Reconstruction was a band formed by John Kahn to occupy him while Jerry Garcia, his long-time musical collaborator, was busy with the Grateful Dead. The band's original guitar player was Jerry Miller, best-known for performing with Moby Grape. Garcia, who wanted to play in a jazz band, replaced Miller in 1979.
Reconstruction performed only for an eight-month period in 1979. The band's first performance was January 30, 1979 at the Keystone in Berkeley, California. Its last performance was on September 22, 1979, at the Keystone in Palo Alto, California. During that period, the band played 57 concerts, all of them in California and Colorado.
The band's lineup consisted of:
Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
John Kahn - bass
Merl Saunders - keyboards, vocals
Ed Neumeister - trombone
Ron Stallings - tenor saxophone, vocals
Gaylord Birch - drums
06-08-1979
Rheem Theater
Moraga, CA
Source: MSR>PCM>C>C>DAT>WAV>SHN>mkw>WAV>FLAC (Level 8)
Cassette>DAT transfer by J.Powell: Nakamichi DR-2 cassette deck>Tascam DA-30 Mk II.
DAT>WAV>SHN transfer by C.Ladner: Sony PCM-R500 > coaxial S/PIDF > M Audio Audiophile 2496/P4 2.0 GHz > WAV recording and editing (Soundforge 6.0) > tracking (CDWave editor)>sector boundaries confirmed (shntool) > SHN (mkwact). No noise reduction or selective frequency augmentation was performed.
Single set show that barely extends over onto a second disc (85 minutes).
Disc 1
01 Tellin' My Friends [04:07]
02 That's What Love Will Make You Do [09:05]
03 Welcome To The Basement [11:04]
04 Make It Better [06:37]
05 I'll Take A Melody [11:21]
06 Lovely Night For Dancing [13:27]
Total time: 55:43
Disc 2
01 Struggling Man [06:15]
02 Instrumental [16:42]
03 What You Won't Do For Love [06:23]
Total time: 29:20
Comments: Previously uncirculated SBD with minimal hiss (despite the lineage) and pauses between most tracks occasionally clipping the beginning of the track.
Excellent performance of TWLWMYD and some extended blazing soloing during I'll Take A Melody.
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