GarciaLive Volume 13 puts a spotlight on the Jerry Garcia Band’s legendary September ’89 run highlighting the September 16th show at Poplar Creek Music Theatre located in the suburbs of Chicago. Alongside the Jerry Garcia Band – John Kahn, David Kemper, Melvin Seals, Gloria Jones, and Jacklyn LaBranch – there is one BIG addition on saxophone… the Big Man, Clarence Clemons (Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band). While the setlist is fairly standard for the era, Clemons helps the band find new heights on old staples like The Band's “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” The Beatles’ “Dear Prudence" and a pair of Garcia/Hunter originals, “Cats Under The Stars” and “They Love Each Other.” One relative rarity of note is a positively blistering take on The Rolling Stones’ romp “Let’s Spend The Night Together,” dusted off earlier in the year after having been absent since ’76, which closes set one spectacularly. Top to bottom, this one is filled with magic.
Disc One // Set One
1. Cats Under the Stars
2. They Love Each Other
3. Let It Rock
4. I Shall Be Released
5. Someday Baby
6. Dear Prudence
7. Let’s Spend The Night Together
Disc Two // Set Two
1. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
2. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
3. Think
4. Waiting for a Miracle
5. Evangeline
6. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
7. Tangled Up in Blue
Disc One // Set One
1. Cats Under the Stars
2. They Love Each Other
3. Let It Rock
4. I Shall Be Released
5. Someday Baby
6. Dear Prudence
7. Let’s Spend The Night Together
Disc Two // Set Two
1. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
2. Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
3. Think
4. Waiting for a Miracle
5. Evangeline
6. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
7. Tangled Up in Blue