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Classic Album Review: Jerry Garcia & Howard Wales | Hooteroll? Reissue

The Dead guitarist’s first musical side trip was this instrumental jazz-fusion outing.

This came out in 2003 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


THE ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1971.

THE BACK STORY: Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia’s first musical side trip was this instrumental jazz-fusion outing with keyboardist Howard Wales and a backing band.

THE GOODIES: For Deadheads, plenty of uninterrupted, freewheeling Jerry solos.

THE EXTRAS: For non-Deadheads, the disc clocks in at just 34 minutes.