Dead of the Day: 11-09-1973

Winterland Arena

San Francisco, California

Promised Land opens the show, but it takes the band until well into Brown-Eyed Women to get the sound sorted out. Still, you can hear the energy on the opener and the sweet playing on Brown-Eyed Women, especially Keith’s twinkling keys. A series of excellent songs – TLEO, and Row Jimmy, especially – plays out over a meaty fifty minutes of music. And then China Cat comes along, beginning a ripping, exploratory section of the set. China Cat quickly enters into seriously speedy, finger licking good territory and finishes with Bobby and Jerry blending on a radical jam as Keith contributes all along the ride. Then the boys transition into an easy-going Rider that slips across the landscape. Finally, a scrumptious Playin’ comes out, hitting some spacey, but focused jamming territory. Jerry is ridiculous throughout while Bobby pops in some nice little runs here and there.

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Identifier:
gd73-11-09.sbd.kaplan.2657.sbefail.shnf
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Notes:
SBD> MR> C> DAT> CDR; EAC> SHN by Seth Kaplan; Correct sector boundaries verified using .shntool; First few seconds of Here Comes Sunshine are clipped; Small splice at the start of Eyes of the World, some channel dropouts and a little static on a few tunes
Description:
The Promised Land, Brown Eyed Women, Me & Bobby McGee, They Love Each Other, Black Throated Wind, Don’t Ease Me In, Mexicali Blues, Row Jimmy, The Race Is On, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider, Playing In The Band Here Comes Sunshine, Me And My Uncle, To Lay Me Down, Big River, Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo, Greatest Story Ever Told > Bertha, Weather Report Suite Prelude > Weather Report Suite Part 1 > Let It Grow > Eyes Of The World > China Doll, Around And Around, Goin’ Down The Road Feeling Bad > Johnny B. Goode, E: Uncle John’s Band
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SBD> MR> C> DAT> CDR
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00:00
1
The Promised Land
03:05
2
Brown-Eyed Women
03:50
3
Me and Bobby McGee
05:46
4
They Love Each Other
05:39
5
Black Throated Wind
07:38
6
Don’t Ease Me In
04:13
7
Mexicali Blues
03:52
8
Row Jimmy
09:10
9
The Race Is On
04:08
10
China Cat Sunflower
06:24
11
Jam
01:30
12
I Know You Rider
05:15
13
Playin’ in the Band
20:35
14
Her Comes Sunshine
10:35
15
Me and My Uncle
03:37
16
To Lay Me Down
07:15
17
Big River
05:03
18
Mississippi Half Step Uptown Toodeloo
07:55
19
Greatest Story Ever Told
06:07
20
Bertha
06:16
21
Weather Report Suite Prelude
02:34
22
Weather Report Suite Part #1
04:18
23
Let It Grow
09:43
24
Eyes of the World
15:48
25
China Doll
05:34
26
Around and Around
05:25
27
Goin’ Down The Road Feelin’ Bad
07:57
28
Johnny B. Goode
04:24
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The second set opens up with Here Comes Sunshine, and it is a real treat with Jerry’s guitar licks sending it, Bobby adding some tasty nuggets in the background, Phil dropping heavy bombs, and Keith destroying it all on keys. And to top it all off, the vocals are just really tasty. Afterwards, the Me And My Uncle is particularly hot and feisty with everyone adding their own little flourishes for a real ensemble effort on the cowboy tune. But it is a bit later, in the Weather Report Suite, that the second half rises to the precedent set by that China> Rider, Playin’ in the first. This might not be the best WRS ever, but it does the entire procession proud. Part One has some plaintive, melting notes by Jerry that just devastate before the great vocals come in. Then, Let It Grow gathers momentum as it goes, heading for a spirited, evocative series of jams. From the Let It Grow, the band heads off into Eyes with Jerry, Bobby, and Keith again delivering some great, layered sweetness. The China Doll up next is always nice to hear, and this one does not disappoint. A song later, the set heads out with a really superb GDTRFB with Jerry blazing a blistering path and the rest of the band racing along with him.

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