garcia had staffed-up. Outside of this '74-'75 Legion of Mary band & the " Reconstruction " project in '79 to follow, Jerry was always the clear-cut leader of the band ( especially in the " Jerry Garcia Band " from 1976-95 ) - but what you have here is Jerry being more a " part " of a great well-rounded band. And though he is still the obvious front-man, it is much more of a collective & sharing of the mutual musical duties role. The songs that they deliver are both originals, in addition to multiple historic cover song versions that stand on their own regardless of who is playing them. It is however their unique and almost uncanny ability to make this material their own - purely due to their sheer respect, passion for it, and fondness for playing it live to others in the audience who love hearing it just as much. You get hints of Dylan - Chuck Berry - Stevie Wonder - Lightnin' Hopkins - Smokey Robinson - Hank Ballard - Jimmy Cliff - The Band, you name it - and this brilliant unit could even impress those who wrote these songs, with their amazingly thoughtful & inspiring deliveries. It is safe to say that the Legion of Mary era was indeed short, but sweet. So very sweet ... Enjoy !!! TRACK LISTINGS >>> Legion Of Mary ( Jerry Garcia ) : Absolute Mary : Bonus Disc CD ( 73:22 minutes running time ( approximate ) ) : Boogie On Reggae Woman (17:40) : Stevie Wonder Every Word You Say (5:17) : Jesse Winchester LOM Jam (10:54) : Legion Of Mary It's No Use (10:54) : Traditional The Wicked Messenger (14:02) : Bob Dylan Sitting In Limbo (14:35) : Bright / Chambers 1975 Spring & Summer Tour Legion Of Mary ( Jerry Garcia / Merl Saunders / John Kahn / Ron Tutt / Martin Fierro ) ' Live ' in California ( CA ) & Wisconsin ( WI ) : February 27, 1975 ( 2/27/1975 ) - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, California ( CA ) April 19, 1975 ( 4/19/1975 ) - Oriental Theater - Milwaukee, Wisconsin ( WI ) May 15, 1975 ( 5/15/1975 ) - Great American Music Hall - San Francisco, California ( CA ) May 22, 1975 ( 5/22/1975 ) - Keystone - Berkeley - Berkeley, California ( CA ) Item Condition : This Ultra-Rare ! Out of Print ( 2005 Jerry Garcia Estate, LLC ) Jerry Garcia Legion of Mary Absolute Mary " Bonus Disc CD " ( 1-CD ) ) is in Very Good condition - close to Very Good/Like New. CD ( 1-CD ) is in Very Good condition - close to Very Good/Like New with light marks/scratches on the playing surface (please see photos). CD Case ( ' Artistic ' Single-Sleeve ( 1-CD ) ) is in Very Good condition - close to Very Good/Like New with light surface wear (please see photos). Item was originally distributed ' loose ' from the factory without any outer cellophane shrink-wrapping, as shown in the photos provided. A brand new CD Jewel Case will also be provided for shipping protection & safe storage. Please see all photos provided. Photos included are of the actual items you will receive. The 2005 Legion Of Mary " Absolute Mary !! " Bonus Disc CD !!! ... Enjoy !!!! Please ask any questions before bidding/buying & Best of Luck ! 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