Garcia Live Volume 22

Garcia Live Volume 22
A leaping lion with a rose in his mouth; in the background is a view of the San Francisco Bay area
Live album by
Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders
ReleasedMay 1, 2026 (2026-05-01)
RecordedSeptember 25, 1971
VenuesThe Lion's Share
San Anselmo, California
GenresRock, rhythm and blues
Length89:14
LabelRound / ATO
ProducersMarc Allan, Kevin Monty
Merl Saunders and Jerry Garcia chronology
Garcia Live Volume 18
(2022)		 Garcia Live Volume 22
(2026)
Jerry Garcia chronology
Live at the Warfield
(2025)		 Garcia Live Volume 22
(2026)

Garcia Live Volume 22 is a two-CD live album by Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders. It contains the early and late shows recorded on September 25, 1971, at the Lion's Share in San Anselmo, California (missing only the last song, which was "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"). It was released on May 1, 2026.

At this performance the lineup of the band was Jerry Garcia on guitar and vocals, Merl Saunders on keyboards and vocals, Tom Fogerty on guitar and vocals, John Kahn on bass, and Bill Kreutzmann on drums.[1][2][3]

Critical reception

In Glide Magazine, Doug Collette wrote, "Neither Garcia nor Saunders monopolizes the proceedings, though, preferring instead to draw in the other members of the ensemble as the improvisations develop into a singular display of low-key but sensitive musicianship. These interactions are inherently self-disciplined even in the most spontaneous moments."[4]

On jambands.com, Kristopher Weiss said, "... featuring 90 minutes of the sound of Garcia transitioning away from his role as solely the Dead's frontman and toward the polymathic approach that would carry him toward Old & in the Way, Legion of Mary and the Jerry Garcia Band as the '70s unfolded."[5]

Track listing

Disc 1

Early show:
  1. Band introductions – 1:03
  2. "Save Mother Earth" > (Merl Saunders, Edmund Lewis) – 11:28
  3. "Imagine" (John Lennon) – 5:25
  4. "One Kind Favor" (Blind Lemon Jefferson) – 8:48
  5. "I Was Made to Love Her" (Henry Cosby, Lula Mae Hardaway, Sylvia Rose Moy, Stevie Wonder) – 9:50
  6. "Baby What You Want Me to Do?" (Jimmy Reed) – 3:49
  7. "Biloxi" (Jesse Winchester) – 6:58

Disc 2

Late show:
  1. "Hi-Heel Sneakers" (Robert Higginbotham) – 8:50
  2. "Man-Child" > (Merl Saunders, Edmund Lewis) – 10:18
  3. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward) – 10:19
  4. "That's a Touch I Like" (Jesse Winchester) – 6:01
  5. "Annie Had a Baby" > (Henry Glover, Sydney Nathan) – 2:53
  6. "W-P-L-J" (Luther McDaniel) – 3:23

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Original recordings produced by Betty Cantor-Jackson and Bob Matthews
  • Produced for release by Marc Allan and Kevin Monty
  • Mastering: Fred Kevorkian
  • Design, illustration: Chris Capotosto
  • Liner notes essay: Joel Selvin
  • Photos: Larry Hulst, Bob Marks, Jeffrey Mayer, Roberto Rabanne

References

  1. ↑ Broerman, Michael (May 2, 2026). "Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders 1971 Show with Bill Kreutzmann & Tom Fogerty Gets Archival Release". Live for Live Music. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  2. ↑ Todd, Nate (March 11, 2026). "Jerry Garcia 'GarciaLive Volume 22' Features 1971 Show with Merl Saunders, Bill Kreutzmann & More". JamBase. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  3. ↑ Gustafson, Hana (March 11, 2026). "Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders Mingle on Forthcoming Live LPs, 'GarciaLive Volume 22: September 25th, 1971, Lion's Share'". Relix. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  4. ↑ Collette, Doug (May 21, 2026). "GarciaLive Volume 22: Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders, September 25th, 1971 – Lion's Share, San Anselmo, CA". Glide Magazine. Retrieved May 28, 2026.
  5. ↑ Weiss, Kristopher (May 10, 2026). "Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders: GarciaLive Volume 22". jambands.com. Retrieved May 28, 2026.

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