Jerry Garcia

• DOUBLE VINYL LP

• GATEFOLD EDITION

• 4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

The music on So What documents the jazz side of the extraordinary Jerry Garcia / David Grisman collaboration. Well known for their shared interest in folk and bluegrass music, the two were also avid jazz listeners and each had worked with masters of that idiom — Jerry with Ornette Coleman and Branford Marsalis; David with Stephane Grappelli and Martin Taylor. This unique recording features two Miles Davis classics, "So What" and "Milestones", Milt Jackson's "Bag's Groove", and a Dawg original "16/16."

Recorded at Dawg Studios between 1990 and 1992, So What also features bassist Jim Kerwin, percussionist Joe Craven and flutist Matt Eakle, all members of the David Grisman Quintet. Like many jazz compilations, So What offers alternate takes of several tunes, revealing the versatility and spontaneous creativity of these two exceptional artists, affording the listener a unique opportunity to compare different improvisational approaches to the same material.

PERSONNEL:

• Jerry Garcia - (guitar)
• David Grisman - (mandolin)
• Matt Eakle - (flute)
• Jim Kerwin - (bass)
• Joe Craven - (percussion)

TRACKS:

• LP ONE

• A1 So What (Take 1, 3/8/91)
• A2 Bag's Groove (Take 5, 11/24/92)

• B1 Milestones (Take 5, 6/2/92)
• B2 16/16 (Take 3, 11/24/92)
• B3 So What (Take 1, 12/6/90)
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• LP TWO

• C1 Bag's Groove (Take 1, 6/4/92)
• C2 Milestones (Take 3, 6/2/92)

• D1 So What (Take 1, 6/4/92)
• D2 Grateful Dawg (Alternate Take)
• D3 Dawg’s Waltz (Alternate Take)