00:00Beyond the Dead, Jerry Garcia's nine most brilliant collaborations.
00:05Number 9. Beauty of a Dream. Thomas Dolby, 1999.
00:10On Astronauts and Heretics, Garcia and Bob Weir humanized Dolby's
00:15synthscapes, guitars adding warmth and genre-transcending sensitivity to electronic text
00:20textures.
00:21Number 8. Virgin Beauty, Ornette Coleman, 1999.
00:25In 1988, Garcia joins Ornette's Har Melodic Universe on three tracks.
00:30Navigating with clean-toned clarity and inspiring late 80s dead experimentation.
00:35And polyrhythmic exploration.
00:37Number 7.
00:39Down in the Dead.
00:40In the Willow Garden.
00:41Art Garfunkel, 1973.
00:45Claire, Garcia's dad-gad fingerpicking lends haunting delicacy to this murder ballad.
00:50Showcasing tasteful restraint and expressive, spacious phrasing.
00:54Number 6.
00:55A Night on the Town.
00:57Bruce Hornsby and the Range, 1990.
01:00Garcia's lyrical swells enliven Hornsby's jazz-inflected songs, shining on a
01:05cross the river, with Bella Fleck adding nimble conversational banjo interplay.
01:10Number 5.
01:11Transverse City, Warren Zevon, 1989.
01:15On Transverse City, Garcia's restrained guitar warms Zevon's landscapes, complementing
01:20songs like the title track, and they move the moon.
01:24Number 4.
01:25Superstitious Blues, Country Joe MacDonald, 1991.
01:29Appearing on...
01:30Three tracks, Garcia's guitar adds authenticity and spark.
01:33Rekindling camaraderie with...
01:35Country Joe and elevating stripped-down folk arrangements.
01:39Number 3.
01:40Surrealistic Pillow, Jefferson Airplane, 1967.
01:45Serving as musical and spiritual advisor, Garcia subtly shaped Surrealistic Pillow, his
01:50first major outside credit with enduring behind-the-scenes influence.
01:54Number 2.
01:55Teach your children.
01:56Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, 1970.
02:00His iconic pedal steel elevates Graham Nash's song, setting country rock's standard and
02:05cement.
02:05Presenting Garcia's reputation as a versatile session ace.
02:09Number 1.
02:10Omami, Brewer & Shipley, 1970.
02:14Garcia's pedal steel.
02:15Steal debut enriches Brewer & Shipley with Kahn & Vitt, foreshadowing his 1970s session
02:20of...
02:20Defining Versatility.
02:21Defining Versatility.
02:22Defining Versatility.
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